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Users of the latest iOS 8.4 public beta are encountering a signup prompt for Apple Music a full two weeks before the service is scheduled to go live, according to tips received by AppleInsider.
In screenshots shared by Alex, a reader from the Netherlands, the signup process — triggered automatically by opening the Music app — appears unfinished, with boilerplate text on the initial splash screen. There users have the option of beginning a three-month free trial or skipping to the app's regular interface.
Selecting the trial option advances to a screen where users can pick an Individual or Family membership plan, but attempting to advance any further reportedly fails.
Apple Music is not scheduled to go live until June 30. By that date Apple is planning to release the final version of iOS 8.4, as well as Mac and Windows iTunes updates, all of which are specifically intended to support Apple Music. Sometime this fall, Android and Apple TV clients will also become available.
Full access to Apple Music will cost $10 per month for a single user, and $15 per month for a six-person Family plan. People who skip signing up will still be able to access Beats 1 radio, iTunes Radio, and Connect artist feeds.
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I can't wait. I'm plunking down my family plan cash on day one. ???? I hope it gets popular enough so sharing becomes fun again. Hate sending link to YouTube. The quality is just atrocious.
Appearing in South Africa as well. The cost though isn't constant for each country. The family plan is R89.99 in RSA, which is about $7.30 today. [IMG ALT=""]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/60085/width/350/height/700[/IMG]
I can imagine the ?Radio DJ today ... "Ok this is for you listening out there, Bill in Santa Clara, I believe?"
Will "Beats 1" be a single station? And it will be in addition to the multiple stations still available on iTunes Radio?
According to images of Apple Music posted on Apple's website, slprescott, yes. "Beats 1" is a single catch-all station, playing all kinds of music that is deemed "good" by the tastemakers in charge. Said humans will, we understand, be curating the playlists in the "genre" radio stations that were previously part of iTunes Radio. What we don't yet know -- or at least I don't -- is whether you will still be able to make custom stations as we currently do in iTunes Radio. While I prefer human-curated to algorithms, I would miss my tuned, custom iTunes Radio stations if they went away.