Samsung is introducing a number of audio upgrades to several of its devices, starting with 360 audio with headphones for its 2024 TV lineup

The TV maker announced the news in a blog post on Tuesday, citing AI-powered and hands-free upgrades that will make the GalaxyBud more streamlined

The post refers to the use of Samsung's GalaxyBuds on TVs, particularly with Auracast and 360 Audio immersive features

As expected, these new audio upgrades will not include Dolby Atmos support, as Samsung continues to work on Project Caviar

Samsung has announced a number of new audio upgrades planned for its devices, the most significant of which is headphone-based 360 audio support for the 2024 Neo QLED and OLED TVs

Users can utilize Samsung's Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds2 Pro headphones to experience immersive audio enhancement A firmware update for the audio devices is scheduled for late February, after which consumers will wait for Samsung's new 2024 TV, which will be available in March or April

Samsung's 2024 TVs that will support 360 audio include:

Samsung did not reveal which streaming applications will be able to take advantage of the 360 audio upgrade, but the 2024 TV lineup may be announced at the time of release

It is important to note that Dolby Atmos will not be supported simultaneously with the 360 audio upgrade Samsung and Google are working together to provide an open source version of Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision called Immersive Audio Models and Formats (IAMF)