Word to the wise: when I stopped using Apple Music last year it totally annihilated my iTunes library. Eventually I managed to repair everything and get it back in order, but I won't be making that mistake again. I'll just stick to buying stuff I like. Not saying everyone else will suffer the same pain but I recommend a pause for thought before trying any free Apple Music trials.
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Apple Music Reduces Free Trial Period to One Month
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Looks bad.
Folks can’t decide 3x faster than they did just a short time ago.
Eddie Cue must need a new fashion shirt.
Folks can’t decide 3x faster than they did just a short time ago.
Eddie Cue must need a new fashion shirt.
Just be sure you do NOT cancel your trial period until the day before it expires. Once you cancel it's gone, even if you have a couple months left. If you pay for it and cancel, you'll still be able to use the remainder. For the trial, you won't.
Not a big deal, IMO, as nothing Bluetooth will play lossless anyway. ??♂️
About lossless audio in Apple Music - Apple Support
Learn about lossless audio in Apple Music and how to turn it on or off for your device.
Because Apple increasingly needs to squeeze every penny out to maintain profit growth. Those two extra months of the free trail means Apple still has to pay streaming royalties for anything trial users listen to during that time.
With increasing pressure and attention from Spotify, and quickly rising inflation, and the inevitable economic whiplash of everyone sitting at home picking their noses for two years, Apple needs to tighten its belt and lower overall product value to keep the quarterly earnings looking as good as possible. Expect much marketing from Tim Cook about how this is all "super great" for you to spend a lot more for a lot less.
This already started a few years before, under the guise of environmentalism... no adapters... no headphones... no customer perks for that increased premium Apple price tag... begun the Great Cheapening has!
A month free is more than plenty to decide if you like a service. People moan about having to pay a few dollars for music, then they moan when the only thing being made is corporate ********.
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Apple doesn't wanna give 3 month free trials to all the new Spotify switchers ?
It took me less than a month to realize what a disappointment the Music service is, especially in terms of software - although I appreciate that Apple is the only one keeping podcasts and music separate. For those who are super accustomed to Spotify, Music won't feel right. If you're leaving Spotify because you can no longer stand giving that company your money, try Deezer before Music.
Lol, not everyone has time to investigate how much they like Apple's services over the course of a month, and if they do like it, there's nothing wrong with saving a little cash along the way.
I tried that. They're only offering me a month.
It says that I redeemed two months, but I don't remember doing that. I've had an iphone since forever though.
Agreed. 1 month is plenty of time to make an assessment. I knew in 1 day that Apple Music was worth the price and that Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ were not. But throw the last 2 in with 200GB of iCloud for $5 more… well, that sealed the deal for me.
I just wish Apple would stop turning Apple Music back on in the music app with every reboot. Renting music is not my thing, and having to disable the useless Listen Now tab in the music app every time is annoying. Pestering me like that won’t make me try the service.
I think this is another symptom of overall increasingly annoying nag policy at Apple.
Its also obnoxious for software updates, and very obnoxious for businesses that need a stable machine to fulfill a specific critical purpose, rather than be up to date with the latest new feature or emoji.
On iOS the OS update behavior is downright deceptive as the random pop-ups only present two button options, upgrade or later (which just installs the update overinight). The only way to not upgrade is to swipe up, which is a hidden "feature", and not obvious to those who don't know or don't accidentally find it.
Can Cupertino, just for an experiment, try not pulling this shady stuff for a while? Is that really such a tall order? It's reeking of pathetic desperation, and makes no sense considering their sales.
I think subscriptions make sense for music discovery. Then acquire whatever you want to keep around the most.
Oh no worries, listen now can't even be disabled in the latest version lol
Install Shazam app, open it, tap on its little gear settings icon in the top-left corner, then click on the big red “Try” button just next to Apple Music. Depending on your previous trial history they might offer you 1, 2 or 3 months, this tends to change, but one month free is a given.
For me the most useful feature of any good music streaming platform is being able to discover new songs based on the songs I like. How do you find new music otherwise?
You can turn it off in system’s Settings > Music > Apple Music > Display Apple Music toggle. If you turn it off there, your Music app will only have three icons left at the bottom - Library, Radio and Search.
