The Spotify HiFi release date could also depend on the type of device you use. The good news for subscribers in the US and Europe is that Spotify typically launches new features in those key markets first. Spotify is currently available in some 180 markets and in 60 languages, so chances are Spotify HiFi will land in different territories at different points throughout the year and perhaps into 2022. The words that jump out there are 'select markets'. In a blog post announcing Spotify HiFi back in February, the company said: “Beginning later this year, Premium subscribers in select markets will be able to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFi and listen to their favorite songs the way artists intended.” Our fingers remain crossed that Spotify HiFi will indeed be the streaming giant's Christmas present to us all. But ultimately, all's been quiet in the Spotify camp. Then there was a leaked video, posted online by a Reddit user, that seemed to offer a brief tour of the streaming giant's much-anticipated lossless audio tier. Hopes were high that it would launch weeks ago when a Reddit user spotted a HiFi icon in their Spotify iOS app. That phrasing led us to believe it would be nearer the end of the year rather than imminently, but now that we're knocking on December's door, time is running out – unless there has been a delay that will see it launch in 2022, perhaps. In February, Spotify promised to launch Spotify HiFi 'beginning later this year', but that's as specific as it has been.

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