I have an iPhone 8 but it doesn’t say I have spatial audio

What you need

• AirPods Pro
• iPhone 7 or later or one of these iPad models:
  • iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation) and later
  • iPad Pro 11‑inch
  • iPad Air (3rd generation)
  • iPad (6th generation) and later
  • iPad mini (5th generation)
• iOS or iPadOS 14 or later
• Audiovisual content from a supported app

Listen with spatial audio for AirPods Pro - Apple Support

You also have to have the latest airpods Pro firmware, 3A283

You don’t have spatial audio on that model iPhone.

iPhone 8 - Technical Specifications

An iPhone 11, for example, does offer spatial audio playback.

iPhone 11 - Technical Specifications

Are you using AirPods Pro?

Control spatial audio on AirPods Pro with iPhone - Apple Support

If not:

adarsh208 wrote:

It says iPhone 8 or later is compatible with spatial audio

What might “it” mean?