Spotify HiFi was expected to launch by the end of 2021. The company even worked up a “Power of HiFi” video promo for the new service featuring Billie Eilish and Finneas, although both spoke only on the merits of higher audio quality in general terms without any specific mention of Spotify. The service promised to “deliver music in CD-quality lossless audio format” on most devices and even streamed to Spotify Connect-enabled speakers. Spotify announced its plans for “Spotify HiFi” in February 2021 to much fanfare. In a recent interview with The Verge, Spotify co-president Gustav Söderström promised that “some kind of lossless experience is still on the way” but stopped short of offering any details on when we’ll actually see it or what the service will look like. However, it turns out that Spotify executives are still working on figuring out the details. It’s led to some speculation that Spotify had abandoned its plans, particularly as the company hasn’t had much to say about it. Yet, two years after Spotify announced its own lossless HiFi plans, the service remains missing in action.

It’s been nearly two years since Apple officially announced it would offer its entire catalog in lossless audio, a promise the company delivered on by the end of 2021.

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