Bluetooth 6.0: What You Need to Know About the Future of Wireless Headphones

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced version 6.0 of the near-ubiquitous wireless technology in Sept. 2024, adding some major new features that aim to improve Bluetooth's reliability, security, smoothness and efficiency. It might even get you a greater range between your headphones and phone, as well as longer battery life. 

We're finally seeing devices arrive with Bluetooth 6.0, including phones from Apple and Google, as well as headphones and earbuds. Here's what you need to know about Bluetooth 6.0 and how it will affect wireless connectivity for years to come. 

Main improvements of Bluetooth 6.0

Latency

Latency is the time between an audio signal being sent and when you actually hear it. The higher the latency, the more annoying it can be -- think of when the sound lags behind the video in movies or games. Most Bluetooth (5.0 ...