ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Apple’s music streaming service ‘Apple Music‘ has officially become available to users in Pakistan, 11 years after its global launch.
Apple made the update to its ‘Availability of Apple Media Services’ tab on Wednesday. With this, users can now listen to songs through the service on their iPhone and also get a subscription.
More than 100 million songs are available in Apple Music, which users can listen to without ads.
The service also has the facility to download songs for offline listening, create personal playlists, and discover music according to their preferences.
In addition, Apple Music also includes features like lossless audio and ‘special audio’, while classical music can also be accessed through ‘Apple Music Classical’.
This service is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, as well as on Android and Windows devices.
Apple’s separate service, Apple Music Classical, isn’t available in Pakistan yet.
Apple Music subscription
The monthly fee for the individual plan of Apple Music in Pakistan is Rs 379, while the family plan costs Rs 649.
New users are also given a one-month free trial, after which the subscription continues on a monthly basis.
A subscription can be shared with up to five other family members through the Family Plan, while each person can get their own music library, playlists, and music recommendations.
Pakistani users can check the local subscription plans in their account by opening the ‘Apple Music’ app on their iPhone or other supported devices.
Earlier, the world’s leading music streaming platform, Spotify, which launched in 2008, arrived in Pakistan in 2021 after a wait of 13 long years.
