Spotify Launches Lossless Audio Streaming for Premium Subscribers
By
Chris Messina
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Summary
Spotify has finally launched its long-awaited lossless audio streaming feature, which was first requested by users in 2014 and announced as 'HiFi' before being rebranded. The feature is gradually rolling out to Premium subscribers in over 50 markets, with initial availability in countries including Australia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, the US, and the UK through October. This positions Spotify to compete directly with Apple Music on audio quality.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe first community request for lossless was lodged in 2014
1,661 days after Spotify announced it was coming — it's finally landed!
Now all those @Apple Music fanbois can no longer claim that their service has a monopoly on audio quality!
Lossless is rolling out gradually to more than 50 markets through October
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