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Interesting find by @kirkmc

 

Also notable, and as I noted on Kirk's site, that Apple's support of 4K video on its side project AppleTV, is a strong indication of what the company thinks of high resolution audio, given Apple hasn't even mentioned it over the years. 

 

https://www.kirkville.com/apple-iphone-8-and-iphone-x-to-support-flac-but-its-not-new/

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I still haven't figure out exactly what this FLAC support means. There is no FLAC support in the iTunes update that was released today (which, BTW, is a disaster for many, because you can no longer sync apps, and the App Store is gone): 

 

https://www.kirkville.com/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-removes-app-store/

 

So I think the FLAC support is simply saying that third party apps can play FLAC files, which isn't new. 

 

And before Apple moves to high-resolution audio (which I think will never happen) they could move to a lossless option, because they have most of their iTunes Store masters in FLAC, and could easily convert them to ALAC. I would see that happening because it's a way to differentiate from Spotify, but there's no indication that they really care, or that Apple Music or iTunes Store users care. 

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On 9/13/2017 at 11:22 AM, kirkmc said:

I still haven't figure out exactly what this FLAC support means. There is no FLAC support in the iTunes update that was released today (which, BTW, is a disaster for many, because you can no longer sync apps, and the App Store is gone): 

 

https://www.kirkville.com/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-removes-app-store/

 

So I think the FLAC support is simply saying that third party apps can play FLAC files, which isn't new. 

 

You are spot on. IMO it is a step backwards.

 

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