Spotify has claimed Apple's new subscription bundle, Apple One, will 'disadvantage competitors' and 'threaten our collective freedoms to listen, learn, create, and connect'.
In a statement, the streaming service argued Apple One will 'deprive consumers by favoring its own services' and urged regulators to take action against what it perceives to be 'anti-competitive behavior'.
Announced yesterday at Cupertino's Time Flies launch event, Apple One bundles the firm's various subscription services into a single monthly payment. The product is organised into several tiers, with the base Individual subscription retailing at £14.95 ($14.95), and including Apple Music, TV+, Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage. For £5 or $5 more, you can share that subscription with up to five people.
Jul 23, 2020 This lets you log in to the app on any device with Facebook, and your Facebook name and picture shows on your profile. Learn more about Spotify and Facebook here. Select SIGN UP WITH FACEBOOK or CONTINUE WITH FACEBOOK (on mobile). If you’re not already logged into Facebook on the device, you’re directed to enter your Facebook details.
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- To listen to music on the go, download Spotify from the Google Play or Apple app store. Spotify on Android with Google Play Spotify on iOS with the AppStore. To listen on other devices, a separate app may or may not be required, depending on the device. For more information, see how to play on your speakers, car, TV, or games.
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READ MOREThere's also a Premier package, which costs £29.95 ($29.95) per month. In addition to the aforementioned services, this bundles Apple's new Fitness+ product as well as News+.
In comparison, combining Netflix's standard plan, which supports HD streaming, as well as Spotify Premium, costs roughly £20. Adding Google Play Pass and 100GB of Google One storage brings that total to £27.
This is not the first time Spotify has called upon the anvil of regulation against Apple. In June, the European Commission commenced investigations against the company, following complaints from Spotify about Apple's in-app payment policies, which it alleged are designed to give an unfair advantage to its own products, like Apple Music.
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The previous year, Spotify began a PR blitz called 'Time to Play Fair', again centred on the App Store payment rules and Apple's 30 per cent cut, which it claims are driving up costs for its customers.
The Register has contacted Apple for comment, but it told Reuters: 'Customers can discover and enjoy alternatives to every one of Apple's services. We're introducing Apple One because it is a great value for customers and a simple way to access the full range of Apple's subscription services. We'll be recommending the Apple One plan that saves you the most money based on the subscriptions you already have. It's perfect for anyone who loves any of our services and wants to get more for less, and it's especially great for families. Also select services included in Apple One are available to enjoy on non-Apple devices, and you can cancel anytime.'
Of course, neither party are particularly sympathetic characters. Spotify, for example, is often criticised by musicians for its poor compensation system, which offers a pittance per-stream. This prompted saccharine pop starlet Taylor Swift to pull her entire back catalogue from the platform in 2014, only for her to return in 2017 after some arm-twisting by management. ®
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Use voice commands to control music and podcasts with Amazon Alexa!
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Download the Alexa app, open it, and link your Spotify account with these steps:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Select Spotify, then Link account to Alexa.
- Enter your Spotify account details.
Set Spotify as your default service for music and podcasts so you don’t need to specify “on Spotify” at the end of your voice commands to play music:
- Tap the menu in the top-left.
- Tap Settings, then Music & Podcasts.
- Tap Choose default music services.
Note: To set Spotify as your default podcast service, tap Choose default podcast service. - Select Spotify and tap DONE.
Note: You still need to say “on Spotify” at the end of commands to play podcasts.
Now just ask Alexa to play something! E.g. 'Alexa, play Discover Weekly'. Check out the Amazon help site for supported languages.
Supported devices
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Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot, Amazon Echo Spot, Amazon Echo Show, Amazon Tap, Amazon Fire TV Cube, and all Sonos players.
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For help setting up and troubleshooting, go to the Amazon help site.
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