function which can be purchased or redeemed inside the Dolby Access app. Some branded headphones designed explicitly to deliver better audio quality exist, but users can use their normal headphones or earphones so long as the decoding device uses Atmos, or the audio track itself has been previously downmixed. With the release of third-generation AirPods in October 2021, Apple added support for Dolby Atmos, branded Spatial Audio, to all AirPods (including earlier hardware generations), AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and most headphones marketed under the Beats brand. Smartphones Dolby Atmos has smartphone implementations for devices including but not limited to the iPhone XS/XR and later (when running iOS 13 or later) and almost all Samsung smartphones and tablets released after the Samsung Galaxy S10. Other smartphones and tablets with Dolby Atmos include the Razer Phone and Razer Phone 2, the ZTE Axon 7, Sony Xperia 1, Lenovo K4 Note, Lenovo Vibe K5 Note, Lenovo K8 Note, Huawei P20, Huawei P30, Poco F3, Realme XT, Realme X2 Pro, Realme 6 Pro, Realme X7 Max, Realme Pad, Nokia 6, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8T, Moto g82. Implementations in phone use both the binaural headphone technology and the dual loudspeaker virtual surround sound implementation similar to that used in Dolby Atmos TVs and Soundbars. Automobiles Dolby's first implementation of Atmos in an automobile will be the Lucid Air sedan from Lucid Motors. Compatibility Dolby Atmos is adaptable and can be played back on various speaker setups. As well, many audio products provide additional support for Dolby Atmos. The technology has been licensed to other brands by Dolby. Since its launch, the Dolby Atmos format has been used by / affiliated with several companies in consumer technology as well as major film productions. This has added to the overall availability of content for Dolby Atmos’ users. See also A3D, a similar, HRTF-based 3D surround system Ambisonics, a similar spatial sound encoding technique. Nowadays used for some games and VR Audio Auro-3D, a similar, completely channel-based 3D surround system DTS:X, a competing fully object-based system MPEG-H 3D Audio Sound Blaster X-Fi, a competing surround sound "audio holography" system for headphones tuned to ear shape. EAX, Creative, real-time multi-object spatial audio rendering implementation References External links ARK Dolby Atmos webpage Audiovisual introductions in 2012 Dolby Laboratories Film sound production Surround sound Ultra-high-definition television