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.

AppStore: Apple plans subscription for games

by Milan Jovicic

January 29, 2019 - 13:21 CET

Apple aims to double its revenue from subscription services by 2021. Apple Music is already running, and rumors say magazine subscriptions are...

According to Samsung: These TVs will get AirPlay 2 and more

by Milan Jovicic

January 8, 2019 - 3:04 PM CET

For some it was a shock, for others it was a joy. Samsung presented a new smartphone at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas...

iTunes: Apple cooperates with Samsung

by Milan Jovicic

January 7, 2019 - 16:26 CET

In the past, Apple devices were necessary to use Apple's own services. The iGroup has changed its policy for some time now...

Apple: New service to launch in 2019

by Milan Jovicic

December 13, 2018 - 18:59 CET

Apple aims to double its revenue from subscription services by 2020. Now, the next big offering is said to be ready. According to a report by the news channel...