Apple Music’s Spatial, Lossless Audio Streaming Comes to Android Devices

Apple recently updated its Music app for Android, but it left out a few new features you might be expecting: support for lossless streaming and spatial audio. Committed confirmed that the tech giant has started rolling out the new high-quality streaming options, although they aren’t specifically mentioned in the Android app’s release notes.

The company first announced that it was making streaming options available to subscribers at no additional cost in May, promising immersive experiences similar to those offered by Tidal HiFi and Amazon Music HD. Both options arrived for Apple users in June, but they’re limited to certain albums. Apple has promised to make Dolby Atmos content easy to find with curated playlists and special badges, and it said lossless streaming will eventually reach its entire catalog with 75 million tracks.

However, you will need to use compatible speakers or headphones to be able to enjoy these new, immersive listening experiences. Apple has previously said that AirPods and Beats headphones and earphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as speakers on the latest iPhones, iPads, and Macs will work with spatial audio from Dolby. You will need to research the features of your device to make sure that it can access spatial audio streaming as well. Meanwhile, lossless audio requires a wired connection and will not work with wireless audio devices.