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Any plans to add Spatial Audio support to the iPad Pro 10.5”?

When using AirPods Pro I noticed this model is not supported.

It has a faster processor than and was released after the iPhone 7 which is supported, so I don’t see why it shouldn’t qualify?

iPad Pro 10.5-inch, Wi-Fi

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 5:05 PM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 5:07 PM

Spatial audio is only available on AirPods Pro.

If you don’t have AirPods Pro, you can’t use spatial audio.


Apple site:

What you need

  • AirPods Pro
  • iPhone 7 or later or one of these iPad models:
    • iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation) and later
    • iPad Pro 11‑inch
    • iPad Air (3rd generation)
    • iPad (6th generation) and later
    • iPad mini (5th generation)
  • iOS or iPadOS 14 or later
  • Audiovisual content from a supported app

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211775

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Sep 16, 2020 5:07 PM in response to brynnernotyul

Spatial audio is only available on AirPods Pro.

If you don’t have AirPods Pro, you can’t use spatial audio.


Apple site:

What you need

  • AirPods Pro
  • iPhone 7 or later or one of these iPad models:
    • iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation) and later
    • iPad Pro 11‑inch
    • iPad Air (3rd generation)
    • iPad (6th generation) and later
    • iPad mini (5th generation)
  • iOS or iPadOS 14 or later
  • Audiovisual content from a supported app

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211775

Sep 27, 2020 6:10 AM in response to Higginsboy

You can certainly ask Apple, but you'll be very unlikely to get your wish. Read this about Spatial Audio:


The new spatial audio feature works by using directional audio filters and tracking, which adjusts sound frequencies in each ear as you move. This is achievable thanks to a gyroscope and accelerometer in your AirPods Pro and your iPhone, which work together to track your head and device's movements. By comparing the motion data, spatial audio changes the field of sound to stay in exactly the right place, even as you're moving your head or device. Basically, it's a movie-theater experience in your ears.


Reading this leads me to believe the iPad Pro you own must lack the hardware required for the feature to work. iPhone 6s, and iPhone SE first generation, also get iOS 14, but cannot use Spatial Audio.


The following devices are capable of using Spatial Audio:


iPhone 7 or later

iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation) and later

iPad Pro 11‑inch

iPad Air (3rd generation)

iPad (6th generation) and later

iPad mini (5th generation)



Sep 27, 2020 9:47 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Looking at the list, that's the crazy thing. It would imply then that the iPad 6th gen (which has an A10 and M10) has some other hardware feature that the iPad Pro (which has an A10X and M10) doesn't. If that's the case, fine.


However if the iPad Pro 10.5 is the same or better hardware than the iPad 6th gen (which by what's available to the public, seems to be the case), then there's no reason it couldn't come to the iPad Pro 10.5.

Any plans to add Spatial Audio support to the iPad Pro 10.5”?

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