iOS 8.4 now available in Canada with trial of Apple Music

It's a very exciting day for music lovers as Apple's latest update for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, iOS 8.4 brings the anticipated Apple Music service which blends live streaming radio, music collection and curation plus access to artists via the Connect feature.

It wasn't announced is Canada would be getting the three-month trial period of Apple Music but the service seems to be available and we've been checking it out. So far, it does offer an intuitive and easy to navigate interface that makes it easy to select specific genres and artists as well as access music you already bought on iTunes.  To enable Apple Music, go to Software Update feature on your iOS device, download and install the update and the trial of Apple Music should be available to you.

Beats 1, Apple Music's global 24-hour radio station has started transmitting

iOS 8.4 beta testers in the US, who are using the latest version of the iPhone and iPad operating system which contains the new Apple Music service, can now receive the preliminary transmission of Beats 1, the global 24-hour radio station component of the new music service. With transmissions coming from NY, LA and London, Beats 1 boasts exclusive artist interviews, live performances as well as curated playlists of the latest, greatest that the music world has to offer (at least according to the DJs curating the music).

Slated to launch in earnest later on today, listeners who 'tune in' will hear the track "1/2" by Brian Eno, from his album "Ambient 1: Music for Airports." Apple Music, together with Beats 1 and the Connect interactive feature, is expected to launch one hour after the Tuesday launch of iOS 8.4, at 11 a.m. ET. No word on if and when Canadian users will receive the update or if Apple Music will be working when it does.

Source: International Business Times

Update on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 10:59AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

iOS 8.4 is now available for download in Canada. The file on an iPhone 6 Plus is 222 MB.

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