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Apple Music for Android app corroborates 'Apple One' name for services bundle

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Apple may have settled on the "Apple One" moniker for its rumored services bundle, according to code strings found within the Apple Music for Android app.

The basic bundled services offering could include Apple Music and Apple TV+ for a single fee, with additional options like Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and iCloud storage available at a higher price. At the time, "Apple One" was floated as a possible working name for the bundle.

Now, it appears that Apple may have gone with the "Apple One" bundle as a final brand name. Code strings found within the latest version 3.4.0 beta of the Apple Music for Android app, uncovered by 9to5Google feature direct references to "Apple One" and something called "Aristotle."

Those strings of code indicate that an "Apple Music subscription will be included in Apple One," and that users will not be double-charged for service. They also suggest that users will be able to manage "Apple One" subscriptions on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.

It seems that "Aristotle" may be Apple's internal codename for the services bundle, since the name appears alongside references to "Apple One" and "subscription bundle."

No other details could be gleaned from the code references. And, of course, Apple could always change the name or feature set before launch.

As far as when we might see an "Apple One" bundle, sources in August said that it could launch as soon as an October apple event. Users could save between $2 to $5 compared to subscribing to Apple services individually.

Although rumors of a combined Apple services bundle have been around for years, more concrete evidence that the offering could come in 2020 was found in iOS 13.5.5 in June.



12 Comments

aderutter 17 Years · 625 comments

A $5 saving is pathetic and hardly likely to drive take-up.

elijahg 18 Years · 2842 comments

So there's going to be Apple One and Apple Music 1? That's definitely not going to be confusing, like the AppleTV/AppleTV app/AppleTV channels/AppleTV+ channel/AppleTV+ names.

mike1 10 Years · 3437 comments

aderutter said:
A $5 saving is pathetic and hardly likely to drive take-up.

Really?! Would you feel better if they said Apple TV+ was free? It currently costs $4.99/mo.

Beats 4 Years · 3073 comments

Would be genius if the only way to get Arcade on an Android is through Apple One. Too bad iKnockoffs don't have the power to run them.

elijahg said:
So there's going to be Apple One and Apple Music 1? That's definitely not going to be confusing, like the AppleTV/AppleTV app/AppleTV channels/AppleTV+ channel/AppleTV+ names.

Changing Beats 1 to Apple Music One Radio was one of the most stupid Apple decisions lately.

caskey 10 Years · 38 comments

aderutter said:
A $5 saving is pathetic and hardly likely to drive take-up.

I don't think a 15% discount is anything to sneeze at. It's better than nothing.