According to a screenshot from Reddit, the Apple Music background activity is draining the battery with an astonishing 95% battery usage. The same situations can be seen on Apple Support forum and Mac rumors.
Battery still drains fast. Apple Music: Now the new music app burns even more battery. Some users are reporting huge battery drains, especially on old devices like the i, and phone 4s. And when your phone is overheating, you know it’s not using power efficiently. I decided to run two decidedly unscientific tests.
Instead of paying $.99 cents per song on i. Tunes, you can listen to all the songs you want over the web for $9.99 per month. But the Apple Music app that launched yesterday might destroy your i, and phone’s battery. I downloaded Apple Music as part of the i. OS 8.4 update yesterday and played around with it during the afternoon.
In fact, streaming music apps in general are notorious for being power-hungry. Does Apple Music use more battery than its rivals? According to a tweet from Verge writer Chris Ziegler, it does appear to drain battery faster than Spotify or Tidal.
When does apple music charge you?
To sign up for the free three-month trial of Apple Music, you need to use your Apple ID account with a valid credit card. That means that when those three months are over, Apple will start automatically charging $9.99 a month to your card for the service ($15 if you went with the family option).
Songs downloaded through Apple Music will be part of the subscription; you won’t get individually charged for them, but will need to keep paying for the subscription to be able to play them.
Is Spotify draining your battery life?
In fact, Spotify, another streaming music service, has been called one of the five worst apps for draining battery. In fact, streaming music apps in general are notorious for being power-hungry.
What is the Apple Music Service?
The Apple Music service not only lets you stream on-demand any track from the i. Tunes catalogue but also access all your music in one place, whether purchased from i. Tunes, copied from a CD, or downloaded from the web.
How much does Apple Music cost per month?
That means that when those three months are over, Apple will start automatically charging $9.99 a month to your card for the service ($15 if you went with the family option). To avoid surprise charges, you can disable auto-pay now. To do that, open the Apple Music app, click the profile icon in the top left corner, and tap on “View Apple ID.”.
Another common query is “Why can’t I see prices on Apple Music on my computer?”.
When using i. Tunes on a computer, you need to be using the Browse and For You sections, not the store. When using Apple Music through the Music App there will be no prices to tap on, so nothing to charge. If you are seeing prices, then you are in the wrong section.