Spotify Finally Launches Lossless Audio After 8 Years of Teasing: Available Now for All Premium Users

Spotify has officially launched its highly anticipated lossless audio streaming service after nearly a decade. The company unveiled the service for its Premium subscribers without even requiring a new subscription tier. To recall, the tech giant first teased its lossless audio service in 2017, and over the years, updates were teased. Since 2021, Spotify has promised an early release, and in 2024, again, claims were being made for an almost-ready ready. Despite earlier skepticism, Spotify finally made a high-quality audio service available to its users.

Spotify Lossless Audio Available for Premium Subscribers

Spotify is rolling out its lossless audio to all existing Premium subscribers in 50 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, and Sweden, over the next two months. India is not part of the early release. Unlike other platforms that offer Hi-tiers, Spotify users will not require a new subscription tier for the new service.

In addition, the company also confirmed that there will be no price changes associated with the feature rollout, making it accessible to a broad audience.

How to Enable Lossless Audio in Spotify

If you are residing in the listed country and you are a premium subscriber on Spotify, then you will be notified in the app once the lossless streaming becomes available. As soon as you receive notification, you can activate it in the media quality settings.

While listening, an indicator will appear in the Now Playing bar and via the Connect Picker on compatible devices, which initially include products from Sony, Bose, Samsung, and Sennheiser. Support for Sonos and Amazon devices is expected in the following month, expanding accessibility further.

The Streaming Landscape

With this update, YouTube remains the only major streaming service without lossless audio support. Spotify’s move ensures it can compete more directly with Apple Music and Tidal in terms of audio quality while retaining its pricing structure and existing subscriber base.