You’ve maybe observed just a few bricks being faraway from Apple’s so-called walled backyard—in different phrases, the apps and providers that Apple runs are not out there solely on Apple {hardware} like iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

It’s maybe not an enormous shock at this level: As Apple appears to squeeze as a lot income as potential from these providers, it is aware of that customers are going to need to hear to their Apple Music playlists on Chromebooks, watch their Apple TV+ exhibits with out shopping for an precise Apple TV, and so on.

While Apple units nonetheless supply the perfect expertise for Apple providers, and not each Apple service may be accessed on non-Apple {hardware}, this is what you are able to do when it comes to getting at these apps on units not made by Apple. It’s notably helpful if you happen to’re sharing Apple subscriptions with relations who aren’t utilizing Apple units completely.

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Apple’s Spotify competitor had the honour of being the primary Apple app to seem on Android, if you happen to do not depend a Beats companion app and an Android-to-iOS switcher. If you are an Apple Music subscriber and you might have an Android gadget, you’ll be able to set up Apple Music for Android to get all that streaming goodness.

It’s essential to observe, nonetheless, that you just want to be an Apple Music subscriber: The app will present tracks you’ve got purchased from the iTunes Store and tracks you’ve got imported into the Music app on macOS (or iTunes on Windows), however you’ll be able to’t run the app in any respect except you are paying the $10-a-month subscription.

For now, the sprawling iTunes media participant has morphed right into a devoted Music app on macOS, however it’s nonetheless out there on Windows. That could change quickly, however iTunes for Windows (or no matter finally ends up changing it) stays one of the simplest ways to get Apple Music on Windows. You can entry all of your imported and bought tunes with or with out an Apple Music subscription and add the streaming on high if you happen to want to.

Apple Music on the web can also be now out there—it is a very helpful possibility if you happen to’re attempting to get at your playlists from a Chromebook or from a pc the place you’ll be able to’t get at your music library from a desktop utility. You do not get superior options like offline syncing, however it’s one other manner to entry Apple Music from any laptop, Mac or in any other case.

Speaking of Chromebooks, the Android app will run on these laptops if you happen to want offline syncing and numerous different options. The app will not run on Android TV (or Google TV), however you should utilize the Android app to Chromecast your tunes over to any gadget with Android TV onboard. It’s additionally value mentioning that there is no native Apple Music app for Amazon Fire tablets or TV units, although you should utilize Apple Music by way of Alexa.

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