Sony | Headphones Connect

Sony Corporation

About this app

Customize Sony headphones with a linkage function for this app to your liking.
Everyday music becomes even more enjoyable with easy controls.
You can quickly connect to a smartphone by following a guide. You can easily start to use it even if it’s your first time.

Main Feature
• A “software update” that enables all the functionalities and enhanced performance for your headphones.
• "Equalizer" allows you to set the sound quality to your liking.
• "Ambient Sound Control" for changing noise cancellation and ambient sound mode settings easily.*1
• "Adaptive Sound Control" that uses location information to detect your actions and locations you frequent, and automatically switches headphone settings such as how to take in the ambient sound.*1
• Personalization function*1 to enjoy 360 Reality Audio*2 with spacial sound field for you
• "Activity" allows you to record and review the usage stats of your headphones.
• Additional features, updates and important news will be notified via notifications
(In order to receive notifications, notification settings in your smartphone must be set to ‘on’)
• Easy “Connection guide” for first time users
• Direct access to the Help menu for your headphones and app
*1 Limited to compatible devices.
*2 360Relality Audio may not be available in all countries and regions.


Compatible Sony products:
Please visit the website below.
http://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/hpc/h_zz/

Note
* Some features may not be supported by certain devices. Please visit the website below for details.
http://rd1.sony.net/help/mdr/hpc/h_zz/
* Some functions and services may not be supported in certain regions/countries.
* Please make sure to update Sony | Headphones Connect to the latest version.
* Bluetooth® and its logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and their use by Sony Corporation is under license.
* Other system names, product names, and service names that appear in this app are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective development manufacturers. (TM) and ® are not indicated in the text.
* Chromebooks are not compatible with the app.

Ratings and reviews

The app is OK, as are the headphones. I have trouble initializing them, or randomly connecting, despite having them properly in the case and cleaned. The function of the app is fine, I wish it could connect when the buds aren't, I'd like to see some diagnostics or troubleshooting if the buds are having issues, but otherwise, they're OK. I don't really use the other profiles or whatever too often. It is nice to be able to rempap the controls on each side. I wish resetting the buds was easier.

Great except crashes twice upon opening before finally achieving stability. Just started happening in the past month or so. Start the app, wait for it to crash. Start again, let it crash one more time. Third time it always works. Really annoying because I'm switching my second Bluetooth device 10+ times a day, and I have to use the app for that. Makes for some awkward beginnings to video meetings.

Clean interface. Would be nice to have more on screen help. After tutorial I forgot a lot of the features. Works well otherwise. Hasn't crashed. Seems to be responsive with 1000MX4. And Sony has been doing a great job working out the bugs which I appreciate. One thing to remember when folks say the app or headphones don't work, I find most often the media/music app is not great. The Sony stuff works. Test a different app and see what that does. YouTube for example.

What's new

- Dark theme is now supported.