User and Verge blogger receives Survey from Spotify asking for their opinion on a potential “Platinum” tier that would include HiFi and other TBA features for a higher price.Spotify says it still plans to launch a lossless music experience, although when that will be and what form it will take still appear undecided.
Worth noting that the setup instructions state ”Find out if you have the right setup to get the full HiFi experience and what to adjust if you don't”, suggesting that Spotify may attempt to educate users on what type of devices or “set up” is required to experience Hifi. Later determined to be from a jailbroken version of the app. User spots HiFi settings in a “beta version of the Android app” (I believe this was also a jailbroken find)Ī user claims they have HiFi and posts screenshots and video evidence of the experience, sub goes nuts. Multiple users on jailbroken versions of the app find what appears to be the HiFi user onboarding experience Multiple users confirm that code for HiFi still exists in the app Multiple users see the HiFi logo temporarily appearing in the Connect menu in the Spotify app User spots HiFi logo in their Tesla when using Spotify In the last year since those comments, there have been a number of HiFi “sightings” and previews shared by users: So I can’t really announce any specific on this other than to say that we’re in constant dialogue with our partners to bring this to market.” We will of course update you here when we can.”įebruary 2, 2022: Speaking to analysts/investors on an earnings call, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says they don’t have specific updates on HiFi- ”Many of the features that we talk about and especially that’s related to music ends up into licensing.
But we don’t have timing details to share yet. We feel the same, and we’re excited to deliver a Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future. January 9 2022: A Spotify support rep responds to user complaints and questions about HiFi, saying ”We know that HiFi quality audio is important to you. Otherwise, some history on HiFi news/sightings: Spotify’s next Stream On event takes place on March 8, where they typically share product news, feature updates, and make other big announcements. For those that want to debate whether users will notice a difference in HiFi, this is a great post, albeit semi-technical, that’s worth a read.
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