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Will Apple ditch Lightning and switch to USB Type-C solve your problem?
by avcdsuia 8y ago
Will Apple ditch Lightning and switch to USB Type-C solve your problem?
- cptskippy 8y agoThat would probably make it worse since USB-C audio is such a mess right now.
- wilsonnb3 8y agoUSB C audio isn’t a mess right now. We’ve had USB audio figured out for at least 10 years and USB C is no different.
- WillPostForFood 8y agoAccording to Google’s official documentation: “Android 5.0 (API level 21) and above supports a subset of USB audio class 1.” This subset is more limited than the full class 1 specification, limiting audio to two channels of 24-bit PCM data with a frequency up to 48kHz. There’s no default support for high sample rate audio over USB out of the box. Individual smartphone manufacturers can implement full audio class specifications on top of Android’s default and many do. In fact, Google supports all three of the USB Audio Classes with the Pixel 2. However, this leads consumers not knowing what to expect from their handsets. You can find forums full of users struggling to understand why products don’t work with their specific smartphone, along with headache-inducing workarounds requiring specific apps and USB OTG cables. https://www.soundguys.com/android-usb-audio-class-3-0-18494/ https://www.soundguys.com/android-usb-audio-class-3-0-18494/
- smolder 8y agoSo then Android USB is a mess right now.
- WillPostForFood 8y agoI don't think it makes a great argument to say the USB Audio is great, it's just USB is a problem. They both need to work for USB Audio to work.
- cptskippy 8y agoI was referring to Android specifically.