Qualcomm’s aptX and aptX HD encoders that allow high-quality Bluetooth audio are now available thanks to a recent move by the company. Free on Android devices can be used as
Prior to this, device manufacturers required per-device fees as well as one-time payment for using encoders on their devices.n Up to $6,000 license fee had to pay.
This gesture is based on a custom Android RUM This means that any developer who builds it can now add support for Qualcomm aptX or aptX HD without copying it from a licensed build.
Encoders are now Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is part of the Apache license and is free to use. While this change may not be significant for the average Android user, to more devices that support hi-fi wireless audio format can cause.
Qualcomm has announced that while aptX and aptX HD encoders are now free to use, companies will have to pay a license fee to use other features of aptX, such as the decoder on the receiver side of the Bluetooth connection. Additionally, it is still the ROM developers’ responsibility to use these AOSP’s now open source codecs.