u/Effective_Damage3213

They’re saying that a new audio format called OAC is going to be released and that it will be the successor to the Opus format. But what exactly does it mean to be a “successor”? Does it mean that once OAC is released and some time passes, it will become the standard, and companies and people will all want to use it? But what will happen to Opus after that? I mean in the long term, like 50 or 100 years from now, when companies and people no longer use it — will the Opus format disappear completely and stop existing? Or is it that operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows) will no longer be able to play it natively? For example, if I have 1,000 audio files in Opus format stored in the cloud, and 100 years from now I download them to listen on my phone — will Android no longer be able to play them natively? Will I have to use some external app? Also, since Android has already added native support for Opus, can it remove that support in the future, or will it work forever? I know there’s the case of MP3, which was released a long time ago and still works today. But MP3 is very popular. Opus only started working properly from Android 10 onward, and now they want to release another format just to replace it. Also, could the same thing happen to MP3? That is, 50 or 100 years from now, will Android no longer be able to play it natively?

They’re saying that a new audio format called OAC is going to be released and that it will be the successor to the Opus format. But what exactly does it mean to be a “successor”? Does it mean that once OAC is released and some time passes, it will become the standard, and companies and people will all want to use it? But what will happen to Opus after that? I mean in the long term, like 50 or 100 years from now, when companies and people no longer use it — will the Opus format disappear completely and stop existing? Or is it that operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows) will no longer be able to play it natively? For example, if I have 1,000 audio files in Opus format stored in the cloud, and 100 years from now I download them to listen on my phone — will Android no longer be able to play them natively? Will I have to use some external app? Also, since Android has already added native support for Opus, can it remove that support in the future, or will it work forever? I know there’s the case of MP3, which was released a long time ago and still works today. But MP3 is very popular. Opus only started working properly from Android 10 onward, and now they want to release another format just to replace it. Also, could the same thing happen to MP3? That is, 50 or 100 years from now, will Android no longer be able to play it natively?

They’re saying that a new audio format called OAC is going to be released and that it will be the successor to the Opus format. But what exactly does it mean to be a “successor”? Does it mean that once OAC is released and some time passes, it will become the standard, and companies and people will all want to use it? But what will happen to Opus after that? I mean in the long term, like 50 or 100 years from now, when companies and people no longer use it — will the Opus format disappear completely and stop existing? Or is it that operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows) will no longer be able to play it natively? For example, if I have 1,000 audio files in Opus format stored in the cloud, and 100 years from now I download them to listen on my phone — will Android no longer be able to play them natively? Will I have to use some external app? Also, since Android has already added native support for Opus, can it remove that support in the future, or will it work forever? I know there’s the case of MP3, which was released a long time ago and still works today. But MP3 is very popular. Opus only started working properly from Android 10 onward, and now they want to release another format just to replace it. Also, could the same thing happen to MP3? That is, 50 or 100 years from now, will Android no longer be able to play it natively?

They’re saying that a new audio format called OAC is going to be released and that it will be the successor to the Opus format. But what exactly does it mean to be a “successor”? Does it mean that once OAC is released and some time passes, it will become the standard, and companies and people will all want to use it? But what will happen to Opus after that? I mean in the long term, like 50 or 100 years from now, when companies and people no longer use it — will the Opus format disappear completely and stop existing? Or is it that operating systems (Android, iOS, Windows) will no longer be able to play it natively? For example, if I have 1,000 audio files in Opus format stored in the cloud, and 100 years from now I download them to listen on my phone — will Android no longer be able to play them natively? Will I have to use some external app? Also, since Android has already added native support for Opus, can it remove that support in the future, or will it work forever? I know there’s the case of MP3, which was released a long time ago and still works today. But MP3 is very popular. Opus only started working properly from Android 10 onward, and now they want to release another format just to replace it. Also, could the same thing happen to MP3? That is, 50 or 100 years from now, will Android no longer be able to play it natively?