Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Apple Music on Android

If you are a big Apple fan such as myself hearing that Apple Music is on the Android phones really doesn't affect us.  For the hundreds of thousands of people that dislike the Apple smartphone such as the iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s plus but love Android phones this is a good day depending on who you are.  I remember not having the use of iTunes on my Android back when I had one so to hear that they are releasing Apple Music on the android I was pretty excited.

According to Jacob Kastrenakes “In order to compete in the crowded streaming field — and take on early giants like Spotify — Apple needs to be everywhere that people want to listen.”  Reading more into the article Apple Music on the Android looks exactly how it does on the iPhone.  Although apple has made a few changes to the Android app so that it doesn’t look like a misplaced iOS app.

Apple Music App
                                                     Image Credit: Paul Sawers / VentureBeat


Apple realized early on, that if they want to succeed with music then they needed to be across all platforms.  Look at iTunes for example, Apple was quick to jump in and have iTunes work with Windows PC’s.  So it would only make since for them to work with Androids with the new Apple Music and when they released the new app they announced that they would have an Android version.


According to Stuart Dredge “The Android version of Apple Music also provides people with access to their purchases from Apple’s iTunes download store - a first for Android.”  We are all heading towards a brighter future when it comes to new technology coming out.  Especially in the “Music Industry” new technology makes things more efficient and reliable for us.  For Apple some would say this is dumb and why would Apple join up with its competitor?  If you read on through the links that I included in this blog those answers will be answered.  But if you still don’t understand then it is merely the Apple corporation trying to make themselves and their product much more recognizable within the music streaming world.