Read the details above. There are a lot of standard Apple Music features that are disabled with this plan. So you're paying less and also getting a lot less. I suspect that this won't have a big subscriber base.
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Here's a First Look at Apple Music's Voice Plan Launching With iOS 15.2
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You aski Siri to play something from For the Wicked and it gives you The Weekend 🤦♂️
I think this Voice Plan makes complete sense when you look at it through the HomePod. For example, for newcomers to the Apple ecosystem, who may only have an iPhone and just picked up a new HomePod mini.
It makes much less sense if you’re deep in the ecosystem, don’t have a HomePod, or just plain don’t like Siri (which is a lot of people it seems).
It makes much less sense if you’re deep in the ecosystem, don’t have a HomePod, or just plain don’t like Siri (which is a lot of people it seems).
BONKERS. That Apple would even offer this, given the poor state (I'm being generous) of Siri's functionality, is just bonkers. Who is behind this decision?
It won’t work. The story from just yesterday: me asking through AirPods Pro - hey Siri shuffle ABBA
And I got reading Wikipedia article about ABBA
And I got reading Wikipedia article about ABBA
This is spot on. It doesn't make much sense if a consumer is deeply engrained in the Apple ecosystem. However, for those customers who are maybe transitioning from Android and just bought an iPhone and HomePod Mini, this absolutely makes sense.
I ask Siri to play the Eagles and it only plays the Beatles... every. single. time. Does anyone at Apple even use Siri?
Except those moving over to Apple likely already have a Spotify/Tidal/Qobuz account and are going to be scratching their heads over this odd offer. That would be me, BTW.
The discount should be given to anyone within 30 feet of the subscriber.
The people who use this service will be the same ones that have headphones that leak more than Snowden.
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Does it force you to download a U2 album you can't delete?
Nice, but Siri rarely gets the following bands correct;
Van Der Graaf Generator
Grobschnitt
Eloy
Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies
Triumvirat
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Aqvarium (Russian band and yup the spelling is correct)
Carnivorous (Hawkwind Light Orchestra)
I’m more interested in the new Classical music features next year.
Tom
Van Der Graaf Generator
Grobschnitt
Eloy
Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies
Triumvirat
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Aqvarium (Russian band and yup the spelling is correct)
Carnivorous (Hawkwind Light Orchestra)
I’m more interested in the new Classical music features next year.
Tom
Its $4.99 for no UI.
Anecdote alert
Me: Play Coldplay Coloratura on Apple Music
Siri: Playing Coloratura by Coldplay on Apple Music
Apple Music: plays Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
This actually happened. I tried it 3x and every time it would pick a different artist and song. This is all while having cell service. I manually selected Coloratura and it played instantly … Apple has a long way to go.
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It’s a way to sell Apple Music to people who only own the HomePod or Apple TV. Also a way to lure more subscribers who may just end up upgrading to the full service
The discount is because you don't have access to the whole app. If they thought Siri was a flaming pile of garbage they would offer it for free or remove it completely. This is a way to get people to use Siri more with music, and have more Siri data to work with, which doesn't happen with the regular app as much as they would like as the option to just scroll and select is easier for many.
It's just about increasing Siri interactions by offering a discount to forgo manual selection and control. They have to charge because they are giving full access to all the music, but it's the Siri data they are after here.
I don't have an Apple Music subscription but when I have had trials my usage is 99% through my Homepods. I will give this a trial and see how I get on but I could be interested. Not a popular opinion apparently 😂
What about songs with weird characters like some of Bon Ivers’ tracks? eg:
| 1. | "22 (OVER S∞∞N)" | Justin Vernon | 2:48 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄" |
| 2:24 |
| 3. | "715 - CRΣΣKS" | Vernon | 2:12 |
| 4. | "33 “GOD”" | Vernon | 3:33 |
| 5. | "29 #Strafford APTS" |
| 4:05 |
| 6. | "666 ʇ" | Vernon | 4:12 |
| 7. | "21 M◊◊N WATER" |
| 3:08 |
| 8. | "8 (circle)" |
| 5:09 |
| 9. | "____45_____" |
| 2:46 |
| 10. | "00000 Million" |
| 3:53 |
Sounds good to me. I only use Siri with Apple Music. Works like a charm with my seven HomePods throughout the house and shop.
They have 11 years of Siri interactions - what do you think they expect to learn?
Siri never gets the song right when I tell it to play something, people are going to be disappointed with this service