Having finally set up thelong - awaitedApple Music Classical app for iOStwo months ago , Apple was expected to quickly launch an optimized version of the app for iPad and Mac users who want to enjoy Beethoven while they work . alternatively , the troupe has surprise everyone by releasing an Android variant first .
uncommitted for free to download on theGoogle Play Store , Apple Music Classical for Android is a close match for the iPhone version , with like formatting and ostensibly all the same lineament . As9to5Macnotes , it “ even has crossfade support , something Apple ’s platforms only endorse on the Mac . ” It too requires an Apple Music subscription , which costs $ 10.99/£10.99 per month .
It ’s not unusual for Apple to make products that are compatible with rival political program : most famously the Windows version of iTunes has remained useable for eld after it was withdraw from macOS . But the company would very obviously prefer people to switch to its own platforms , and tends to give other political program a subtly ( or not so subtly ) bad experience . Apps come out later and do n’t look as squeamish , and hardware equipment do n’t get the same features . ( you may use your AirPods with an Android phone , for example , but you do n’t get Siri support . )
It ’s therefore surprising that Android users have their own Apple Music Classical app so soon and in such a well - made descriptor . as surprising is that Apple has n’t even launched a version of the app for iPad yet . iPad possessor can instal the iPhone app , but it is n’t optimise for the program . There ’s no Mac app yet either , and you ca n’t use Apple Music Classical with CarPlay either . Apple has n’t addressed any of these restriction , so it could be days , week , or months before we see iPad or Mac versions .
