Apple Lossless codec on iPhone 16promax

Recently, with the help of Apple Support, I found that I cannot load Apple Lossless format files to my iPhone 16 Pro max. Is there fix planned for the iPhone 16? Or a way to transfer large numbers of tracks to another format (not one at a time...I have hundreds of albums on my Mac's iTunes in the lossless format)?

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 12, 2025 10:09 AM

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2 replies

AlWeir

Level 5

4,862 points

Jan 12, 2025 10:17 AM in response to jgiolma

Yes, the iPhone 16 Pro Max supports Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). To turn on Lossless Audio on an iPhone, you can:

Go to Settings
Tap Music
Tap Audio Quality
Tap Lossless Audio to turn it on or off

You can also choose the audio quality for streaming and downloading audio. The options are:

Lossless: Maximum resolution of 24-bit/48 kHz
Hi-Res Lossless: Maximum resolution of 24-bit/192 kHz

jgiolma Author

Level 1

9 points

Jan 13, 2025 4:09 PM in response to AlWeir

There is no 'Audio Quality' setting.

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