[Emerald Core]

I am quoting what was mentioned on the website. It looks like they adopted to LDAC from Sony. I hope it includes more codecs than just LDAC. What is the deal with AAudio ?
 
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/03/first-preview-of-android-o.html
 
Connectivity: For the ultimate in audio fidelity, Android O now also supports high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs such as the LDAC codec. We're also adding new Wi-Fi features as well, like Wi-Fi Aware, previously known as Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN). On devices with the appropriate hardware, apps and nearby devices can discover and communicate over Wi-Fi without an Internet access point. We're working with our hardware partners to bring Wi-Fi Aware technology to devices as soon as possible.
 
AAudio API for Pro Audio: AAudio is a new native API that's designed specifically for apps that require high-performance, low-latency audio. Apps using AAudio read and write data via streams. In the Developer Preview we're releasing an early version of this new API to get your feedback.

 

[John Milton]

​I saw it too. Just bought the MDR-1000X 2 weeks ago, and since I don't have an LDAC device yet, a bigger market share is always welcome. In fact, I'm using it with my iPhone 6, and while it sounds pretty good, I do wonder what LDAC might do.
 
Instead of buying a dedicated sony walkman to benefit from this, I could just buy a Android O Phone as a DAP (when released) that has the capacity for large storage.