Apple Music for Android now includes support for spatial audio and lossless audio on select devices.
Apple has updated the Android companion app on its Apple Music streaming platform with support for spatial audio, lossless audio, and other features that debuted on its Apple Music devices. origin in June. But there’s a catch: Spatial Audio only works on Android phones that support Dolby Atmos.
This requirement makes sense: Apple has made it clear that Spatial Audio relies on Dolby Atmos since announcing the feature in May. It’s just not a deal-breaker for many Apple customers, as virtually all of the company’s recent products support the technology.
However, Android phones are not required to include Dolby Atmos support, so there is no guarantee that Apple Music users will have access to spatial audio on this platform. Apple urged subscribers to “check with your device manufacturer” to see if their phones support the feature.
Other changes introduced with this update, including support for lossless audio, auto-fade, and search enhancements “that make it easier to find your favorite music using the online search “, don’t seem to be limited to specific Android devices. Team.
What these features enable: Apple said in May that “Dolby Atmos is a revolutionary, immersive audio experience that lets artists mix music so the sound comes from anywhere and above.”
Meanwhile, Lossless Audio adds new audio quality options. Apple divides the settings into High Quality (16-bit at 44.1 kHz), Lossless (24-bit at 48 kHz), and High-Resolution Lossless (24-bit at 192 kHz). The first two will work anywhere, but the third requires additional hardware.
The latest version of Apple Music for Android is now available on the Google Play Store. This leaves Windows as the only platform for which an Apple Music client is available without support for spatial audio or lossless audio.
