AppleTV and Airpods Max

[FilmMan85]

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) is only available through Airpods Max in tvOS 15.

I have tvOS 15

In the post you quoted I was saying I don’t have iOS 15

Spatial Audio is available on iPhone and iPad for Netflix and Disney+.

Originally Posted by PS3_Kiwi

I don't have Disney+, but I just played a few minutes of EXTRACTION, a Netflix Original Movie, and it is playing back in Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos). iTunes movies, Apple TV+ also playing back in Spatial. I am in New Zealand, but there shouldn't be any difference between countries.

To bring up the Airpods Max settings on your Apple TV 4K. Start playing some content, then hold down the button on the top right side of the remote with the TV on it. There should be an Airpods option at the bottom of the popup screen. Click on that to check and alter settings. Sounds great.

Now I am very confused.

I put on Extraction and long pressed the Home button as you said. The headphones settings showed Spatial Audio Netflix Dolby Atmos Available OFF - I press on it and sure enough there is spatial audio on Netflix - I tried the opening scene of Lost in Space and it is fantastic.

I go to Disney+ and try Bad Batch. It shows that spatial audio is on with multichannel and the sound is great and much better than earlier. How is this possible if I never turned it on?

I then go to the TV app and Tomb Raider, Phantom Menace and Alita are showing stereo in the control panel.

And Netflix is showing stereo for some shows but then showing Atmos.

Does spatial audio require a certain minimum internet soled like HD and 4K do?