Nothing has produced several excellent sets of wireless earbuds, and this guide will ensure you’re getting the best audio possible.
A number of the Ear models, including the Ear (a) and Ear, have support for LDAC, a Sony-developed audio codec that allows for higher-res streaming than traditional Bluetooth.
This isn’t on by default, but it’s easy to enable it, and all the steps are detailed below.
What you’ll need:
- Nothing Ear, Ear (2) or Ear (a)
- A supported Android device
The Short Version
- Open the Play Store
- Download the Nothing X app
- Open Nothing X
- Ensure your buds are connected
- Tap the Settings icon
- Toggle on High-Quality Audio
- The buds will reboot
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1Open the Play Store
to begin, you’ll need to find the Nothing X app. Open up the Play Store on your Android phone and search for Nothing X. You might also get a nudge to get the app the first time you connect the buds.
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2Download the Nothing X app
Once you’ve found the app, download and install it.
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3Open Nothing X
All the sound options are inside the app, so open it up once it has been downloaded and installed.
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4Ensure the buds are connected
You’ll need to make sure your Nothing buds are connected, you can do this by opening the case or popping them in your ears.
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5Tap the Settings icon
Tap the Settings icon inside the Nothing X app – the cog signifies this.
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6Toggle on High-Quality Audio
There are numerous options here, but we’re looking for the one called High-Quality Audio. Toggle the option on.
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7The buds will reboot
Once the above option has been toggled, the buds need to be rebooted. After this, they are ready to use.
Troubleshooting
Our guide on ensuring LDAC is enabled on your Android 8 device or newer will let you know how to make sure it’s enabled.
Nope, this option is only supported on Android devices.
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