Spotify Free Mobile Streaming Automatic Quality Setting

 

Spotify Free Mobile Streaming Automatic Quality Setting Windows 10

Received this email from Spotify support. It followed a previous email that said Automatic Streaming Quality defaults to the default for the currently used device. Hi there, Thanks for reaching out to us. Spotify uses 3 quality ratings for streaming, all in the Ogg Vorbis format. 96 kbps. Normal quality on mobile.

Part 1. Everything We Know About Spotify Bitrate

Spotify Free Mobile Streaming Automatic Quality Settings

What's Bitrate?

Spotify Free Mobile Streaming Automatic Quality Setting

Have you had a full knowledge of bit rate already? No matter yes or no, let's check what it means again. According to the official definition, bitrate refers to the number of bits—or the amount of data—that are processed over a certain amount of time. In audio tracks, this usually means kilobits per second. Taken Spotify as example, songs or playlists you stream on Spotify is 160 kilobits per second, meaning there are 160 kilobits of data stored in every second of a song. Higher bitrate, more storage. Lower bitrate, you will plain hear a bit of distortion or can't hear the subtle background tracks, etc. So, a higher bitrate track could be the better listening experience.

Spotify Free Mobile Streaming Automatic Quality Setting Software

Which Bitrate Does Spotify Stream At?

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As for Spotify audio bitrate, it could be divided into three different parts according to platforms and subscription plans. With using Spotify desktop client, free Spotify users will be able to enjoy 160 kbps standard quality on PC and Mac, while premium subscribers can listen to 320 kbps high quality on desktop client. With using Spotify Web Player, you can enjoy AAC 128 kbps or 256 kbps audio quality for free or paid users. Besides, Spotify has compressed its music down to a bit rate of 96 kbps for standard quality, 160kbps for high quality and 320 kbps for Extreme quality (Premium only) on mobile devices.