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Apple Music's New Spatial Audio Feature Launches Today

Spatial Audio, powered by Dolby Atmos for Apple Music is officially launching today, Apple announced during its WWDC keynote. Announced earlier last month, Spatial Audio provides a more immersive music experience for ‌Apple Music‌ subscribers at no additional cost.

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Spatial Audio will initially be available to thousands of songs on ‌Apple Music‌, with the selection growing more in the future. The feature, powered by Dolby Atmos, will be supported on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers of the newest iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

Learn more about ‌Apple Music‌ Spatial Audio using our guide.

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Top Rated Comments

71 months ago

That support document was published in the future…


Its the 8th here in Australia... you are just living in the past :P
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
71 months ago

I don’t know what’s up with this playlist, but it’s out there. Could be nothing:
[MEDIA=applemusic]us/playlist/pl.u-B9ErVivdVdK[/MEDIA]
This is a fan made playlist. These songs themselves haven't been enabled for Spatial Audio yet (as of this writing).
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ladodger5 Avatar
71 months ago
I hope we get lossless today too
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Spinrite Avatar
71 months ago
It feels like Christmas Eve. I’m leaving cookies and milk by my iPhone tonight for Apple Santa.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Boardiesboi Avatar
71 months ago
There’s a new support article about spatial audio and Dolby atmos
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT212182

In it there’s a dedicated playlist.
https://music.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?fcId=1561370672
I clicked on Taylor Swift and the Dolby Atmos and lossless music logos appeared for a brief second before disappearing again.

It looks like it’s getting ready and they just need to flick a switch to enable it.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
71 months ago
All I'm seeing is "Apple Digital Master."
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