But we are now 10 months into 2022 and there's still no Spotify HiFi.

As the year drew to a close, our fingers remain crossed that Spotify HiFi would indeed be the streaming giant's Christmas present to us all. That phrasing led us to believe it would be nearer the end of 2021 rather than imminently. Spotify is one of the few big streaming platforms that doesn't offer lossless audio, and the move could help it close the gap between its services and rival platforms like Apple Music, Amazon Music HD, Tidal, and Deezer.Īlthough HiFi won't include truly hi-res audio streams like Apple Music and Amazon, CD-quality audio at 1,411kbps will be a big improvement on Spotify's current offering of 320kbps.Last February, Spotify promised to launch Spotify HiFi 'beginning later this year'. Spotify HiFi was revealed earlier this year, and will allow you to hear your favorite songs in lossless, CD-quality audio. However, the end of the year is fast approaching, and we still don't have a firm release date. We've seen screenshots of the Spotify HiFi logo in the app as well as a Spotify HiFi onboarding video leaked by a Redditor.Īccording to a Spotify blog post, the new service will be available 'later in 2021' – and it will be available as an upgrade to Premium.

Recently, we've seen several signs that Spotify HiFi is close to launch. We've had a number of announcements from Spotify in recent weeks - including the ability to block other users on the platform - but we haven't had the one announcement we've been waiting for: a Spotify HiFi launch date. It sounds as though you'll be able to buy individual audiobooks on Spotify, but we wouldn't be surprised if the company announces a new subscription tier to cater for spoken word content specifically in the next few months. If audiobooks prove as popular as podcasts on Spotify, the acquisition could be very lucrative indeed - the company announced that podcast ad revenue increased by 627% (opens in new tab) year on year in July 2021, with podcast listening increasing by 30%.Īccording to The Verge, Findaway shares in author's royalties, so when a user buys a Findaway-distributed book on Spotify, the music streaming service will make money, and will also take a cut of the revenue.

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