Apple Music to Support Saving Playlists and Songs for Offline Listening

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced Apple Music, a new all-in-one app and service for discovering and listening to music. Apple Music includes a streaming music service that delivers on-demand music for $9.99 per month, much like Apple's existing Beats Music service.

Many users have wondered whether Apple Music will allow for song downloads for offline listening, and the answer to that question is yes. Apple did not give details on offline listening during its keynote event or press release, but according to an Apple representative that spoke to Re/code, content from Apple Music can be added to a playlist for offline listening.

"As an Apple Music member you can add anything from the Apple Music library -- a song, an album or a video -- to your collection," Apple said in a statement to Re/code. "And that's just the warm-up act. From there you can create the perfect playlist from anything you've added. You can save it for offline listening and take it on the road."

Offline listening is also listed as a feature available on Apple's new Apple Music page, which details what you get with an Apple Music membership. Apple Music subscribers will also get unlimited skips when listening to Apple Music radio stations, the ability to play and save Connect content, and the ability to add Apple Music content to one's music library.

Apple Music will launch to the public on June 30, as part of iOS 8.4. It is priced at $9.99 per month for individuals and $14.99 per month for a family of up to 6.

Article Link: Apple Music to Support Saving Playlists and Songs for Offline Listening

 

[penter]

yeas! any other way would just be wrong....

 

[akm3]

Sounds good as a competitor to spotify.

one thing they DIDN'T mention was how deep the library was? I got the impression that it was NOT "everything for sale on iTunes" or they would have emphasized that.

So what is missing other than the Beatles and Taylor Swift?

 

[Freshmixture]

And you get three free months to compare it to Spotify. Better yet, for me, the ability to have non-explict versions of songs which Spotify has failed to address.

 

[peglegjack]

The question for me is whether they would save ALBUMS for offline listening, not merely playlists. You can do that on Spotify.

 

[ShadovvMoon]

Would have been useful if they had focused on more important details in the keynote such as these rather than a crappy radio station.

EDIT: radio station

 

[Freshmixture]

Sounds good as a competitor to spotify.

one thing they DIDN'T mention was how deep the library was? I got the impression that it was NOT "everything for sale on iTunes" or they would have emphasized that.

So what is missing other than the Beatles and Taylor Swift?

Real, REAL good point here

 

[Soni Sanjay]

The question for me is whether they would save ALBUMS for offline listening, not merely playlists. You can do that on Spotify.

Yes, you can.

 

[Soni Sanjay]

Real, REAL good point here

Unfortunately I think they won't. They would have said it if they could.

 

[Soni Sanjay]

Would have been useful if they had focused on more important details in the keynote such as these rather than crappy radio stations.

Crappy radio stations?

 

[ShadovvMoon]

Crappy radio stations?

Their "demo" of beats 1 didn't really inspire me to use the service. Maybe I'm just not the targeted audience though

 

[ShadovvMoon]

We're announcing a new global radio station and ways to connect with artists!
... oh and a streaming service

 

[blairh]

They don't mention how much you can save for offline use. Spotify has a 3,333 song limit. Rdio is unlimited.

 

[djcode24]

there was NO mention of the state of iTunes Match in the keynote? is uploads now unlimited with the new service or what?

 

[jbryant705]

there was NO mention of the state of iTunes Match in the keynote? is uploads now unlimited with the new service or what?

In one place the FAQ makes it sound like iTunes Match is included. Then lower it says they're two separate services that compliment each other. I'm confused.

 

[djcode24]

In one place the FAQ makes it sound like iTunes Match is included. Then lower it says they're two separate services that compliment each other. I'm confused.

hmmm, i do hope it's now unlimited since I get music from Bandcamp and Beatport mostly (I am a DJ)

 

[LordBeelzebub]

Sounds good as a competitor to spotify.

one thing they DIDN'T mention was how deep the library was? I got the impression that it was NOT "everything for sale on iTunes" or they would have emphasized that.

So what is missing other than the Beatles and Taylor Swift?

Most likely, just like every other music service, they can only play songs from artists they obtained a license to play.

 

[Bevz]

Sounds good as a competitor to spotify.

one thing they DIDN'T mention was how deep the library was? I got the impression that it was NOT "everything for sale on iTunes" or they would have emphasized that.

So what is missing other than the Beatles and Taylor Swift?

When i first read your post i thought, no, you're wrong because it clearly says ANYTHING from the Apple Music Library.... And then i realised "Apple Music Library" may not be the same as "iTunes Music Library" - Doh!
If that's the case someone should sue them under the trades descriptions act as that's false advertising!

 

[Bevz]

In one place the FAQ makes it sound like iTunes Match is included. Then lower it says they're two separate services that compliment each other. I'm confused.

I think it means iTunes match is included with Apple Music, but you can still buy iTunes match separately (as it's a LOT cheaper than the full Apple Music).

 

[macduke]

But can those offline songs then be synced to the Apple Watch? They should be able to and that would finally give me a reason to buy some Bluetooth headphones.

 

[Soni Sanjay]

Unfortunately I think they won't. They would have said it if they could.

Their "demo" of beats 1 didn't really inspire me to use the service. Maybe I'm just not the targeted audience though

Forget about the radio stuff, it's the on-demand streaming feature the one that matters.

 

[73b]

I hope the bitrate is high for the streaming/downloaded songs

 

[Soni Sanjay]

I hope the bitrate is high for the streaming/downloaded songs

AAC 256 kbps

 

[natepdx92]

The question for me is whether they would save ALBUMS for offline listening, not merely playlists. You can do that on Spotify.

Yes you can

 

[natepdx92]

But can those offline songs then be synced to the Apple Watch? They should be able to and that would finally give me a reason to buy some Bluetooth headphones.

Yes