Apple released its first user-centric app, Apple Music, in Android devices on November 10. Subscribers can choose from the Apple Music library of over 30 million songs. The application is downloadable in Google Play Store with free trial period.
PC Advisor said that the application costs £9.99 for individuals and £14.99 for a family of up to six people after the three-month trial. Subscribers also have the ability to listen to radio stations or to their own music. For the application to work, it requires versions of Android 4.3 or later. The Apple Music app also works with For You, New, Radio and Beats 1, Connect and My Music, according to Tech Crunch.
The process is easy for first timers who would like to use the app on their Android handsets. Related report noted that they can search Apple Music via Google Paly store and click install to download the app. An Apple ID is necessary to gain access on the app. Afterwards, Android users can see red circles which gives various types of music. One can tap on the red circles to whichever music they would like to listen to.
Given that the Apple Music works with Android, the app is considered beta on the operating system. It depicts that there are missing features in the app, such as Music Videos and inaccessibility to purchased family plan without an Apple ID. Even though such things are not available in Android, Eddy Cue, Apple's SVP of Internet Software and Services, mentioned in the report that he and the company want users to utilize the application in a natural way. More so, Eddy Cue stated in the related report, "We've obviously been really excited about the response we've gotten to Apple Music." He even added that users can enjoy music no matter what product they are using.
The Apple app adds variants to Android music streaming services for users to utilize. Now that Apple has entered the Android world through Apple Music, smartphone users would expect that there's more to come in the future.
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