Apple announced a new subscription option called “Voice Plan” for Apple Music in October. Now the new option is set to appear in iOS 15.2.
This new Apple Music subscription option is perfect for a single subscriber. With the new "Voice Plan" you can rely on Siri to listen to songs through the service. For 4.99 euros, subscribers have access to 90 million songs, tens of thousands of playlists and stations on all their Apple devices. Oliver Schusser, Apple's vice president of Apple Music and Beats, explained:
Apple Music and Siri are natural partners and already work seamlessly together. With Siri actively used on hundreds of millions of devices around the world, we're excited to add this new subscription option that delivers an effortless music experience using just your voice and makes Apple Music accessible to even more people around the world.
The Apple Music Voice Plan is described in the release notes for the upcoming iOS 15.2 software update highlightedAt the time, the company said the new option would be available in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Germany, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the US this fall, so it looks like it will launch soon.
Differences to the regular Apple Music membership
With the release of iOS 15.2, Apple Music will offer a version of the music streaming service that is fully controlled with Siri. Apple Music subscriptions, which cost €9.99 per month as standard, already include Siri control as an option. The difference is that the "Voice Only" plan does not offer the option to browse and control Apple Music with the Music app. The limited version of Apple Music will still include the full catalog of songs at half the price, but additional features such as lyrics, spatial audio and saving music offline will not be supported. (Image: Apple)
