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World’s First Rust Codec Implementation for Google Android

Fraunhofer IIS, the provider of Android’s FDK AAC audio codec implementation for over a decade, has been selected by Google, Inc. as the first media codec developer to deliver a native OS, memory safe, Rust decoder implementation that’s now available in Android 17.

June 22, 2026
Left to right: Developed by Harald Popp, Oliver Hellmuth and Jan Plogsties, the software solutions Cingo® and Symphoria® create 3D surround sound in vehicles and on mobile devices. | ©Dirk Maher/Fraunhofer
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Fraunhofer Prize for a project of Fraunhofer IIS: A concert hall for on the move

People often listen to music in far from ideal conditions. For example, the quality of the speakers used in smartphones, tablets and headphones is not always the best, and the speaker positions and passenger compartment acoustics can cause difficulties in the automotive environment. But people still expect premium audio quality. The software solutions Cingo® and Symphoria® compensate for hardware weaknesses while simultaneously reproducing the musician’s intended sound image with the...

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The Next Generation of Mobile Call Quality

Europe´s most important trade show of the mobile domain ended a few days ago in Barcelona: the Mobile World Congress. Fraunhofer IIS provided visitors the opportunity to experience the future of mobile call quality with the recently finalized 3GPP communication codec “Enhanced Voice Services” (EVS). This short video gives you more information about the new 3GPP communication codec EVS. Notice:...

Maximum musicality with Symphoria® from Fraunhofer IIS: The new Audi Q7 convinces with compelling 3D sound | ©Audi AG/Audi MediaServices
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Maximum musicality with Symphoria ® from Fraunhofer IIS: The new Audi Q7 convinces with compelling 3D sound

Symphoria® - a new standard Together with Bang & Olufsen and Fraunhofer IIS, Audi presented the first Audi Q7 concept car equipped with Symphoria at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 in Las Vegas. The cooperation enabled a spectacular 3D sound experience inside the car. The Fraunhofer technology Symphoria complements Bang & Olufsen’s Advanced Sound System in the Audi Q7  and facilitates a first-class hearing experience with a realistic, spacious sensation. The series...