Apple has unveiled a new Apple Music tier, giving users access to the entire music library, via the Siri voice assistant. At only £4.99, the Voice Plan is half the price of the Individual plan, which currently costs £9.99 a month.
Users can subscribe to the Apple Music Voice Plan through Siri by saying “Hey Siri, start my Apple Music Voice trial,” or by signing up through the Apple Music app. Once subscribed to the Apple Music Voice Plan, users can request music be played across all of their Siri-enabled devices, including HomePod mini, AirPods, iPhone, or any other Apple device, and when using CarPlay.
“Apple Music and Siri are natural partners and already work seamlessly together,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats.
“With Siri actively used on hundreds of millions of devices worldwide, we are thrilled to add this new plan that delivers an effortless music experience just by using your voice and makes Apple Music accessible to even more people around the world.”
Apple Music is also adding hundreds of new mood and activity playlists created by Apple Music’s editorial experts that are fully optimized just for voice. Subscribers can ask Siri to “Play the dinner party playlist,” “Play something chill,” or even “Play more like this” for a truly personalized music experience.
These new playlists are available to every subscriber of any Apple Music plan. Subscribers to the Apple Music Voice Plan will also have access to Apple Music’s entire line-up of playlists,
Being a ‘Voice Plan’, there is no access to the Apple Music through the app. The only way to access the 90-million library of songs is via Siri voice commands.
There’s no access to Spatial Audio from Dolby Atmos or the lossless audio HiFi music. Lyrics and music videos are also absent compared to the more expensive tiers.
Due to the fact that Apple Music Voice Plan is designed around Siri, it will not be available to Android users.
The Apple Music Voice Plan will be available later this fall in 17 countries and regions, including Australia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
