Unlike Apple, which offers lossless music for free, Spotify plans to offer HiFi as part of a more expensive plan that includes spatial audio, Dolby Atmos, and other audiobook and podcast-related perks. Although the company has been ready to launch its HiFi feature for over a year, it has yet to be released due to cost considerations. Spotify’s latest update includes discovery feeds and Smart Shuffle for playlists. Meanwhile, other music services like Apple Music and Amazon have already begun offering lossless music at no extra cost. Söderström reassures fans that they will eventually launch, but there is currently no specific timeline for its release. Spotify HiFi release date still uncertain While the company initially planned to release the feature by the end of 2021, they are now focusing on developing it in a way that benefits both Spotify and their listeners. Spotify’s co-president, Gustav Söderström, confirmed in an interview with The Verge that the launch of their HiFi premium tier has been delayed due to industry changes. The latest report by The Verge reveals that Spotify’s co-president claims HiFi is still in the works and will be released at some point. Two years have passed and HiFi still hasn’t been launched. Perhaps the forthcoming premium tier is going in another direction, after all.In 2021, Spotify announced their HiFi lossless streaming tier would be released later that year. But we don’t have timing details to share yet.ĬEO Daniel Ek said the delay was down to the service being caught up in licensing negotiations, adding that it was in 'constant dialogue' with music labels about bringing the feature to market. Nine months later, however, all is very quiet again in the Spotify HiFi camp. We feel the same, and we’re excited to deliver a Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future.

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Spotify fans wanting higher quality audio than that offered by its Premium plan were left frustrated at the end of last year when the company's own deadline to deliver HiFi came and went. That Spotify looks to still be in the stage of collecting user research suggests that this new service, whatever its name and offering, might not materialise for some time yet either.

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