Not seeing the new lossless audio options in Music settings on iOS 14.6

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Not seeing the new lossless audio options in Music settings on iOS 14.6

I updated my iPhone 12 Pro Max to iOS 14.6 via the public release today and don't see the new lossless audio settings when I go to Settings -> Music. Per the screenshots below, the only audio options are for Cellular Streaming and they are Hi-Efficiency or High Quality (AAC 256 kbps). I haven't installed any preview versions of iOS so that's not an issue. Any recommendations on what I should do? I know the music will be rolling out although my understanding is that I should have these settings now.

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on May 24, 2021 12:02 PM

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May 24, 2021 2:20 PM in response to chrisso909

I just spoke with an Apple senior advisor via phone and he told me that the settings for lossless audio appeared in the betas but not in the public release. While he didn't exactly know how those settings will appear when the lossless music is available, it's possible that another iOS update will roll out to enable those settings when the music is available.

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May 24, 2021 12:43 PM in response to chrisso909

You need to be an Apple Music subscriber to have access to lossless audio. See the following article, especially the "What is lossless audio compression?" section: About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support

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May 24, 2021 1:45 PM in response to Piersonrife1

Indeed, it should. The linked article above is all we have for the moment. I would recommend contacting Apple Support to clarify the issue: Get Support

And, please, post their answer in this thread so that others can benefit from it.

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