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Apple Music
Apple Music is Apple's music streaming service, launched in June 2015 and today offering a library of more than 100 million songs. It also features curated playlists, exclusive radio stations such as Apple Music 1, in-app concerts and a dedicated classical experience via Apple Music Classical. All content is available in lossless audio quality and in Dolby Atmos with Spatial Audio. The service runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod and Vision Pro – complemented by apps for Android, Windows and the web. Apple Music is also part of Apple One.
Apfelpatient.de tracks the ongoing evolution of the service under this tag: new features in iOS, iPadOS and macOS, design updates to the app, AI-powered features such as Playlist Playground and AutoMix, every topic around lossless and Spatial Audio, in-app concerts and artist showcases, additions to Apple Music Classical, labeling requirements for AI-generated music, and comparisons with Spotify, Tidal and Amazon Music. Pricing changes, exclusive releases and strategic analyses of Apple Music's role within the wider services business are also covered.
For anyone wanting to understand Apple Music more deeply, use it more effectively and never miss an important update, this tag is the right place to be.
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