Apple has released iOS 8.4 with Apple Music and Beats 1 to millions of excited iPhone, iPad and iPod owners, but one group of devoted fans are left behind in the dust: developers on Apple's iOS 9 beta.
However, that is expected to change as early as next week, with Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue announcing on Twitter that users testing the latest iOS 9 beta will soon have access to the new on-demand music streaming service and 24/7 worldwide streaming radio station.
@D2007CAVS new iOS 9 beta coming early next week
— Eddy Cue (@cue) July 1, 2015
On June 26, Cue announced over the microblogging platform that iOS 9 will get a new seed that runs Apple Music and Beats 1, although he did not specify a timeline at the time, so anyone who has been following Cue's announcements on Twitter should not be surprised about the latest news.
@lokithorrrrr a new iOS 9 seed will support Apple Music — Eddy Cue (@cue) June 27, 2015
The Apple executive has been active as of late on Twitter, especially when it comes to Apple Music. Cue has been taking to Twitter to highlight interesting Apple Music features and announce Apple's decision to pay indie music artists during the free trial period after Taylor Swift made a strongly-worded blog post about it.
Cue also took the time to respond to a number of customer questions and complaints. Responding to one user who said Apple Music sounded compressed when streaming over cellular data as opposed to Wi-Fi, Cue said Apple Music's bit rate depends on what type of connection the user is using.
@HiFiGuy528 bit rate depends on whether you are on WiFi or cellular
— Eddy Cue (@cue) July 1, 2015
Cue also clarified that users can turn off auto-renew online to prevent users from incurring unwanted charges after their three-month trial subscription ends. This is in response to one user who said it was "very un-Apple" to require users to opt out at the end of the trial.
@mgagle you can turn off auto-renew anytime easily online — Eddy Cue (@cue) July 1, 2015
Apple Music is available for free for the first three months, after which Apple will charge individual users $9.99 a month to continue using the ad-free music streaming service. A family of six can also subscribe jointly to a Family Sharing plan for $14.99 monthly.
Users can start listening to Apple Music simply by installing the over-the-air update for iOS 8.4 via their device's Settings app or by updating to iTunes 12.2.
