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Spotify’s Lossless Audio/Listening/Streaming is the platform's newly launched high-fidelity audio option that give users a richer, more detailed listening experience. Lossless delivers music in FLAC format at up to 24-bit / 44.1 kHz, offering CD-quality sound that preserves much more detail compared to standard lossy formats like 320 kbps Ogg Vorbis.
The feature is available to all Premium subscribers at no additional cost in in the US, UK, Australia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal and its home territory of Sweden. The company specified that Lossless will be rolled out to all premium users worldwide by the end of October, and they will receive a notification in their Spotify app once Lossless becomes available to them.
When you’re listening in lossless mode, Spotify makes it easy to tell—both the Now Playing bar and the Spotify Connect screen will show an indicator confirming it’s active. Right now, the feature works on select devices from brands like Sony, Bose, Samsung, and Sennheiser. Meanwhile, support for other devices like Sonos and Amazon gear are part of the plans for next month.
The company handles the Lossless Audio internally in sense that FLAC format is preferred, and even though artists can upload files with higher specs (e.g., 24-bit/96 kHz), Spotify processes them into a max of 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC for playback. Audio is optimized internally to deliver that level consistently.
We’re rolling out our best sound quality, Lossless, to Premium users.
— Spotify (@Spotify) September 10, 2025
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For years, Spotify fans have been promised a high-quality, lossless streaming option—teased here and there, then delayed so many times it started to feel like it might never happen. After all that waiting, the feature has finally shown up, almost quietly, giving listeners the upgraded audio experience they’ve been asking for.
But there is something that's kind of annoying about the Spotify LossLess Audio: you'll have to activate the feature manually. In addition to that, Spotify said "You’ll need to enable Lossless manually on each device." This means you'll need to activate the Lossless Audio option on each device on which you want to use it.
How to Activate Lossless on Spotify
Enabling Lossless Audio manually doesn't mean the process is hard. You can seamlessly turn it on and off on the Spotify app. To activate it, follow these steps:
- Open your Spotify app and navigate to your "Profile".
- Under your profile page, tap "Settings & Privacy."
- Now, tap on "Media Quality" and choose where you want to enable lossless audio: Wi-Fi, cellular, downloads. See the processes in the image below.
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Once the Lossless Audio is activated, you’ll see a clear indicator in the Now Playing bar and within the Connect Picker, so you’ll always know when you’re streaming in higher-quality sound because the indicator will appear.
Because lossless audio consumes more data than standard quality levels, Spotify gives you different settings for Wi-Fi, mobile, and downloads so you can manage your data usage and avoid hitting data limits.
Each option—ranging from low to normal, high, very high, and lossless—shows the estimated data consumption, making it easier to choose what works best for your situation.
Spotify points out that the best way to enjoy lossless audio is over Wi-Fi with wired headphones or speakers, since Bluetooth doesn’t have the bandwidth to deliver true lossless quality.
If you’re listening through Bluetooth, the sound will still be compressed before it reaches you and a short delay maybe experienced when starting a track. These can happen because your device may need a moment to buffer the higher-quality file to prevent interruptions while it plays.
