Apple Music for Android No Longer in Beta

[2010mini]

Guess this won't be available on my Nexus 7

Why not? Doesn't Google make sure their flagship devices can run the latest software and apps?

 

[Shirasaki]

Unlike some other users in this forum, I am a true stream hater. Having to wait and torture myself with endless buffering on YouTube even with 360p quality sometimes is absolutely nowhere near good experience.

 

[Loco Emperor]

I wonder if Apple will bring iMessage to Android now.

God I hope not

 

[69Mustang]

TL;DR - Terrible business decision.

This. But not for the reason you listed.

These are free services supported by Apple to make their platform unique. Apple Music is a pay subscription service for $120 a year.

I think it's less about platform uniqueness and more about IP licensing. If Apple made FaceTime and iMessage cross platform they would most likely have to pay a hefty fee to VirnetX. From a business standpoint, that's a terrible option with little benefit. After these two new trials are completed, they will most likely be paying VirnetX anyway, but not sure if they want to license the IP just to get some features on Android.

 

[MH01]

Actually, Tim Cook doesn't care about people like you. His attention is on Apple Music users.

Let me guess Apple Music users don't buy computers and just idevices ?

 

[TMRJIJ]

Unlike some other users in this forum, I am a true stream hater. Having to wait and torture myself with endless buffering on YouTube even with 360p quality sometimes is absolutely nowhere near good experience.

Agreed especially when certain carriers have their inconvenient weak areas in every state/territory. However I got Sprint with surprisingly mastered streaming, uploading, and all things cloud around my city. It just fails at making calls

 

[MH01]

The day iMessage comes to Android, is the day I make an iPhone-only messaging App.
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Then what?

Tim Cook doesn't hate people like you, people like you cost too much in advertising dollars to be "educated".

If you tried Apple Music, you would never go back to that.

Right ...... If you try Apple Music , you will never go back...... I'll have what your having

 

[Shirasaki]

Agreed especially when certain carriers have their inconvenient weak areas in every state/territory. However I got Sprint with surprisingly mastered streaming, uploading, and all things cloud around my city. It just fails at making calls

Then this is a hilarious ISP, which as name suggests, an INTERNET service provider, not a phone service provider.

 

[thekeyring]

I’ll carry on paying $0 to listen to my music library until I die.

Yay!

 

[navaira]

Let me guess Apple Music users don't buy computers and just idevices ?

What's a computer?

(I'll see myself out.)

 

[verpeiler]

Does it work with iTunes Match? Can I access my full music library on android?

 

[melendezest]

Does it work with iTunes Match? Can I access my full music library on android?

That's what I want to know.

That would be nice, and a way of Apple making non-iOS Mac users happy.

 

[Mackinjosh]

Not in beta anymore, but still one of the worst apps ever made. Good job, Apple. Spotify will continue to get my money.