Overview

• Spotify will roll out Lossless as a free upgrade for Premium subscribers starting in October across about 50 markets, including Germany.
• Lossless tops out at 24‑bit/44.1 kHz and must be enabled manually on each device, with the feature limited to paying users.
• Free listeners gain Pick & Play, Search & Play, and Share & Play, plus playlist creation with custom covers, Daylist, and refreshed personalized recommendations.
• A Spotify spokesperson said free accounts get a daily allocation of on‑demand listening time, after which shuffle rules and limited skips apply, without revealing the exact limit.
• Wireless and data constraints may blunt audio gains, as Bluetooth often cannot carry full lossless quality and Spotify advises wired headphones or Spotify Connect; recent price rises are being tied to these upgrades and audiobooks.