I recently updated my Nexus 6P phone to a developer preview of Android O, the next major release of Google's Android operating system.

A friend informed me that Android O would enable both aptX and aptX HD, and I tried, but failed. I added a comment to this bug report but today received this saddening news:

Status: Won't Fix (Intended Behavior)

Unfortunately support for aptX and aptX HD are not supported on Nexus 6p and Nexus 5X - only on newer devices.

Drat!