Auto switching now available on the Galaxy Buds Live

Feb 25, 2021 15:08 GMT  ·  By

Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy Buds Live, this time bringing a bunch of new features that are certainly good news.

First and foremost, it’s important to know that Samsung hasn’t officially announced this update, but it’s now going live for users across the world as firmware version R180XXU0AUB5. The update weighs in just 2.2 MB, so it’s downloaded and installed in less than a minute.

There are two important features in this new release.

The first of them is auto switching, a feature that will clearly come in handy to those who use more than one Samsung mobile device. If you are logged in with the same Samsung account on more than one device and the Galaxy Buds Live are paired, they should automatically switch to the active device when they detect an incoming call or media that starts playing.

Hearing aids coming to the earbuds

In other words, this update enables the earbuds to switch from one device to another automatically, and while this may not necessarily be your favorite cup of tea if you want to stick with just one Samsung phone, you can easily disable it from settings.

“Automatically connect to other phones and tablets signed in to your Samsung account when a call begins or media starts playing,” the description of this feature reads in the settings screen.

And then, Samsung is adding heading aids in this update, which means users can now adjust the sound balance from left to right. This comes in handy especially if you need to increase the volume of one of the earbuds, so you can do this easily from settings.

The update also includes under unnamed improvements and bug fixes, so overall, the experience with the Galaxy Buds Live should now be much more polished after installing this update.