It's still unclear if Spotify plans to charge more for its HiFi streaming tier, a feat that just got more difficult since Apple just announced that it will be bringing lossless audio quality to Apple Music for no additional cost in June.

The selected track didn't play in Hi-Fi quality, however, indicating that the server-side functionality isn't yet finalized. Spotify's HiFi tier was supposed to launch at the end of 2021, and we still have no official information on when the new lossless audio tier would launch publicly, allowing users to stream CD. Spotify hifi icon is a timely discovery, hints of Spotify's lossless HiFi audio streaming service have again been spotted this week by Reddit user themonarc, who shared their finding with the accompanying image above.According to the Reddit poster, a hidden HiFi menu was accessed in the Spotify app by 'quickly tapping the glitched icon' that briefly appeared on the Now Playing screen upon launch.Doing so brought up a separate screen explaining that the HiFi option supports 16-bit 44.1kHz streaming over wired earphones. When they tapped on the icon, it brought up a screen that said the music would stream in 16-bit, 44.1kHz.

As reported by MacRumors, at least one user has discovered the option in the Spotify app.

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