Microsoft has formally released the
Xbox Music app for Android and iOS mobile devices. Microsoft has launched this
service along
with the launch of a web version that allows users of Xbox Music Pass stream
music via the service for free. It includes music
from a collection of over 30 million tracks. You can discover new songs,
albums, and artists right from your smartphone. The users with an
Xbox Music Pass can access the catalog's 30 million songs through their iOS or
Android mobile phones and create an unlimited number of playlists through the
new Web portal at music.xbox.com.
Microsoft is also offering unlimited
web
streaming service absolutely free for the period of six months. The company also declared that they would bring offline mode to Android and iOS in the
coming months.
Xbox Music requires Xbox Music Pass
the costs $9.99 per-month or $99.99/ year with one-month trial. It is
available in 22 countries, but not available in India yet.
Jerry
Johnson, general manager of Xbox Music, said,
"Xbox Music now, more than ever, powers music experiences between Windows 8, Xbox, Windows Phone, and now iOS, Android and the Web.We're also excited to connect artists with their fans on the most anticipated consumer product of the year when Xbox One launches Nov. 22."
The
company has also disclosed its plans for the future, saying it will add Radio
to the free Web player in the coming months and will introduce a Web Playlist
tool for Xbox Music on Windows 8 on 17th October with the arrival of
Windows 8.1.
In
addition to it, Microsoft will start rolling out the updates for iOS and
Android platforms in coming months, with an offline mode that would allow users
to save music to their device for playback without an Internet or data
connection.
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