Ukuhambisana kwefomethi ye-FLAC ezinhlotsheni zakamuva zamadivayisi we-Apple nezinhlelo zokusebenza kuthuthukiswe kakhulu. Ngenkathi zombili i-HomePod, uhlelo lokusebenza lwamaFayela, nesidlali se-QuickTime kuma-macOS sisekela ifomethi ye-FLAC, uhlelo lokusebenza lokuphathwa kwe-iTunes alukabi njalo, ivimbela abasebenzisi ukuthi bajabulele lolu hlobo lwefomethi olunikeza ikhwalithi engaphezulu kakhulu kunendlela ejwayelekile ye-MP3.
Njengoba sibona emininingwaneni ekhishwe yi-HomePod kuwebhusayithi yayo, manje njengoba usuku lwayo lokuqalisa selusemthethweni, siyabona ukuthi kudatha yezobuchwepheshe le divayisi isekela ifomethi ye-FLAC. Njengokwejwayelekile, kuyimfihlakalo futhi kuzohlala kuyimfihlakalo ukuthi kungani i-Apple inganikeli ukusekelwa kwale fomethi njengoba ifinyelele enguqulweni engu-1.3 futhi ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwaduma ngo-2013.
Amafayela ngefomethi ye-FLAC angadlalwa ngesidlali se-QuickTime kuma-macOS, kepha i-VLC isebenzisa okungcono kakhulu, kufaka phakathi ukuphathwa kohlu nalapho kunikezwa imininingwane, inketho engatholakali ngesidlali se-macOS sendabuko. Ifomethi ye-FLAC inciphisa ivolumu ehlala umculo ku-CD kuze kufike ku-50%, kuya ngamathrekhi nezinketho zokufaka ikhodi esizibekayo.
Ifomethi yekhwalithi ye-Apple engalahleki, i-ALAC, isinikeza ikhwalithi efanayo yomsindo kepha ayihambisani nabadlali abaningi besithathu. Ngokusobala, le fomethi efana ne-FLAC, ephethwe yi-Apple, iyahambisana ne-iTunes. Uhlobo lokuqala lwe-iOS 11 olunikeza ukusekelwa kwale fomethi yi-iOS 11, esivumela ukuthi sidlale le fomethi kusuka kuhlelo lokusebenza lweFiles ngqo nesidlali esizenzakalelayo senguqulo yeshumi nanye ye-iOS.
