Does the Soundcore Motion+ use the AAC Codec?

#1

I know that all of the marketing likes to tout the AptX Hi-Res codec, but since Apple/iOS devices don’t use AptX, I just wanted to check that the Soundcore Motion+ uses the AAC codec for iOS devices, and not SBC.

#2

No. It uses APTX but if you couple with IOS you will use the SBC protocol

#3

Mac devices don’t use aptX by default, but it can be manually enabled. Here’s the instructions I followed: https://2fwd1back.com/mac-bluetooth-codec/ I’m now using aptX on my Motion+ with a 2015 Macbook Pro:

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#4

I’ve confirmed via Console on macOS that it does not support AAC. Apt-X cannot be enabled on macOS Monterey 12.0.1. iOS never supported Apt-X.

It defaults to SBC and thus sounds lackluster with Apple devices. I’m not sure why Anker is ignoring their lucrative Apple users…