Apple announced a new, lower-cost version of its Apple Music subscription it calls the “Voice plan.” It’s a more affordable, $4.99 per month ad-free subscription that limits consumers to only being able to access the Apple Music via Siri voice commands.
While Apple says the new Voice plan can be used to access Apple Music across “all your Apple devices,” it’s clearly been designed with HomePod in mind — similar to Amazon’s free music streaming for
Echo. Apple says the service will also work via CarPlay, in addition to
iPhone and other devices like
iPad,
Mac, Apple
TV, and Apple Watch.
At launch, it will be available in Australia, Austria, Canada, China mainland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S. The company didn’t offer an exact launch date besides “later this fall.”
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