Spotify finally responds to inquiries about HiFi launch delay

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Back in February 2021, Spotify announced its intention to launch the eagerly awaited Spotify HiFi category, promising to provide the service to users by the end of the year. This self-imposed deadline came and went without any statement from the company, but Spotify finally responded to calls from its users in a thread on the Spotify Community site.

In a short response, Spotify sympathized with frustrated subscribers, and confirmed that a new service was imminent, but stopped short of committing to a new schedule saying, “We don’t have timing details to share yet.”

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The full message from Spotify says:

We know that HiFi sound quality is important to you. We feel the same, and are excited to offer the Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future. But we don’t have timing details to share yet.

We will of course update you here when we can.

So, the wait continues. When it materializes, Spotify’s HiFi tier will give Spotify Premium subscribers the option to “upgrade” their membership to provide access to higher quality streams. The platform remains the only major streaming service not offering music in high quality, with competitors Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon, Deezer, and Apple Music supporting at least CD-quality streams.

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