FAQ: All you ever wanted to know about the Apple Music

Today was the official launch of the Apple Music music service. We got a radio Beats 1, the updated application "Music" on iOS, personalized playlists and more. Many of you are just bursting with curiosity, so we have prepared a detailed guide, which responded to all the questions, one way or another related to Apple Music.

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What is Apple Music?

All music that you have and that you may need.

It describes a new service Apple itself. Leaving aside the marketing, it can be said that Apple Music company wants to consolidate your library with an extensive catalog of iTunes.

You can make playlists, online and offline from your music and all tracks from the iTunes Store, listen to individual artists, or playlists created by music experts. In addition, the Apple Music includes publicly available round the clock radio Beats 1, customizable station on style iTunes Radio, and Social Network Connect that allows you to chat with the artists and music groups.

Why streaming service?

More and more people prefer to listen to music online than to buy it and store on a device locally. Able to listen to any songs at all, and not just the thousands of songs that you purchased in iTunes, looks very tempting.

It is something like iTunes Match, which is not limited only to your media library. With Apple Music you can listen to everything. Recommend you to new music using Apple plans Beats 1 and hand-selected by curators playlists.

You have to pay?

Yes, but not immediately. In the first three months Apple Music is available for free on iOS-devices, Mac and PC. After this it is necessary to lay out each month for 169 rubles.

And you can save?

Yes, Apple provides an opportunity to save. Purchase a subscription to a family of six people will cost you 269 rubles. Use the same Apple ID is not necessary: ​​it works on the basis of family access.

What is included in the subscription?

The first three months everything possible Apple Music available for free. After that, without a paid subscription, you can:

• listen to your music from the cloud or locally (in case of iTunes Match),
• listen Beats 1
• listen to certain radio stations Apple Music with advertising and limits on skipping tracks,
• follow performers Connect.

With a paid subscription (as well as in the first three months) you get all the above plus the following:

• unlimited skips tracks for Apple Music radio stations
• opportunity laykat, annotate, store and play content from Connect,
• unlimited listening to any music from the catalog of Apple Music,
• the ability to add tracks from the Apple Music in your music library and listen to them offline,
• opportunity to listen to all purchased and added to the library online music from the cloud (like iTunes Match),
• supervised access to playlists and recommendations.

What happens if I do not buy a subscription after trial period?

You can no longer listen to the tracks you've added to your library from the catalog of Apple Music, access to Content Connect will be closed, the limit on the track will pass while listening to the radio stations Apple Music. Streaming your music from iCloud will also be available (if you have not decorated iTunes Match).

What devices can listen to Apple Music?

Starting today, Apple Music is available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac and PC. Apple TV and Android-devices will be supported in the fall.

Stop... Android? Are you seriously?

It is. To provide users with the flexibility, Apple need to make the service available on multiple platforms. In the end, it was Beats Music Android-application. So there is nothing surprising.

How Apple Music will run on Apple Watch?

Thanks to designated under the terms of media content, you can download on the Apple Watch tracks from your music library Apple Music as a regular playlist. Ie iPhone to listen to music is not required.

I already have a subscription to Google Music, Spotify, «Yandex. Music », etc. The Apple Music is better?

The main advantage of Apple Music is the integration with the ecosystem Apple. You do not need to download additional software or tie the card to pay. Application is already available on all your devices, and the money will be deducted from the balance on your Apple ID.

Apple Music will suit you if you:

• want to listen to music from your collection and an extensive online catalog,
• do not want to download the application and pay for services through third-party services,
• enjoy playlists Beats Music,
• You want to use an economical subscription for the whole family.

And do not forget that the first three months of use of Apple Music free. Why not try?

What specifically will need to listen to Apple Music?

Today a new version of iOS 8.4 for iPhone and iPad, as well as update iTunes - they all support Apple Music. You only need to update your iOS on your device or iTunes on your computer.

What about support for Apple Music Beta versions of iOS 9?

@lokithorrrrr a new iOS 9 seed will support Apple Music

- Eddy Cue (@cue) June 27, 2015

We have great news for the impatient! According to the tweet Eddy Cue, for iOS 9 will be released a special update, which will add to the Apple Music support. how became known, IOS 9 beta 3 will be released next week.

