Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
Google's own earbuds have had the messiest Auracast rollout of any major brand.
Auracast status
Joins or sends a broadcast, but with a limit worth knowing about before you buy. Receive was confirmed in October 2024, then Google disabled it when paired to Pixel phones in mid-2025. It still works from a Samsung phone. The Pixel Buds 2a have no Auracast at all.
Details
- Role
- Receives
- Works with
- Samsung Galaxy, Other Android
- Codecs
- LC3
- Released
- 2024-09
- Status checked
- 20 October 2026
Sources for this status
Other earbuds that work today
Samsung's flagship earbuds join a broadcast from the phone's Bluetooth settings. Bluetooth 6.1, LC3, hearing-aid feature arriving on One UI 8.
Open-fit sibling of the Buds4 Pro with the same broadcast support. The cheapest current Samsung earbuds that do Auracast.
2024 flagship, listed by the Bluetooth SIG as an Auracast receiver. Gets Samsung's hearing-aid feature in late 2026.
Open-type 2024 model with Auracast receive. Note the Buds3 FE does not have it.