Apple says HomePod and HomePod mini will get lossless audio support in the future

Apple's recently announced lossless audio feature on Apple Music was followed by a cold shower: Apple's audio gadgets, including the AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, HomePod and HomePod mini do not support lossless audio.

Now, in a new document on its website, Apple has revealed more details about lossless (a form of audio data compression that produces a perfect reconstruction of the original audio data), and tucked away in the FAQ is an interesting bit of news: HomePod and HomePod mini will eventually get support for the new feature. 

"HomePod and HomePod mini currently use AAC to ensure excellent audio quality. Support for lossless is coming in a future software update," says Apple. There's no word on when said update might be coming.  Read more...

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