{"id":216541,"date":"2023-11-15T17:32:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216541"},"modified":"2023-11-15T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T17:32:13","slug":"apple-kills-one-of-its-cheapest-ever-products-leaving-some-facing-higher-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/technology\/apple-kills-one-of-its-cheapest-ever-products-leaving-some-facing-higher-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple kills one of its cheapest ever products leaving some facing higher bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/59\/590x\/secondary\/Apple-Music-Voice-Plan-5063535.jpg?r=1699879879126\"><\/p>\n<p>Apple has quietly discontinued its Apple Music Voice Plan, the \u00a34.99 subscription to Apple Music that could only be controlled via the Siri voice assistant. At that price, it was one of Apple\u2019s cheapest ever products, but the tech giant has opted to can its most affordable music service option.<\/p>\n<p>It means that the cheapest Apple Music subscription is now the \u00a35.99 student plan, but you need to prove you are in full time education to get that special price. Apple Music otherwise is \u00a310.99 per month, an increase of \u00a36 over the Voice Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Apple launched the Apple Music Voice Plan at an October 2021 event, pointing out its affordability and ease of use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple Music and Siri are natural partners and already work seamlessly together,\u201d Oliver Schusser, Apple\u2019s vice president of Apple Music and Beats said at the time. \u201cWith Siri actively used on hundreds of millions of devices worldwide, we are thrilled to add this new plan that delivers an effortless music experience just by using your voice and makes Apple Music accessible to even more people around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Apple announce all products will be &#039;Net Zero&#039; by 2030<\/h3>\n<p>The iPhone company has not confirmed why exactly it has stopped offering the cheap Voice Plan, but the wording of a support page on Apple\u2019s website suggests the firm wasn\u2019t completely happy with the user experience:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are focused on delivering the best, most robust music experience possible for our customers, with features like immersive Spatial Audio, Apple Music Sing with real-time lyrics, intuitive browse and discovery features, and so much more. All Apple Music plans already work seamlessly with Siri, and we will continue to optimise this experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Voice Plan offered Spatial Audio for AirPods and other features, it could be that Apple felt not being able to interact with the Apple Music app on a smartphone apart from Siri commands was not the best way to use the service. Then again, people on the cheapest subscription could well have been using it exclusively on a HomePod speaker using just their voice to play songs &#8211; and enjoying a \u00a36 monthly saving.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The Voice Plan did not allow subscribers to use Apple Music on non-Apple devices, would only stream in standard quality audio, plus wouldn\u2019t allow the creation of custom playlists. These are popular features for all music streaming services, suggesting a voice-only Apple Music tier was a discount too far.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/science-technology\/1834465\/apple-music-voice-plan-discontinued\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has quietly discontinued its Apple Music Voice Plan, the \u00a34.99 subscription to Apple Music that could only be controlled via the Siri voice assistant. At that price, it was one of Apple\u2019s cheapest ever products, but the tech giant has opted to can its most affordable music service option. 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