Netflix bringing spatial audio to its users (and it works with some Apple devices)

Netflix has  announced that it’ partnering with Sennheiser to bring spatial audio to its users — and, yes, that includes owners of at least some Apple devices.

This is from Netflix’s announcement: Netflix spatial audio helps to translate the cinematic experience of immersive audio to any stereo, so the work creators do to bring you into the story happens no matter what device you use to watch Netflix. Spatial audio will roll out across our catalog beginning today, and you can hear it for yourself by typing “spatial audio” into the search bar and selecting a show or film that supports it in the search results. This magical combination of sight and sound will bring viewers closer to the story, and we’re excited to add this capability to other features we support like 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and Netflix Calibrated Mode.

As noted by 9to5Mac, to experience spatial audio on Apple devices you need the streaming quality set to High or Auto, and one of the following:

• iPhone 7 and later using iOS 15.1 or above
• iPad Air 3rd generation and later using iPadOS 15.1 or above
• iPad mini 5th generation and later using iPadOS 15.1 or above
• iPad Pro 3rd generation and later using iPadOS 15.1 or above
• Apple TV 4K and later using tvOS 15 or above
• AirPods 3rd generation
• AirPods Pro
• AirPods Max
• Beats Fit Pro