MANILA, Philippines - Tech giant Apple officially released today the iOS 8.4, the latest software update to introduce revolutionary music service Apple Music and bring improvements for iBooks and bug fixes.
Apple also announced that starting today, June 30, music fans around the world are invited to a 3-month free membership, after which a $9.99/month (Php 450.44) subscription fee will apply. There will also be a family plan providing service for up to six family members available for just $14.99/month (Php 675.89).
This requires initial sign up. At the end of the trial period, the membership will automatically renew and payment method will be charged on a monthly basis until auto-renewal is turned off in account settings. Family plan requires iCloud Family Sharing.
Apple Music
iBooks improvements and fixes
Other improvements and bug fixes
To get Apple Music, navigate to your Settings app on your iOS device, then go to General > Software Update. An update for the iTunes desktop app that adds the service is also expected today.
I US Dollar = 45.09 Philippine Peso
This requires initial sign up. At the end of the trial period, the membership will automatically renew and payment method will be charged on a monthly basis until auto-renewal is turned off in account settings. Family plan requires iCloud Family Sharing.
Apple Music
- Become an Apple Music member to play from millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog, or keep them offline for playback later
- For You: Members can see playlist and album recommendations, handpicked by music experts
- New: Members can find the latest, greatest new music available—direct from our editors
- Radio: Tune in to music, interviews, and exclusive radio shows on Beats 1, play radio stations created by our editors or create your own from any artist or song
- Connect: See shared thoughts, photos, music, and videos from artists you follow, then join the conversation
- My Music: Play from all of your iTunes purchases, songs from Apple Music, and playlists in one place
- Completely redesigned music player that includes new features such as Recently Added, MiniPlayer, Up Next, and more
- iTunes Store: Still the best place to buy your favorite music—one song or album at a time
- Availability and features may vary by country
iBooks improvements and fixes
- Browse, listen and download audiobooks from inside iBooks
- Enjoy the all-new Now Playing feature, designed specifically for audiobooks
- Books that are Made for iBooks now work on iPhone in addition to iPad
- Find and pre-order books in a series right from your library
- Improves accessibility of widgets, glossary and navigation in books made with iBooks Author
- New default Chinese font
- New setting to turn off Auto-Night theme in your library
- Resolves an issue that may have prevented Hide Purchases from working
- Resolves an issue that may have prevented downloading books from iCloud
Other improvements and bug fixes
- Fixes an issue where receiving a specific series of Unicode characters causes device to reboot
- Fixes an issue that prevented GPS accessories from providing location data
- Fixes an issue where deleted Apple Watch apps could re-install
To get Apple Music, navigate to your Settings app on your iOS device, then go to General > Software Update. An update for the iTunes desktop app that adds the service is also expected today.
I US Dollar = 45.09 Philippine Peso
