Apple Music listeners on Android can now benefit from the Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming options that debuted on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS over a month in the past. The most recent replace of the app for Android provides help for each options.
Lossless ought to be obtainable fairly universally on Android gadgets. Apple consists of all the identical warnings as on iOS about it consuming “considerably extra knowledge.” 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.)
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Spatial audio help on the Android facet appears a extra restricted, nonetheless. Though the characteristic works with any headphones — identical 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. Different colleagues with extra flagship-tier gadgets have a toggle for Atmos there. So I suppose that’s the simplest strategy 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 have been coming to the service even earlier than Apple made an official announcement. However now each can be found on the common Apple Music app for Android.
