Apple Music Apple Music x Lossless x AirPods

[kithytom]

According to this article, Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless will support 16-bit / 44.1kHz lossless audio over Bluetooth.
Over Bluetooth, over Bluetooth, over Bluetooth!

Qualcomm’s aptX Lossless promises CD-quality audio for wireless headphones

The first devices to support it are coming in 2022.

www.theverge.com

Meanwhile Apple still say Bluetooth connections aren't lossless here.

About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support

Learn about lossless audio in Apple Music and how to turn it on or off for your device.

support.apple.com

Rolling out Lossless audio in Apple Music but not supported in Apple made headphones is out of sync, experience misalignment not Apple standard.
The question is: why still AAC bottlenecking the potential of Bluetooth?

 

[BadgerRivFan]

Because Apple and Qualcomm don’t play nice with each other.

Sony’s LDAC codec is also much better than AAC but Apple won’t play nice with Sony either.

Apple wants to control EVERYTHING in their products and not pay any type of licensing fees to a third party. Until Apple comes out with a proprietary lossless Bluetooth codec you’re gonna be stuck with compressed AAC I’m afraid…