Android users who plan to sign up for Apple Music will have to pay up.
Unlike on iOS, Mac and PC, where there's a free membership option (with Apple ID login) with extremely limited features, there will be no such thing for Android users.
Free membership only includes access to four features: Artist feeds on Connect, the ability to follow artists on Connect, Beats 1 radio station and Apple Music radio stations with six skips.
To get the most out of Apple Music, however, you need to step up to the $9.99 per month membership tier, which gives you access to over 30 million streaming songs, unlimited skipping, offline listening, access to Beats 1 radio stations, Apple Music radio stations and Connect social integration.
It sucks, but Apple Music users on Android will only be able to sign up for the paid membership option. That's a blow to Android users, for sure. The move is yet another way that Apple is trying to get Android users to switch to iPhones.
Apple Music will go live on June 30 for iOS, Mac and PC users. Apple TV and Android users will have to wait until this fall.