Music purchased though Apple does not have DRM.. Music that is downloaded via an Apple Music Subscription does.
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Apple Music Offering Six-Month Trial for Just $2.99 Through February
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Music purchased though Apple does not have DRM.. Music that is downloaded via an Apple Music Subscription does.
Maybe try retraining with your voice? That might be more critical with a locked iPhone.
Works every time for me.
An interesting idea, I may try that ... thank you for the suggestion
I was surprised by how much better lossless Apple Music sounds compared to (lossy) Spotify. I was even more surprised by how much better Apple Music sounds when compared to the lossless Tidal Hi-Fi tier. It’s like night and day.
Now through February 27, new and "eligible" subscribers in the U.S. can try out Apple Music for six months for just a single $2.99 payment.
Beyond first-time subscribers, Apple does not explain who is "eligible" for this offer. If you have subscribed to Apple Music in the past, we recommend heading to the offer page on Apple's website to see if you qualify.
Apple says the offer can be redeemed from the Home tab of the Apple Music app, on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac running the latest software.
After the six-month trial, the subscription will automatically renew at Apple Music's standard price of $10.99 per month until cancelled.
This is the "best offer ever" for Apple Music, according to Apple.
Apple Music is the official sponsor of the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, featuring hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar. In the Apple Music app, there is a variety of content related to Lamar's upcoming performance at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Lamar is also a featured artist in Apple Fitness+ right now, and Apple News has launched a dedicated hub for Super Bowl LIX coverage.
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I genuinely think that Apple Music is the best sounding streaming platform on the market. By some margin.
It's extremely subjective
I've seen plenty of articles and tests showing Qobuz as "the best" in terms of audio quality on the high end
Yes it is subjective to a point. Not sure I’d say that the difference between Apple Music and Spotify is very subjective. It’s clear as a bell for good reason.
To my ears, Tidal lossless was barely better than Spotify. Not heard Qobuz. Might give their free trial a spin, just as an experiment.
My ears are pretty lossy due to decades of Van Halen.
For anybody paying the YouTube Premium subscription to get rid of the ads, it includes a free YouTube Music subscription which is pretty good!
Speaking of which, it would be great if streamers and SiriusXM would give subscribers the option of having all music be either explicit or sanitized. It's annoying to hear edited songs on some SXM channels or having to scroll to find the unedited version of an album or song. Just give me a universal button to toggle once to have it apply across the entire service.
I was recently included on a family plan of Apple Music which we cancelled. Unfortunately looks like I am ineligible for the deal. Anyone know any way to get the $2.99 price?
Once Apple allows you to add music by artist and NOT album I will ditch Spotify and return to Apple Music. It's silly and time consuming to add artist's music album by album, or song by song. I just want to click on an artist's name and get to their discography.
I had to cancel my Apple One Premier subscription because I lost my job so we're on a tight budget. Does anyone know if this can be used for families? Or upgraded to a family version for a smallish fee? My daughter has been really suffering since cancelling this in late December, lol.
When I sign in to my iCloud, it's showing me this offer. But when I sign in to my Apple ID account (old legacy unmerged crap for stores) it's giving me an offer for three months of family for $16.99. I'd rather save the money and have it for twice the length of time, if I can share it with my family. Thanks.
When I sign in to my iCloud, it's showing me this offer. But when I sign in to my Apple ID account (old legacy unmerged crap for stores) it's giving me an offer for three months of family for $16.99. I'd rather save the money and have it for twice the length of time, if I can share it with my family. Thanks.
Apple put these apps into the software to bolster the OS and make it an everyday “ecosystem” experience. It’s the reason most people switched to MAC and IOS. Now Apple wants to rip them out of the OS and charge a fee for them? This makes the OS less desirable and is a dangerous choice, if you’re not paying attention to the user base they tend to find alternative devices. Seems like profit over product yet again. If I need to try YouTube premium why would I not do so on a cheeper more features Android phone?
Agreed. I've tried several free trials of AM over the years and I keep coming back to Spotify due to Apple's confusing UI. Hoping that they do a overhaul of the app at some point to make it easier to navigate.
If a reasonable Android phone that's iPhone Mini size or smaller comes along .. I'm a prime candidate to get poached exactly as you're describing
Mostly at Amazon, sometimes on eBay. I just rip it to my computer and stash it away for a backup in case.
When I press redeem, it opens the Music App and then nothing happens (tried on 3 different devices).
Anyone else?
Anyone else?