Apple Services Archive

Apple Services

Apple Services is Apple's rapidly growing services business, encompassing all of the company's software subscriptions and digital offerings—including Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+, Apple News+, and Apple One. This portfolio is complemented by payment services like Apple Pay and Apple Cash, the App Store, AppleCare, and features such as Find My, Apple ID, and Family Sharing. Behind these services lies one of Apple's most important revenue generators, with over one billion subscriptions worldwide and consistently record-breaking quarterly results.

On apfelpatient.de, this tag brings together all news, rumors and background information on Apple's services strategy: new features in iOS, watchOS and macOS, price adjustments for subscriptions, bundle options via Apple One, regulatory battles around the App Store, and strategic decisions out of Cupertino. Quarterly results, market share and comparisons with competitors such as Spotify, Netflix and Google are also continuously analyzed here.

Anyone wanting to understand where Apple's services division is heading, which new services are in the pipeline and how to get the most out of their subscriptions will find a complete editorial overview here.

Apfelpatient Weekly #16

by Milan Jovicic

July 26, 2026 - 3:18 PM CEST

Apfelpatient Weekly #16: Apple Upgrade launches as a leasing model, iOS 27 locks leased iPhones, eleven new Macs and an EU fine.

iCloud in iOS 27: All new features at a glance

by Milan Jovicic

July 26, 2026 - 00:58 CEST

iCloud in iOS 27: faster uploads, shared albums for Android and Windows, and new AI features from the 2TB plan onwards – an overview.

Apple TV: The Morning Show ends with season 5

by Milan Jovicic

July 23, 2026 - 18:47 CEST

Apple TV confirms: "The Morning Show" will end with its fifth season. Who's in the finale and why it will also end in 2027...

Apple Maps will be permanently installed in Ford electric cars by 2027

by Milan Jovicic

July 23, 2026 - 16:17 CEST

Apple Maps will be fully integrated into Ford's electric platform in 2027 – via the new MapKit SDK. Why German Ford drivers won't benefit from this initially.