Apple Music’s spatial audio and lossless streaming are actually out there on Android

Apple Music listeners on Android can now reap the benefits of the Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming options that debuted on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS over a month in the past. The newest replace of the app for Android provides help for each options.

Lossless must be out there fairly universally on Android gadgets. Apple consists of all the identical warnings as on iOS about it consuming “significantly more data.” Like on Apple’s personal platforms, Apple Music advises that exterior {hardware} like a DAC is required if you wish to step as much as hi-res lossless. (I’m curious whether or not this nonetheless applies on LG’s audiophile-friendly telephones, which have a superb built-in DAC, however haven’t had the prospect to check but.)

Spatial audio help on the Android facet appears a extra restricted, nevertheless. Although the characteristic works with any headphones — similar to on iPhone — Apple notes that your telephone itself must help Dolby Atmos to allow spatial audio. On my Pixel 4A 5G, there’s no choice for “Dolby Atmos” within the audio part of Apple Music’s settings. Other colleagues with extra flagship-tier gadgets have a toggle for Atmos there. So I suppose that’s the simplest technique to inform whether or not your telephone is able to spatial audio playback.

The beta model of Apple Music for Android truly tipped off that lossless and hi-res audio had been coming to the service even earlier than Apple made an official announcement. But now each can be found on the common Apple Music app for Android.