Better Voice Messages Are Coming to Your Phone!

Good news for anyone who sends voice messages: a new technology called xHE-AAC is being added to the RCS messaging system, the modern version of SMS that powers apps like Google Messages.
 

Thanks to the adoption of the xHE-AAC audio codec, voice messages are about to sound a lot better.

This codec offers improved clarity, loudness consistency, and bitrate efficiency, making voice communication more natural and intelligible, even in poor network conditions.
 

What does that mean for us?

• 🎧 Clearer voice messages - Even when your connection is weak, your audio will sound better.

• 🌍 Works everywhere - It’ll be supported on most new Android phones and other smart devices.

• 🔒 Part of the latest features - Along with read receipts, typing indicators, and encryption, now voice messages will sound great too.

xHE-AAC playback is already natively supported across billions of consumer playback platforms, including Microsoft Windows 11 and the operating systems developed by Amazon, Apple, and Google.

Major service providers such as Audible are now delivering billions of hours of xHE-AAC content each month, reflecting the codec’s growing influence and widespread implementation.

This update is part of a global standard, so expect it to show up on your phone automatically in the future.

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