How do I enable multipoint on the Sony WF-1000XM6?

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Getting multipoint set up on the Sony WF-1000XM6 is pretty straightforward—you just need the Sony Sound Connect app to do it.

Here's the quick version:

1. Download the Sony Sound Connect app (free on iOS and Android)
2. Open it with your earbuds connected
3. Go to System settings
4. Find "Connect to 2 devices simultaneously" and flip it on
5. Pair your second device through its Bluetooth settings like normal

Once it's working, you can be listening to music on your laptop and when your phone rings, the earbuds switch automatically to take the call. No messing around with disconnecting from one device to connect to another. When you hang up, it switches back. Pretty seamless.

There are a couple things to know though:

You can only have two devices connected at once. Your earbuds remember more paired devices, but if you try to connect a third while two are already hooked up, one of them gets kicked. It's usually whichever one wasn't playing audio most recently.

This kills LDAC. Here's the trade-off nobody talks about at first: when multipoint is on, you lose the high-res LDAC codec. Both connections drop down to AAC or SBC instead. For most people that's fine, but if you're an audiophile who actually notices the difference, you might want to disable multipoint when you're doing serious listening.

For day-to-day use though? Having both your phone and laptop connected simultaneously is genuinely useful.