By: iPadfanzz Editor on June 11, 2013
Apple has unveiled its iTunes Radio service as part of the iOS 7 operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The service will ship with iOS 7 in the fall, and probably around the same time on Mac, Windows, and Apple TV. iTunes Radio, as users would prefer to call it, shares many features with other Web-radio products, such as letting users create stations based on preferences.
At the same time, Apple also previewed a comprehensive overhaul to the iOS operating system that powers iPhones and iPads and introduced a radically redesigned look and feel.
The iTunes Radio includes a list of featured stations which show music that's trending on Twitter. Users can also create stations based on their favorite artists, and share those stations with friends.
The music service will be supported by advertising and aimed at driving new song purchases through iTunes.
The company also introduced what CEO Tim Cook called the "biggest change to the iOS since the introduction of the iPhone," with Version 7 of the operating system.
The new software from the Cupertino-based Apple comes with a new control center, revamped notifications and multitasking. The biggest visual change is the adaption of a "flat" design language that is simpler and cleaner than previous versions.
Here’s a small comparison of the new service with already popular Pandora.
The new Internet Radio service form Apple can access the entire iTunes catalog, which, at this point, is well over 26 million tracks. Besides Sony, Universal and Warner are all on board.
On iOS, the new service almost looks like Pandora. You create your custom stations, you can give a thumb up if you like a song. In the corner of every song, iOS shows a “Buy” button to make to funnel song purchases in the iTunes Store.
The service will be free for U.S. users, and will use both text and audio ads to support the free streaming. iTunes
Earlier, Google introduced its own streaming music service, All Access for Google Play, which will cost users $9.99 per month after June 30 and provides complete access to 18 million songs available on Play. This service competes more with Spotify and Rdio than with Pandora.
Apple has unveiled its iTunes Radio service as part of the iOS 7 operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The service will ship with iOS 7 in the fall, and probably around the same time on Mac, Windows, and Apple TV. iTunes Radio, as users would prefer to call it, shares many features with other Web-radio products, such as letting users create stations based on preferences.
At the same time, Apple also previewed a comprehensive overhaul to the iOS operating system that powers iPhones and iPads and introduced a radically redesigned look and feel.
The iTunes Radio includes a list of featured stations which show music that's trending on Twitter. Users can also create stations based on their favorite artists, and share those stations with friends.
The music service will be supported by advertising and aimed at driving new song purchases through iTunes.
The company also introduced what CEO Tim Cook called the "biggest change to the iOS since the introduction of the iPhone," with Version 7 of the operating system.
The new software from the Cupertino-based Apple comes with a new control center, revamped notifications and multitasking. The biggest visual change is the adaption of a "flat" design language that is simpler and cleaner than previous versions.
Here’s a small comparison of the new service with already popular Pandora.
| | iTunes Radio | Pandora |
| Free option | Yes | Yes |
| Premium tier | $24.99/year | $36/year |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Mac OS, Windows | |
| Global reach | | |
The new Internet Radio service form Apple can access the entire iTunes catalog, which, at this point, is well over 26 million tracks. Besides Sony, Universal and Warner are all on board.
On iOS, the new service almost looks like Pandora. You create your custom stations, you can give a thumb up if you like a song. In the corner of every song, iOS shows a “Buy” button to make to funnel song purchases in the iTunes Store.
The service will be free for U.S. users, and will use both text and audio ads to support the free streaming. iTunes
Earlier, Google introduced its own streaming music service, All Access for Google Play, which will cost users $9.99 per month after June 30 and provides complete access to 18 million songs available on Play. This service competes more with Spotify and Rdio than with Pandora.
