As we have reported to you in the past few days, the most recent Pixel smartphones have received a lot of news with the June update: in one fell swoop the June security patches, the QPR3 version of the operating system and a new one arrived.
Feature Drop, But for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, the most recent top of the range produced by the company, there is also another novelty, not expressly documented, but very welcome: the resolution, after months, of the technical problems in the use of DAC external.
DACs (Digital-Analog Converters) is an accessory particularly appreciated by audiophiles: in fact, they are USB dongles that connect to the USB port of the smartphone, process the signal, and then send it to the headphones – or any other playback terminal that desires it.
Since their release, Pixel 6s have only been able to interact with DACs if they did not have complete control of the audio processing without going through the built-in Android driver – a requirement, it could be argued, essential to ensure the best listening experience. possible.
Already around the month of March, with the first beta of the QPR3 update, traces of a feature known as Direct USB Access had been noticed which, although its purpose was not explicitly mentioned, hinted, even from the name alone, a correlation. to the DAC issue. So it was: and now that QPR3 begins to spread in the community, the first positive responses are also arriving.
Put simply, DACs now work as expected. If you too find yourself in this situation and want to check for yourself that the matter has been resolved, just use USB Audio Player Pro, which you can find on the Play Store (costs € 7.49).
It should no longer show limited feature alerts and reports with the latest Google smartphones. If the update hasn’t arrived yet, your best option is to hold on for a few more days; but if you are reasonably experienced and geek, you can proceed with the manual installation of the OTA Image. The links are below:
- Pixel 6 Pro: SQ3A.220605.009.B1 OTA
- Pixel 6: SQ3A.220605.009.B1 OTA