The latest preview build of Windows 11 comes with a smart trick, but there are notable catches with the hardware supported.

The feature would let people share their audio over Bluetooth with another speaker, headphone, or Bluetooth-compatible hearing aid.

Windows 11 is adding shared audio, letting your PC stream sound to two Bluetooth devices at once without any splitter or workaround. The feature runs on Bluetooth LE Audio and is currently in preview ...

The Bluetooth LE-based feature will allow testers to broadcast audio across wireless headphones, speakers, and hearing aids.

As for compatible headphones, Microsoft says shared audio in Windows 11 works with a wide range of accessories that support Bluetooth LE Audio. Those include (not limited to) Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro, ...

If you have two headphones, speakers, earbuds, or any other Bluetooth hardware, you can now use both simultaneously on a Copilot+ PC.

Microsoft is rolling out shared audio for Windows 11, allowing two Bluetooth devices to stream sound using the LE Audio codec ...

New Windows Insider previews bring "Shared Audio" for Bluetooth LE. This allows sound to be output to two devices simultaneously.

Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 audio experience called shared audio. Currently available through the latest Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is testing a Shared Audio feature in Windows 11 that streams audio to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously.

It's a pretty cool feature that allows people to share audio without bothering those around them, but we wish it was more generalized.