PipeWire 1.6 Released with Support for Audio Channel Layouts, LDAC Decoder

Posted by hanuca on Feb 21, 2026 9:45 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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PipeWire 1.6 open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux is now available for download with new features and improvements.

Highlights of PipeWire 1.6 include support for audio channel layouts to set “audio.layout” = “5.1” instead of the more verbose audio.position = [ FL, FR, FC, LFE, SL, SR ], an LDAC decoder for Bluetooth, SpanDSP for Bluetooth packet loss concealment, and support for multitrack layouts on ROC.

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