Android ‘L’ to add improved real-time audio processing

June 29, 2014

When Android ‘L’ was previewed at Google I/O, the main focus was on the user interface and changes that were coming to it. Despite this, Android ‘L’ will have a number of changes under the hood too.

One thing that Android has had a lot of trouble with over the years is real-time audio processing. Companies have been able to make great audio devices for iOS devices, but this isn’t as true for Android ones.

According to Glenn Kasten, a software engineer on Android’s media team, all the troubles with Android’s audio processing capabilities are about to change. Apparently, the team has completely rewritten the Android audio API’s, which now reduce input and output latency, something that is essential for real-time audio.

Source: GigaOM

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