Microsoft announced at its Build conference on Tuesday that the Windows 11 operating system now supports the Bluetooth Low Power (LE) audio specification, a technology that enables wireless connectivity to audio devices while consuming less power. Microsoft said the technology was developed in collaboration with Samsung and Intel.
The Bluetooth Low Power Audio specification, an innovation introduced by the Bluetooth organization last year, uses an audio codec called LC3 to support multistreaming, which means sending audio signals to multiple devices at the same time. The specification also brings significant improvements to hearing aids, enabling them to significantly reduce energy consumption in everyday use.
In addition to the Bluetooth Low Power Audio specification, Microsoft said that the update to Windows 11 will add support for 10 languages to the Live Captioning feature, including Chinese, Danish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and other English dialects. The Live Captioning feature automatically converts audio content to text and displays it on the screen in real time.
There are also some small improvements to the widget panel in Windows 11. The default view will feature a larger layout with dedicated spots for fixed apps and Windows-generated personalized streams of information.
The privacy settings for the presence-sensing feature. This feature automatically locks the screen when you leave the device and automatically unlocks it when you are near it. With the new settings, you can adjust which apps have access to sensor information and easily enable or disable certain sensor features.
