What audio formats are compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod?
Now there are far fewer such questions on the net, but before in many forums people asked before buying an iPhone: “What audio formats are compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod?”
iPhone and iPad support the following audio file formats:
AAC (8 to 320 kbps), AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX +) , AIFF and WAV, Apple Lossless (ALAC).
Most of the time iPhone and iPad users prefer MP3 and ALAC (Apple Lossless) formats, which they download from trackers, so there is practically no problem to copy music to iPhone, iPad.
What is Apple Lossless (ALAC) and how is it different from FLAC?
A few separate words should be said about the rather unusual Apple Lossless (ALAC) – this is an analog of the FLAC audio codec. Apple Lossless was specially designed by Apple to ensure that the user can enjoy the highest quality music while keeping battery consumption within reasonable limits.
Apple Lossless (ALAC) does not require high performance, so you can listen to music without quality loss, even on old iPod Nano. Apple takes great care to ensure that its devices can work for a long time without recharging, which is why we have a FLAC analog in the person of Apple Lossless.
