Apple Music for Android updated with Spatial Audio, lossless quality streaming
The latest update to the Apple Music app on Android officially introduces support for Apple's lossless and spatial audio features.
The latest update to the Apple Music app on Android officially introduces support for Apple's lossless and spatial audio features.
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The new Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos feature in Apple Music will also arrive on Android sometime in the future, Apple has confirmed on its website.
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Android users who subscribe to Apple Music won't get all of the benefits of Apple's new additions, as it will include support for Lossless audio, but not Dolby Atmos at launch.
Google is set to announce new privacy initiatives during Google I/O, but it appears that the Android changes will stop short of Apple's App Tracking Transparency and other programs.
Code within the latest beta version of Apple Music for Android corroborates rumors that lossless streaming might be coming soon to the platform.
Google has announced that it will introduce a new "safety section" with app privacy information on the Google Play store — an echo of Apple's own privacy nutrition labels.
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