FloatingSheep t1_ja83462 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by resurgences in Is Apple Music good? by resurgences

Is there a dedicated windows program coming? The main thing pushing me away from Apple Music is iTunes sucks and the lack of lossless support on Windows.

Muzzlehatch t1_ja855oi wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Yes. They have released a “preview” app for windows that works fine but I believe it’s windows 11 only right now.

FloatingSheep t1_ja86pbp wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Oh I wasn't aware of that, I'll keep an eye on that, thank you!

Muzzlehatch t1_ja884gy wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:01 PM

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/apple-music-preview/9PFHDD62MXS1?hl=en-us&gl=us&rtc=1

PhysicalRow4225 t1_ja8enjc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM

I believe the website also has a little tab in it where you can stream in the Apple preview’s quality; it’s on the website, not the iTunes app for windows.

rndll t1_ja8p418 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:51 PM

The Apple Music Android App works great on Windows 11 Android Subsystem. Just needs to be sideloaded since it's obviously not available on the Amazon App Store for Windows but is easy enough to do. So far the only feature I found missing is Dolby Atmos. https://imgur.com/a/tmoXpcp

AlmondVF t1_ja9ydlz wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:38 PM

Lossless is actually supported on Windows, just hidden in the mess that is iTunes settings. You may also need to have a compatible dac/amp in order for it to allow you to set your audio to 24b/192khz, however as I always used it with my Fiio dac connected I cannot tell for sure.