Dolby Atmos over Carplay is possible since IOS 18, but the car manufacturer has to enable it (read, pay a license).
For the moment, the only way to get Dolby Atmos in the P3 is using the native Tidal app (and pay a monthly fee).

P.

 

Thank you, I was able to confirm that Dolby Atmos does work, but only through Tidal app, and not through the Apple Carplay app. Maybe Polestar will enable it later in the future?

Zeliard

 

Some others claimed that Amazon music was also now supporting Dolby Atmos, however I'm not so sure. I have Amazon music, and while there are songs and playlists labelled as Dolby Atmos, they don't seem to be recognized as such by the car.

In Tidal, when playing a Dolby Atmos track, most of the sound settings are locked out. This does not happen in Amazon Music.

 

I was able to confirm that Dolby Atmos works in Amazon Music but it requires a paid premium subscription (the basic Amazon Music available to Amazon Prime members does not work.) When Amazon Music is playing Atmos there is a "Dolby Atmos" label under the song that is playing and the sound settings are locked out as you describe with Tidal. FWIW I have found Amazon to be a much more reliable / stable experience than Tidal.

 

I really wish Apple would release an Apple Music app for Android Automotive OS. I know I can just use CarPlay but it's so much easier for the app to be integrated into the car.

 

For those folks who have Amazon Music Unlimited and want to confirm Dolby Atmos in their P3s here is a test tones track that does it:

https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CB96RXMR?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_sATjjHKp0LZ9XIothtTWGW71b&trackAsin=B0CB96TTY8

If the link doesn't work then search for "Dolby Atmos Channel ID 7.1.4" track.

 

I have a PS3 with the plus pack (Bowers & Wilkins door trims and the additional tweeter perched in the middle of the dash).
I’ve recently decided I really wanted to try out the Dolby Atmos - inspired by the fact I have a friend coming around next week who’s got an album that has been remixed in Atmos…. So thought we could go for a drive - But it doesn’t sound any different. In fact it sounds pretty poor.

I’ve got a tidal subscription. & I’m Using the tidal app in the car. I’ve set the bit rate to 24-bit 192kHz.
I’ve searched for Dolby Atmos and played the ‘Dolby Atmos Speaker Test’ but all channels sound exactly the same (apart from the LFE channel).
i very briefly get a Dolby icon pop up under the song name when I change tracks, but this goes away quickly.
If I use the tidal app over car play (where the Dolby Amos icon remains while playing) it sounds fractionally better (perhaps stereo rather than mono), but certainly not surround.
I’ve tried rebooting the infotainment system. I’ve changed all the sound settings in the car (studio, stage, abbey Road) but they all sound the same.
Any ideas what I’m missing?
Thanks all!!!!

 

The easiest way to check is to go to sound settings. Abbey Road will be disabled for Dolby Atmos

 

Ah ha. Thank you. Abbey Road is still enabled. So any ideas why my Tidal app isn't playing Atmos tracks in Atmos? Anything I can try?

 

I am not sure. It should display the DolbyAtmos black square when it is on. Perhaps you can go to the Tidal settings in car to check that you have selected the highest possible quality download.

 

Success. Got it working! 😁

• Went into system, apps, tidal. Removed data, then removed the app.
• did an infotainment reboot.
• reinstalled tidal.

The Dolby icon stays on, sounds amazing. What a difference!

If I go into sound settings I’m told it’s not available while playing Atmos content.

😊. Thank you! 👍

 

I'm having the same issue. I have had Dolby Atmos working via Tidal for months before this happened. Now Atmos song will only show its dolby atmos sign for a few second before its dissappear.

Have tried your steps above with no success. I just did hard reset and let's see tomorrow if issue is solved.

 

I also hope that we get this with either CarPlay or a native Apple Music app, which even Toyota and Tesla offer as part of their infotainment systems (not Atmos, but the native app would be a good start). It is absolutely supported by Apple over CarPlay, but this is now on Polestar and Apple (and probably Google Automotive) to implement. A little frustrating, but Apple Music at least sounds pretty good to me with the B&W system and my lossless library there, so it's not a huge loss IMO.

 

In tidal app you are supposed to find a dolby atmos menu however I do not see it. Anyone any suggestions?

 

I found the Dolby Atmos menu under Explore in the Tidal App on IOS but the app in the car doesn’t seem to have it