Spotify Premium will get long-requested function in main replace

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The Spotify app is seen on a smartphone. The firm introduced it’s rolling out a significant replace to Premium subscribers, introducing long-awaited lossless audio streaming. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto through Getty Images)

Spotify Premium listeners are lastly getting what they’ve been asking for: lossless audio streaming. The firm introduced Tuesday that the function has began rolling out in additional than a dozen international locations, with international growth to greater than 50 markets via October.

The long-promised upgrade permits customers to stream songs in a lot greater constancy, giving followers a method to hear their favourite albums and playlists with larger readability and element.

What is lossless audio on Spotify?

Lossless audio refers to streaming music in a format that preserves the unique recording with out compression. On Spotify, which means subscribers can now hear in as much as 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC — a step above the service’s earlier “Very High” high quality setting.

The firm stated the replace is a part of its broader push to maintain enhancing the Premium tier, alongside options like DJ, AI playlists and daylist.

How to activate lossless audio

What you are able to do:

Spotify Premium customers might want to manually allow lossless audio within the app on every machine. To do this:

1. Tap the profile icon within the prime left.
2. Go to Settings & Privacy → Media Quality.
3. Choose “Lossless” for Wi-Fi, mobile, or downloads.

When activated, a “Lossless” indicator will seem within the Now Playing bar and within the Connect Picker.

The firm recommends streaming on Wi-Fi utilizing wired headphones or a non-Bluetooth connection for the very best outcomes. Because Bluetooth compresses audio, lossless sound can’t be transmitted wirelessly with out high quality loss.

Where you need to use Spotify lossless

Lossless is supported on cell, desktop and pill, in addition to many Spotify Connect gadgets from corporations like Sony, Bose, Samsung and Sennheiser. Support for Sonos and Amazon gadgets can be added subsequent month.

Listeners also can set totally different high quality preferences for Wi-Fi, mobile information, and downloads, making it simpler to handle storage and information use.

When lossless audio is accessible

Spotify stated the function started rolling out Sept. 10 to Premium subscribers in markets together with the U.S., U.Ok., Australia, Germany, Japan and Sweden. By late October, greater than 50 international locations can have entry. Premium customers will obtain a notification within the app as soon as the replace is reside for his or her account.