Just a handful of months after Apple Music burst onto the iOS scene, Cupertino has officially launched the same service on Android (although still in beta). It is the first user-centric application that Apple has built for Google‘s operating system.
The service has now launched on Android in all countries where you can currently find Apple Music on iOS, other than China (although it will launch soon). Some areas might see a delayed rollout, however.
Without a doubt, many people will be looking at how the service functions on Android given Apple‘s lack of experience on the platform. As users had on iOS, customers new to Apple Music on Android will receive a three month trial period before deciding to pay the same monthly subscription you‘ll find on the iOS version in the country.
This is still the beta build, though, so some features are missing but will be rolling out over the coming months. Apple promises music videos are on their way and the sign-up process will be optimized for Android.
According to Apple, this will remain the full Apple Music experience on Android. Songs that you‘ve uploaded into Apple Music that they didn‘t have in Apple Music on Android will still show up, for instance “” a feature of iCloud Music Library that has been baked into Apple Music. Of course, you won‘t be able to buy songs as iTunes is not available on Android.
Apple could have done a bit more with this app by integrating it into the Android OS. You can‘t use Google Now to search within Apple Music, for instance“”Siri is easily the most powerful guide to Apple Music, and you can‘t replace the experience here. Obviously Apple Music needs the one billion plus users on Android more than Android needs Apple Music.
If you have Android 4.3 or later be sure to start checking if the app is available in your territory now!
Source: TechCrunch
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