Due to firmware updates, Sony’s high noise-canceling audio merchandise, the WH-1000XM6 headphones and the WF-1000XM5 earbuds, each launched two years in the past, are getting new options.
Sony’s 6.0.0 update for the headphones and 3.0.0 update for the earbuds convey audio sharing with Quick Pair, assist for Google’s Gemini Dwell AI assistant and digital assistant and head-tracking options when linked to Bluetooth LE Audio. Google Discover Hub additionally permits every earbud to be positioned individually, and there are safety updates for each merchandise.
For the brand new options to work after the firmware replace is utilized, they have to be re-paired to a smartphone. These options shall be most helpful to these pairing these audio merchandise with newer Android smartphones, together with Samsung Galaxy and Pixel fashions. iPhones do not assist some LE Audio options.
Rumors counsel Sony could quickly release a new version of the earbuds, the WF-1000XM6. The marketplace for headphones normally, particularly these providing options like noise cancellation and good assistants, is booming, and gross sales are anticipated to double by 2032 to $114.81 billion globally.
