Apple Music, the 10 things you should know
10 things to know about Apple Music, new music service streaming of Apple, just launched and available with iOS 8.4.
Apple Music is finally a reality. Also available, the new music streaming service Cupertino promises to do battle with industry giants such as Spotify. The first shot has already chalked up, making sure the last musical album of Taylor Swift is not present in the music catalog of other competitors. But there are other things you should know before (or after) of a subscription.
1.) Installation. To use the new service Apple’s music you must upgrade the operating system to iOS 8.4. You cannot take advantage of the OS on the background; the application is not available on the App Store or on iTunes and cannot be installed without iOS 8.4.
2.) Availability. Apple Music is currently only available on PC, Mac and iOS devices upgraded to iOS 8.4. In the future, although there are still no official dates, the streaming music service will arrive on Apple TV and Android.
3.) 90 days free. For all users, upon signing Apple Music, the first 90 days of service are totally free. Then you will have to pay a monthly fee of $9.99, rising to $14.99 if you want to share your account with a maximum of 6 people in their own family. During the free trial period, Apple will pay the artists. The merit of this decision is due to the dust raised by the singer Taylor Swift.
4.) Content. Music will allow Apple to stream almost the entire music catalog available now on iTunes and affordable, with some important exceptions: Beatles fans, for example: will be disappointed by the absence of a well-known band from Apple Music. There will be the AC / DC than in the past refused to distribute their songs in streaming.
5.) Musical preferences. Apple Music includes a section titled ” For You. ” Through this hub, it will be able to choose their own music genres, proposed graphical screen in colored bubbles. A single tap on the genre to indicate a normal preference, two touches to indicate a greater preference. The system is referred to as ” smart ” capable of understanding the tastes of the listener and to adapt progressively.
6.) Siri. Apple Music and Siri will work together to make listening to you easier, instant and fun. You can ask Siri to play that, or that song, or you can ask the assistant voice to play music from a specific album or belonging to a particular genre or inserted inside a playlist.
7.) Apple Music & iTunes Match. For the avoidance of doubt, Apple Music has nothing to do with iTunes Match. The first is the new music service from Apple that allows you to stream music by paying a monthly fee; the second is used to send the cloud music stored on their PC, Mac or iOS devices, so you can play your songs from any device, wherever you are.
8.) Music sharing. Music with Apple will be able to share their musical preferences with friends and relatives. You can share your playlists, albums, and videos through Facebook, Twitter or through messages. The social side is very developed and intricate.
9.) Video. Apple Music not only offers to stream music, but also music videos, or backstage, in high resolution. In this regard, Apple has already promised thousands and thousands of videos included in your subscription, and available to users without paying additional amounts of money.
10.) Without subscription. Music Apple does not provide free subscriptions, such as Spotify. Without subscription, it will be impossible to stream music. In any case, without subscribing, simply by using your Apple ID, you can listen to the station live Beats1, besides being able to see the feed of artists and follow them through Connect.
