Eclipsa Audio coming soon to Google Chrome and Google Smart TVs

Presented as an alternative to Dolby Atmos, the new 3D sound format Eclipsa Audio developed by Google and Samsung (see our CES 25 news > Eclipsa Audio Google, competitor to Dolby Atmos, in Samsung TVs and soundbars 2025) is coming soon to a wide range of devices. Of course, its presence on Samsung TVs and soundbars is important given the Korean company's leading position in these markets, but distributing the format to as many people as possible is crucial to its success.

Eclipsa Audio in Google Smart TVs and Google Chomecast££££ In this regard, Google has just made an important announcement: Eclipsa Audio will be officially supported on Google TV broadcasters from Hisense, Philips, Sony and TCL brands, through Android 16. The same will apply to the Google Chromecast key. On the occasion of this announcement, Google conducted a demonstration of Eclipsa Audio on an LG TV, therefore under webOS. Its availability should logically occur just as quickly within LG TVs.

Eclipsa Audio soon also in mobile devices and audio-video amplifiers££££ Namely, Eclipsa Audio is integrated into the operating system of televisions and not just limited to the YouTube application. We also learned that content creators will be able to "upload" content to the streaming service in the new format later this year. After TVs, soundbars and Chrome, Google plans to integrate Eclipsa Audio more widely within mobile devices and audio-video amplifiers. Initially limited to [abc]PCM[/abc], Eclipsa Audio decoding will therefore have to be carried out by televisions/players.