Spatial Audio on Pixel phones and Pixel Buds Pro is not launching until January, but Google today detailed how it will work and what Android apps will be supported.
Movies are the intended use case of Spatial Audio on Pixel phones to offer an “immersive effect.” It will be supported on the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 7, and 7 Pro, but it’s not clear whether another update (January’s) is needed or if everything is already in place with the QPR1 December patch.
Google says “you can use Spatial Audio on your Pixel phone with movies from Netflix, YouTube, Google TV, and HBOMax that have 5.1 or higher audio tracks
Meanwhile, Pixel Buds Pro owners can enable “head tracked Spatial Audio.” This will presumably require new firmware:
December Pixel Feature Drop hands-on [Video]