Apple just gave new subscribers an extended opportunity to try its music streaming service, offering three months of Apple Music completely free. The promotion to get three months of Apple Music free — which runs through February 24 — greatly expands the standard one-month trial period.
The new offer coincides with Apple’s sponsorship of the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show with musical act Bad Bunny.
Get 3 months of Apple Music free
If you ever considered making the switch from Spotify or another streaming platform, the new offer presents an ideal opportunity. It lets you explore what Apple Music has to offer without any financial commitment for three months. And it’s tied to the upcoming Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show featuring Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.
The offer is available exclusively to new Apple Music subscribers. In other words, folks who never had an active subscription to Apple Music, the Apple One subscription bundle or accessed the service through a Family plan.
How to redeem your free trial
To claim the promotion, users must redeem the offer on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro or Android phone running the latest software. The three-month trial applies to both Individual and Family plans, with the Family option supporting up to six users under a single subscription.
Getting started is straightforward. Simply open the Apple Music app on your eligible device and sign in with your Apple Account. The promotional offer should appear immediately upon launching the app, or you can find it on the Home tab. From there, tap “Accept Free Trial” to begin your three-month journey with Apple Music.
Access to Apple Music’s complete catalog
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During your trial, you’ll have full access to Apple Music’s extensive library of over 100 million songs. They’re available in the highest audio quality with lossless support up to 24-bit/192 kHz. The service is ad-free and includes features like Lyrics Translation for select songs in multiple languages. That lets you follow along with Bad Bunny and other artists’ music in your preferred language.
With Apple Music available across Apple devices, music.apple.com, and many popular streaming devices, smart TVs and gaming consoles, you can enjoy your music wherever you are. The limited-time offer givers users the chance to experience Apple’s streaming ecosystem before the promotion ends on February 24.
What happens after the trial ends
Once the three-month promotional period concludes, your subscription will automatically renew at the standard monthly rate unless you cancel beforehand. The Individual plan costs $10.99 per month, while the Family plan runs $16.99 monthly.
Users can cancel at any time during the trial period to avoid charges. So that makes this a risk-free way to test drive the service.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director, technology, for ALM Media.
Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.
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