Which countries will be available Apple Music?

At WWDC Apple announced that the new music service will be launched immediately in more than 100 countries. Russia was included in their number.

What will happen to Beats Music?

Nothing. If you are a subscriber Beats Music, you can easily switch to the Apple Music. In this case, your entire media library and settings will be automatically migrated, and subscription Beats Music will be canceled. You become a subscriber Apple Music, means the use of which will be debited from the account attached to the Apple ID.

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How will the Apple Music on iOS?

Apple offers users content in five categories: "For you", "new", "Radio", the Connect and "My Music." The first contains your playlists and recommendations, and the second - the latest news from the artists that you like, the third - the Beats 1 and other radio stations (formerly iTunes Radio), fourth - tape musicians, whose work you follow, and the last - all your music (downloaded or purchased), sorted by artist, album, and so Further.

In iTunes on Mac and PC?

In iTunes, nothing but a new tab in the menu has not changed. "My Music", "Playlists", and iTunes Store are and Match Radio and replaced four new tabs from iOS - "For You", "new", "Radio" and Connect.

Apple also will not automatically add music to my library?

No, such a scandal, as the free U2 album will be no more. All the music that appears in your library must be added to you. Recommendations and playlists will be proposed in their respective categories, but not in the library.

As Apple Music affect iTunes Radio, iTunes Store and iTunes Match?

iTunes Radio - everything. R.I.P. His place was taken by round the clock radio Beats 1 and automatic Apple Music Station. Of course, the ability to create their own radio remained. iTunes Store is still afloat. Well, what if you just listen to the few tracks online, and you want to buy a couple of albums? Functions iTunes Match (the ability to upload your music library in iCloud and endless tracks passes in iTunes Radio), which are available for 799 rubles a year, is now fully duplicated subscription to Apple Music.

Why then the need iTunes Match?

Without a subscription to Apple Music, you will not be able to store your library in the cloud. Here's the handy iTunes Match. Why not buy a subscription to Apple Music? Well, at least in order to save. iTunes Match costs 799 rubles per year, while Apple Music - about 2000.

And that limit the number of tracks in the cloud?

@karlfranks@robmsimoes 25k for launch and working to get to 100k for iOS 9

- Eddy Cue (@cue) June 27, 2015

According to a recent report by Eddy Cue to Twitter, Apple plans to increase the limit of the tracks in the cloud up to 100 thousand for the official release of iOS 9 fall. In the meantime, Apple Music limit can store 25,000 songs.

My songs from iCloud and music from the Apple Music catalog can be mixed?

Of course! You can make playlists, using them as tracks from their own music library, as well as from the catalog Apple Music.

What about offline playback?

No problem. Downloading music to your device for later listening without internet connection - one of the Apple Music capabilities.

The Apple Music will be some exclusives?

Without a doubt! For example, a new song Pharrell Williams Freedom is only available in the Apple Music. It is the same with the notorious album '1989' Taylor Swift. And, of course, an exclusive show on Beats 1, radio Jaden Smith, St. Vincent, Pharrell and Dr. Dre, along with an interview with well-known performers.

How to configure their own preferences?

When you first launch Apple Music, you will be prompted to specify genres and artists that you like. This procedure is familiar to users of Beats Music: need Tapan on a big bubble with names. Next, the system keeps track of which songs you are celebrating as a favorite, remembers your tastes and adapts to them.

What novelties?

In the appendix the "Music" tab has New, in which you can discover new music. And it's not just a list of charts: Apple Music selects new items strictly according to your preferences. Only the music that you enjoy.

And you can read more about supervised playlists?

These playlists - one of the key features Apple Music. The company has specialized curators, which are hand-selected songs for those playlists. In addition, Apple is working with various publications, understand music, so that in the future we will see recommendations from the Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Q Magazine, DJ Mag, Shazam, Mojo, The Grand Ole Opry, XXL Magazine, and others.

How can I tell my friends that I hear?

Share your playlist with your friends, your favorite album or other content is possible through Twitter, Facebook and the "Messages".

How to search for music in Apple Music?

