{"id":113737,"date":"2020-06-04T00:25:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/06\/04\/apple-still-mulling-services-bundle-ios-1355-code-suggests"},"modified":"2020-06-04T00:25:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T00:25:20","slug":"apple-still-mulling-services-bundle-ios-13-5-5-code-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/04\/apple-still-mulling-services-bundle-ios-13-5-5-code-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple still mulling services bundle, iOS 13.5.5 code suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Code discovered in the latest iOS 13.5.5 release suggests Apple is working to build out a bundle of its core for-pay services, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. <\/p>\n

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Files and code strings uncovered by 9to5Mac<\/em> reveal references<\/a> to a “bundle offer” and “bundle subscription” related to Apple’s services management backend. While not directly attached to a specific product, like Apple Music, the language indicates Apple is considering a subscription services combo offer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Exactly what Apple’s bundle might look like is at this point unknown. The company currently fields four main subscription products in Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. Apple Music and Apple News+ cost $9.99 a month for individuals, while Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade are priced at $4.99 a month. Discounts for each can be had through family plans. Non-content programs include Apple Care hardware support, which varies depending on device. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A potential bundle of two or more services would save consumers money and could boost adoption of less popular products. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple has long been rumored<\/a> to be mulling a subscription bundle, though such a product has yet to materialize. A report late last year claimed the company was close to striking deals with publishing partners that would enable the rollout of a subscription package sometime this year<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most recently, however, a report in March noted newly signed deals with record labels effectively precludes<\/a> Apple from launching a combined service in the near term. The tech giant reportedly informed music executives that it plans to combine its digital services under a bundle-style plan, but discussions on distribution rights are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Code discovered in the latest iOS 13.5.5 release suggests Apple is working to build out a bundle of its core for-pay services, Apple Music, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade. Files and code strings uncovered by 9to5Mac reveal references to a “bundle offer” and “bundle subscription” related to Apple’s services management backend. While not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-insider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}