Get the latest tech news

This is the ‘world’s first’ phone call made using spatial audio


Spatial audio isn’t just for music.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. It placed the call over a cellular network using the 3GPP Immersive Video and Audio Services (IVAS) codec, allowing callers to hear “sound spatially in real-time.” The IVAS codec is part of 5G Advanced, an upcoming upgrade to 5G networks that could offer faster speeds, improved energy efficiency, more accurate cellular-based positioning, and more.

Get the Android app

Or read this on The Verge

Read more on:

Photo of phone call

phone call

Photo of spatial audio

spatial audio

Photo of ‘world’s first

‘world’s first

Related news:

News photo

How to record a phone call on Android in 3 easy ways

News photo

Search the Web With a Phone Call Using This New Arc Search Feature

News photo

Arc Search’s new Call Arc feature lets you ask questions by ‘making a phone call’