aptX is born
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Zip app for mac os x 10.10. The original aptX audio codec originated as the result of research at Queen’s University Belfast. This innovative work specifically focused on audio compression techniques to deliver audio for wideband stereo audio applications in the music, film, radio-broadcast, and post-production sectors.
Film debut
DTS and Steven Spielberg collaborated to use aptX to record audio for 5.1 digital playback for films including Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan.
Music and post-production: aptX standard for ISDN
High quality and low latency, aptX was the ideal technology for audio transmission over ISDN lines, becoming the de facto standard for music and post-production studios and was used for mix approvals and voice overs.
Radio broadcast
Over 30,000 radio stations worldwide use aptX to deliver high quality audio for applications including studio-to-transmitter links and outside broadcast.
Sennheiser launch first aptX enabled headset
In launching the first ever Bluetooth headset with aptX, Sennheiser was the first to bring consistent, high quality audio to wireless consumer electronics. With aptX, Bluetooth-enabled devices overcome historic barriers with Bluetooth.
Launch of wireless HD audio - aptX HD
In 2016, we launched Qualcomm® aptX™ HD, a next-generation audio coding technology designed to support advanced, high definition wireless sound quality, barely distinguishable from high resolution audio.
Launch of Qualcomm low power premium Bluetooth systems on a chip (SoCs)
Redefining the future of hearables, these wireless earbuds and hearables are small, light and ultra-low power, allowing listeners to experience longer battery life and playback time.
They integrate biometric sensors, voice interaction, voice assistant services, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Stereo and aptX for high-quality music streaming.
Replacing the wire – launch of aptX Adaptive
Our latest audio codec is designed to bring dynamic, next-generation, premium wireless audio experiences for gaming, video and music. Dynamically adjusts performance to deliver exceptional audio whether you’re playing games or listening to a song.
2019: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 launches
With aptX™ Adaptive on board, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 is designed to deliver robust, low-latency, high quality wireless audio and a fully immersive audio experience for gamers.
aptX and the modern ecosystem
aptX is a strong, recognized brand in the consumer electronics segment, supporting all major platforms including Android, Windows 10 for PCs and smartphones, Mac OS, and BlackBerry.
Replacing the wire
High resolution, HD audio
Synchronized audio and video
Consistent audio quality
Qualcomm aptX, Qualcomm Snapdragon, and Qualcomm TrueWireless are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Enjoy superior wireless audio experiences
aptX™ audio delivers premium sound wirelessly via Bluetooth
How does Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology work?
aptX is a proven technology that compresses and then decompresses audio as it travels from a source device like a phone, to a receiving device like a wireless speaker, in a way that it can be transmitted over Bluetooth without damaging the quality. This ensures that you get the very most from your audio.
Technology that means you don’t miss a beat
aptX audio technology significantly reduces the latency to keep your audio and video in sync.
If you imagine watching a movie with wireless headphones, you hear the sound at the same time as the lips are moving on the screen.
Over 7 billion* devices
are estimated to be Qualcomm® aptX™ enabled
*Based on a report produced by SensiAn Research Limited commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., May 2019.
Qualcomm aptX is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Just look out for the aptX logo
It means you’ll enjoy superior wireless audio experiences every time. So you can enjoy the experiences that help you to have fun, relax and socialize, with no disruption in sound quality.
Streaming music
Wireless gaming and video
Exercise without the wires
Watching a film in the car
At Qualcomm, we invent breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes, and communicates.
For 30 over years we have been helping our customers to deliver excellent audio. Delivering digital sound with premium quality has always been our mission. And it just keeps getting better.
Meet the aptX family
By adapting sound to the use case, say watching a video rather than listening to music, it optimizes your experience and brings improved robustness for a better listening experience, fully synchronized audio and video and an overall more seamless user experience.
aptX™ HD is designed to deliver high definition (HD) audio over Bluetooth, to help you get the very most from your music.
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Designed to deliver fully synchronized audio and video content, just the thing for using a Bluetooth wireless headset for gaming, where milliseconds mean virtual life or death.
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Our original aptX technology powers the wireless sound behind many of the world’s finest smartphones, speakers, soundbars, headphones and tablets.
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Qualcomm aptX is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.