Apple iOS 15 tips and tricks: How to turn on lossless music and choose audio quality on iPhone

Apple Music allows its subscribers to access millions of ad-free tracks encoded using lossless audio compression in the Music app. In this article, we will tell you how you can turn on lossless music and choose audio quality on your iPhone.

If you are wondering what is lossless music is then here’s an answer for you: A lossless compression is a form of compression that preserves all of the original data. Apple has developed its own lossless audio compression technology called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). The entire Apple Music catalog is encoded using ALAC in resolutions ranging from 16-bit/44.1 kHz (CD Quality) up to 24-bit/192 kHz.

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What is Apple Music?

Apple Music is an ad-free streaming music service that lets you listen to millions of songs and your music library. But if you are a subscriber, then you can listen any time no matter online or off. You can create your playlists, stream and download lossless and Dolby Atmos audio files. It will also give you personalized recommendations for songs. It lets you see music your friends are listening to, lets you to watch exclusive video content, and more.

How to turn on Lossless music and choose audio quality:

You can choose audio quality settings for cellular streaming, Wi-Fi streaming, and downloads.

Step 1: Go to Settings, tap Music.

Step 2: Tap Audio Quality, then tap Lossless Audio to turn it on or off.

Step 3: Choose the audio quality for streaming and downloading audio.

• • Choose Lossless for a maximum resolution of 24-bit/48 kHz.
  • Choose Hi-Res Lossless for a maximum resolution of 24-bit/192 kHz.

Tip: The audio quality of streamed music depends on song availability, network conditions, and the capability of connected headphones or speakers.