Latest Leaks: Spotify Ready To Release Lossless Audio Features After A Few Years Of Waiting

JAKARTA - After years of waiting for the release of the lossless audio tier promised by Spotify, several leaked UI elements suggest that the project is still alive and running, otherwise it may be close to being released.

The current Bitrate of Spotify reaches 320kbps, but that could soon change if screenshots taken from Spotify's 1.236 version by Redditor OhItsTom are accurate. They show what users can expect from lossless features, including device compatibility check and lossless streaming quality up to 1,411kbps, and could be even higher.

Another section states that lossless quality of up to 2,117kbps can be achieved, which can consume 15,9MB of data per minute. Hearing support up to 24-bit/44.1kHz may also be available for "limited songs" through FLAC audio format, something previously mentioned in Spotify's build code sample.

Screenshots also show compatibility checks that tell users whether their devices, connection types, and bandwidth can support lossless audio. This is presented in conjunction with some text suggestions that suggest users download music in lossless quality for the best offline listening experience and warn users that most Bluetooth devices "do not fully support lossless noise." Instead, users are asked to use a wired device or listen wirelessly via the Spotify Connect feature.

This UI is just a visual for now (the lossless turnover is not working yet), according to OhItsTom, which also claims that Spotify internally refers to the feature as "enhanced listening" rather than HiFi now. Another reported screenshot reveals an introduction screen for mobile apps showing that Spotify's HiFi brand has also changed its name to "Lossless" one of the several names that has been speculated since it was re-announced in February 2021, along with the latest rumors about the "Supremium" level below it.

The existence of this UI element in the app can show that Spotify is finally ready to release this long-awaited feature, but it is not easy to forgive three years of disappearances and promises that have not been kept.

Spotify has made some efforts to reassure its users that HiFi / Lossless / whatever we call it is still "will come someday". But other audio streaming services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Tidal have long offered high-resolution audio. At this point, we will believe it when we see it.