Apple could be set to reveal more details about the Spatial Audio feature coming to its music streaming service, Apple Music. According to MacRumors, a teaser video was uploaded to Apple Music for a special event called Introducing Spatial Audio. The teaser video has since been removed, but it has revealed that the event will take place at the annual WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) today at 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 8pm BST on June 7 or 3am on June 8 in Australia. . If the event goes ahead, it will directly follow today's speech, which will begin at 10am. M.PDT / 1 p.m. M. EDT / 6 p.m. M. BST, or at 1 a.m. M. ACT on June 8 in Australia. This is where we hope to get our first official look at upcoming major software updates, including iOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS 12, iPadOS 15, and more. We're also expecting to hear about Apple AirPods 3 rumors, though Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the company won't start producing new AirPods until "calendar Q2021 XNUMX," according to an investor report. Seen by Apple Insider.
Cinematic sound
Apple recently announced that Apple Music will receive Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos support, with a release date yet to be confirmed. Immersive sound technology was originally designed for cinema, bringing a sense of height and spaciousness to soundtracks and effects, making it seem like sound is coming at you from every angle. If you have a pair of AirPods or Beats headphones with the H1 or W1 chip, Apple Music will be able to automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks by default; according to the company, there will be "thousands" available at launch, with more to follow. Apple says it will constantly add new Dolby Atmos tracks to the service, along with dedicated playlists to help you find your favorite tracks in 3D sound format. Albums available in Atmos will also have a badge on their details page, so you should be able to spot them quickly.
(Image credit: MacRumors/Apple) This feature was announced alongside Lossless Audio, and both features are available on Apple Music at no additional cost to subscribers. According to Apple, subscribers will be able to "hear exactly what the artists created in the studio" with Lossless Audio. To start listening to lossless audio, you can turn it on in Settings > Music > Audio quality, where you can choose the resolution of your music based on your connection (cellular, Wi-Fi, or download). The Lossless level starts at CD quality (16-bit/44,1kHz) and goes all the way up to 24ma/48kHz and is natively playable on Apple devices. And, for audiophiles, there's Hi-Resolution Lossless, which goes up to 24-bit/192kHz. Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio will launch in June, so it's no surprise that the company wants to highlight it at WWDC this year. And, if the official launch coincides with a new AirPods model, Apple will really shake up audio rivals like Sony, Bose and Sennheiser.