diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
index 58710ef..2872362 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.AudioLocation supportedChannel;
   int channelCountPerStream;
   android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.BroadcastCapability.LeAudioCodecCapabilities leAudioCodecCapabilities;
+  @nullable android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.AudioChannelAllocation audioLocation;
   @VintfStability
   parcelable VendorCapabilities {
     ParcelableHolder extension;
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
index be79b0d..97fcd1f 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     const int FRONT_RIGHT_WIDE = 0x02000000;
     const int LEFT_SURROUND = 0x04000000;
     const int RIGHT_SURROUND = 0x08000000;
+    const int MONO = 0x00000000;
   }
   parcelable OctetsPerCodecFrame {
     int value;
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
index 481e2ac..6ed0e56 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.bluetooth.audio/current/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   int deviceCount;
   int channelCountPerDevice;
   android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.UnicastCapability.LeAudioCodecCapabilities leAudioCodecCapabilities;
+  @nullable android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.AudioChannelAllocation audioLocation;
   @VintfStability
   parcelable VendorCapabilities {
     ParcelableHolder extension;
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
index f1301fb..db3c10e 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/BroadcastCapability.aidl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.hardware.bluetooth.audio;
 
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.AudioLocation;
+import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.AudioChannelAllocation;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecType;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.Lc3Capabilities;
 
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@
         @nullable VendorCapabilities[] vendorCapabillities;
     }
     CodecType codecType;
+    // @deprecated use audioLocation if present.
     AudioLocation supportedChannel;
     // Supported channel count for each stream
     int channelCountPerStream;
     LeAudioCodecCapabilities leAudioCodecCapabilities;
+    // The new audio location type, replacing supportedChannel
+    @nullable AudioChannelAllocation audioLocation;
 }
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
index 5e32e5e..2835325 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.aidl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     }
 
     parcelable AudioChannelAllocation {
+        // @deprecated use MONO instead.
         const int NOT_ALLOWED = 0x00000000;
         const int FRONT_LEFT = 0x00000001;
         const int FRONT_RIGHT = 0x00000002;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
         const int FRONT_RIGHT_WIDE = 0x02000000;
         const int LEFT_SURROUND = 0x04000000;
         const int RIGHT_SURROUND = 0x08000000;
+        const int MONO = 0x00000000;
 
         // Bit mask of Audio Locations
         int bitmask;
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
index 8583221..9f33672 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/aidl/android/hardware/bluetooth/audio/UnicastCapability.aidl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.AptxAdaptiveLeCapabilities;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.AudioLocation;
+import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv.AudioChannelAllocation;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.CodecType;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.Lc3Capabilities;
 import android.hardware.bluetooth.audio.OpusCapabilities;
@@ -39,10 +40,13 @@
         OpusCapabilities opusCapabilities;
     }
     CodecType codecType;
+    // @deprecated use audioLocation if present.
     AudioLocation supportedChannel;
     // The number of connected device
     int deviceCount;
     // Supported channel count for each device
     int channelCountPerDevice;
     LeAudioCodecCapabilities leAudioCodecCapabilities;
+    // The new audio location type, replacing supportedChannel
+    @nullable AudioChannelAllocation audioLocation;
 }
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/utils/aidl_session/BluetoothLeAudioAseConfigurationSettingProvider.cpp b/bluetooth/audio/utils/aidl_session/BluetoothLeAudioAseConfigurationSettingProvider.cpp
index 8475d39..07e4997 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/utils/aidl_session/BluetoothLeAudioAseConfigurationSettingProvider.cpp
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/utils/aidl_session/BluetoothLeAudioAseConfigurationSettingProvider.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 constexpr uint8_t kLeAudioCodecFrameDur20000us = 0x02;
 
 /* Audio Allocations */
-constexpr uint32_t kLeAudioLocationNotAllowed = 0x00000000;
+constexpr uint32_t kLeAudioLocationMonoAudio = 0x00000000;
 constexpr uint32_t kLeAudioLocationFrontLeft = 0x00000001;
 constexpr uint32_t kLeAudioLocationFrontRight = 0x00000002;
 constexpr uint32_t kLeAudioLocationFrontCenter = 0x00000004;
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
 
 /* Helper map for matching various audio channel allocation notations */
 std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> audio_channel_allocation_map = {
-    {kLeAudioLocationNotAllowed,
-     CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv::AudioChannelAllocation::NOT_ALLOWED},
+    {kLeAudioLocationMonoAudio,
+     CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv::AudioChannelAllocation::MONO},
     {kLeAudioLocationFrontLeft,
      CodecSpecificConfigurationLtv::AudioChannelAllocation::FRONT_LEFT},
     {kLeAudioLocationFrontRight,