Apple will today introduce an
Apple Music Student plan that discounts the streaming service by 50 percent for those who are enrolled in an eligible college or university (via
TechCrunch).
The new plan means any academic
Student in the United States can **w pick up an individual
Apple Music Membership for $4.99 a month, rather than pay the standard $9.99 subscription rate.
U.S. students won't be the only ones to benefit though, as the plan is also open to students in the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The actual cost is expected to vary slightly from country to country, but all markets will see 50 percent off the standard subscription rate.
The
Student Discount is offered for up to four continuous or **n-continuous years after sign-up, so students are able to take gap years or breaks between semesters and still sign up again when they return to study. Additionally, the plan is open to all students of all ages, regardless of degree.
The
Membership tier will be available starting today to both new and existing subscribers. Students can sign up or change their
Membership online, or go through the
Apple Music mobile app.
Apple is using
Student verification tech**logy provider, UNiDAY, to ensure that those who are signing up as students are actually*enrolled at a supported institution.
News of the
Student plan comes two days after it was reported that
Apple is
planning to overhaul its year-old
Music streaming service to make it more intuitive. The company is set to redesign the user interface, which will be "bolder, yet simpler",
With an emphasis on black and white backgrounds and text as well as more of a focus on album art.
Additionally, the "New" tab in
Apple Music is being replaced
With a "Browse"
Option With better organizational tools for finding new content, and
Apple will encourage users to use a simplified "For You" section. The new
Apple Music app will reportedly debut at
WWDC in
iOS 10 and will be introduced through an iTunes update on the Mac.
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