There are two ways: dynamic in-app searches and Siri.

How does the dynamic search?

Just start typing the name of a genre, artist or track, and Apple Music will display the corresponding results. At the same time they can be filtered to show only the songs from your music library or just from the catalog Apple Music. In addition, the system remembers your recent searches and displays the most popular search requests from other users of the service.

And Siri? She was now versed in music?

And then! Siri musical knowledge have greatly improved. You can ask her to turn on the top songs of 1980, and it will be for you a playlist with tracks dealing in the year top of the charts. Or another example: listening to a song, you can ask Siri to play more like the tracks, and it will be for you an appropriate playlist. Furthermore, using Siri liked songs can be added to the library and to make playback queue.

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Radio in the Apple Music Now replace iTunes Radio?

Yes, iTunes Radio function will assume Beats 1 and themed radio stations. In addition, you can always create your own stations based on a song or artist.

Beats 1 - clock radio, where, in addition to music, will appear exclusive interviews, celebrity programs, presentations of new songs and more.

And you can read more about the Beats 1?

As we mentioned above, a complete station with guest DJs and celebrities, working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is available to each Apple Music user, even those who do not have a subscription. Beats 1 Getting Started with the Apple Music and is available in more than 100 countries around the world (for users with Russian accounts is not yet available).

Beats 1 broadcast in live-mode. Even pre-recorded content will be available to listeners only once. Perhaps, subscribers will be able to listen to the interview and some other exclusive content in Connect, but so far it is not known for certain.

Who will be leading the show?

Apple hired three top-notch radiodidzheev. Zane Lowe with BBC1 is to broadcast in Los Angeles, with the Ebro Darden WQHT Hot 97 - in New York, Julie Adenuga will take over London.

But there are other stations besides Beats 1?

Yes, in addition to radio DJs, you can enjoy a variety of themed stations - artists, genres and moods to suit all tastes.

I will be able to create their own radio?

Of course! Similarly, iTunes Radio you can create stations based on a song, album or artist - and Apple Music will be for you an infinite playlist based on your preferences. Each station can be further fine-tune for themselves by placing the songs and the Laika dizlayki.

Connect

Okay, what is Connect? Would he be the same slop as Ping?

Connect - a place where musicians will be able to communicate with their audience, to talk about their songs, the history of their creation and other important things. Hopefully, Connect does not suffer the fate of Ping.

What type of content can be found in the Connect?

Artists can post in their stream all that they see fit: behind the scenes photos, texts of the new songs, references to alternate versions of videos, snippets of songs. If you have a subscription, the whole content can be downloaded to your library.

And I can post a comment?

Yes! At the same time favorite performer can answer your comment, even personally. Records can be shared on social networks, so that the content will not only gather dust "within the walls» Connect.

Through Connect, you can find more music you liked musician?

Yes, in the profiles of all the performers in the Connect has a complete discography, biography and content, which they shared in Connect. This list will also be seen which of the available content artist you've already downloaded.

In the Connect will be indie performers?

Any musician who has an account in the iTunes Music, can register in the Connect page and post your songs Apple Music. So yes, in the Connect will be indie artists.

Using

How to subscribe?

Launch the "Music" on your iOS or iTunes on your computer and agree to start trial use. To activate the service on the balance of your Apple ID should be 169 rubles, or the card is linked to pay. Do not worry, everything is free - money written off only after three months.

How to turn off auto-renewal subscription?

For the convenience of users to auto-renew is turned on by default. If you do not plan to use the Apple Music on a fee basis, then you can turn off auto-renewal.

To do this, open the profile settings in the "Music" and clicking "View Apple ID», turn subscriptions menu. Here you just need to turn off auto-renewal old school switch.

How to register a nickname?

unique user Apple Music nickname can also be set in your profile.

To do this, Tapan your photo and clicking "Edit" trying to drive the desired alias.

How to play the songs with profanity?

Most steep albums contain profanity, ie mat. By default, it is limited, so many tracks, and even entire albums will be available to you.

To fix this open the "Settings" - "General" - "Limitations". In the "Allowed Content" go to the item "Music, podcasts," and turn the toggle switch Explicit.

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