{"id":505822,"date":"2022-11-02T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T22:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:00:35","slug":"what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Apple Music, and Should You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717f36a1f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3717f36a1f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Apple_Music_and_Should_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is Apple Music, and Should You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#What_Is_Apple_Music\" >What Is Apple Music?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#Fidelity_and_Features\" >Fidelity and Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#Plans_and_Pricing\" >Plans and Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#Can_You_Use_Apple_Music_Without_a_Subscription\" >Can You Use Apple Music Without a Subscription?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-apple-music-and-should-you-use-it\/#Should_You_Use_Apple_Music\" >Should You Use Apple Music?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Apple_Music_and_Should_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is Apple Music, and Should You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-844371\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/shutterstock_2106508259.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/kharkov-ukraine-january-10-2022-apple-2106508259\">FellowNeko\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Music is a music streaming service similar to Spotify. It gives you unlimited streaming access to a library of millions of songs. Unlike most competitors, Apple Music offers lossless and hi-res audio at no extra cost, so you may want to subscribe if you&#8217;re interested in high-quality audio.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, all music streaming services are the same. This may be true on some level, but Apple Music takes a different approach than some of its competitors. Let\u2019s take a look at what makes Apple Music special.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Apple_Music\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">What Is Apple Music?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a> is a streaming music service, where instead of buying individual songs or albums, you pay a monthly fee for all the music you can listen to. You can download the songs for offline listening as well. At the time of this writing, Apple Music\u2019s library has more than 100 million songs, the most of any music streaming service except SoundCloud.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of experience, where Apple Music differs from competitors like Spotify is how you discover new music on the service. While Spotify focuses heavily on music discovery, Apple Music focuses on exclusive radio stations like Music 1, which feature new music, interviews, and breaking news. In addition, Apple Music offers curated playlists covering different genres of music or even moods.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843101\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apple-music-macos.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple Music on macOS Monterey\" width=\"650\" height=\"383\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple Music is, as you\u2019d expect, available on iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices running any recent version of the operating system through the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/apple-music\/id1108187390?at=1010l392g&amp;ct=htg843097\">AppStore<\/a>. It\u2019s also available on any modern Android device through the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.apple.android.music&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Play Store<\/a>. On Macs, since the arrival of Catalina, you get a bespoke Music app. On older versions of macOS and on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=2QzUaswX1as&amp;mid=24542&amp;u1=htg\/843097|xid:{xid}&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.microsoft.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2Fitunes%2F9PB2MZ1ZMB1S%3Fhl%3Den-us%26amp%3Bgl%3Dus&amp;___trxnet=ls\">Windows<\/a>, you can access Apple Music via the iTunes app.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of iTunes, while you can find Apple Music in the iTunes app and the iTunes Store in the Mac Music app, the two services are not one and the same. iTunes is still the way to purchase individual songs and albums, as well as movies and TV shows, on Apple devices.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music is supported in more than 100 countries worldwide. If you\u2019re curious whether Apple Music is available in a given county, you can check on Apple\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204411\">media service availability listings<span class=\"htgeditornotesel\">.<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fidelity_and_Features\"><\/span>Fidelity and Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we mentioned earlier, Apple Music at the time of writing is one of only a few services that offer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/746229\/when-is-lossless-audio-streaming-actually-worth-it\/\">lossless audio as part of the base package. This alone gives the service an advantage, but keep in mind that you\u2019re only going to be able to take advantage of lossless audio with wired headphones. Enabling lossless audio in Apple Music is a simple process.<\/p>\n<p>Hi-res audio\u00a0(audio with better-than-CD quality) is available, but it\u2019s not exactly easy to access. Apple\u2019s Lightning adapter and similar adapters support up to 24-bit \/ 48kHz audio. For anything higher, like 24-bit \/ 192kHz, you\u2019ll need an external digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a headphone amp, assuming one isn\u2019t built into the DAC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843102\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/apple-music-quality-setting.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enabling hi-res audio on Apple Music for macOS\" width=\"650\" height=\"233\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That said, if you\u2019re listening on AirPods Pro, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/69945\/airpods-max-review-premium-price-for-a-premium-experience\/\">AirPods Max<\/a>, or other supported headphones, you can access Spatial Audio, which is powered by Dolby Atmos. This is becoming available with more and more albums, and can make headphone listening feel like listening to speakers in a room. Other services like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/843097-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/tidal.com\/&amp;___trxnet=cj\">Tidal<\/a> also support Atmos, but in Tidal\u2019s case, it\u2019s not part of the base tier.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there are the radio stations that Apple championed at the launch of Apple Music. These are still popular, but Apple\u2019s curated genre playlists are a highlight of the service, especially if you enjoy diving into different genres of music and exploring their roots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What is Dolby Atmos?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plans_and_Pricing\"><\/span>Plans and Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple Music costs $10.99 per month or $109 per year for an individual plan. A family plan is also available that lets up to six people listen for $16.99 per month, with no yearly subscription currently available. College students get a discount, paying $4.99 per month for an individual subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music is also available as part of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/690298\/what-is-apple-one\/\">Apple One bundle. This starts at $16.95 per month for individuals and bundles Apple Music, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/120083\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apple-tv\/\">Apple TV+<\/a>, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage. The Apple One bundle for families starts at $22.95 per month, with a $32.95 per month Premier subscription that adds Apple News+ and Apple Fitness+.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music doesn\u2019t charge extra for lossless audio, which was added to the service in 2021. The service also doesn\u2019t charge an extra fee to listen to music in hi-res audio when available, while many competing services do.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Apple Music Voice offers a limited version of Apple Music for $5 per month. This is an individual subscription, with the limit that you can only interact with the service using Siri, so you\u2019ll need a compatible device.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music offers a one-month free trial to anyone who isn\u2019t already a subscriber. That said, sometimes you can get longer trials along with new headphones or a similar purchase.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Use_Apple_Music_Without_a_Subscription\"><\/span>Can You Use Apple Music Without a Subscription?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aside from the trial, you can technically use Apple Music without a subscription, though it doesn\u2019t have much to offer. You can listen to Beats One and some other radio stations available on Apple Music, but with limited skips. This is mostly it.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify gives users without a subscription <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/823552\/what-is-spotify-and-is-it-free\/\">ad-supported access to most of the service with some caveats like limited skips, and only playing playlists and albums in shuffle mode. Apple Music doesn\u2019t offer an equivalent service to this.<\/p>\n<p>That said, if you own digital music, whether purchased from iTunes or elsewhere, you can play compatible music on your phone with the Music app. This doesn\u2019t give you access to the service, but you are using the app without a subscription.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Use_Apple_Music\"><\/span>Should You Use Apple Music?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re already invested in the Apple ecosystem, Apple Music is an instant recommendation. Not only does it offer more for the money than many competing services, but it\u2019s heavily integrated into various Apple products, which makes listening to music on any of your devices easy.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not an Apple user, Apple Music is nearly tied with the $9 per month <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/699779\/how-to-stream-free-music-with-amazon-prime\/\">Amazon Music Unlimited as the most affordable way to stream lossless and hi-res audio. Of those two, Apple Music is the superior service in terms of catalog and features.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you prefer real radio stations and curated playlists to Spotify\u2019s algorithmic music discovery features and exclusive podcasts, you may find Apple Music works better for you. 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