JBL Live Buds 4
Mid-price noise-cancelling earbuds with Bluetooth 6.0 and a touchscreen case. You find and join an Auracast broadcast in the JBL Headphones app.
Auracast status
Confirmed by the manufacturer, the Bluetooth SIG product listing, or an independent test. JBL's product page lists Auracast with no firmware caveat: "tap into Auracast broadcasts directly through the JBL Headphones app". The Live Beam 4 sibling has been tested joining broadcasts; we have not seen a hands-on test of the Live Buds 4 themselves.
Details
- Role
- Receives
- Codecs
- LC3, LDAC, AAC, SBC
- Released
- 2026-05
- Status checked
- 3 November 2026
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JBL's Live 4 earbuds do Auracast, and the Live Buds 4 have just dropped to £1073 November 2026The cheapest Auracast earbuds that actually work3 November 2026Sources for this status
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