Since then, Apple has raised the price of its service by $1, but lossless audio is still included in its base subscription plan. But that plan was put on indefinite hold after Apple said it would offer lossless audio streams and downloads in Apple Music at no extra costs to customers.Īt the time, Apple charged $10 a month for a subscription to Apple Music - the same price Spotify charged for access to its service.

The plan called for Spotify to introduce its HiFi plan toward the end of 2021, with users paying more for access to better quality music. On Tuesday, tech website The Verge said Spotify’s higher-fidelity tier, called Spotify HiFi, has been ready to go for over a year, with the key technical components mostly ironed out. (Handout photo courtesy Spotify, Graphic by The Desk)Ī plan by streaming music service Spotify to introduce a more-expensive tier with higher-quality audio streams was spoiled last year when Apple decided to include lossless music as part of their base subscription, according to a report published this week. The Milan office of streaming audio service Spotify.

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