With Apple Music officially bringing out Lossless audio support for subscribers, your listening experience should receive a massive upgrade, assuming you are a legit audiophile and know the difference. However, in case you are wondering if Hi-res Lossless or Lossless audio will make its way to Apple’s AirPods, there is a bit of uncertainty here because the company has not specified it.
Lossless Audio Will Be Supported on Many Apple Products, but AirPods Have Not Been Mentioned
Apple has stated the following regarding supported audio formats for its AirPods line.
As you can tell, Spatial Audio is already supported by the regular AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max, and so is Dolby Atmos. In fact, the aforementioned technologies are supported by a variety of Beats-branded headphones and earphones, so it is not like those owners are missing out. Unfortunately, Lossless and Hi-res Lossless audio support has yet to make it through to these headphones and earphones, so if Apple has not mentioned it, there is a high chance the company is not bringing it.
While the news might be unpleasant to hear, there is always something to remain positive about. The technology giant is expected to host its virtual WWDC 2021 keynote on June 7, and perhaps we will see Lossless audio support materialize for the AirPods. After all, last year’s WWDC presentation introduced Spatial Audio for the AirPods Pro, so we will keep our fingers crossed and update our readers accordingly.
Updated - T3 has reportedly confirmed from Apple that the AirPods Max do not support Lossless audio streaming. This can also mean that the AirPods Pro and regular AirPods will not support it.
