Apple® announced that starting today, even more customers around
the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App
Store®, Apple Arcade™, Apple Music®, Apple Podcasts®, and iCloud®
are now available in 20 more countries, and Apple Music is
available in 52 additional countries.
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The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music,
Apple Podcasts, and iCloud are now available to more customers
around the world. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We’re delighted to bring many of Apple’s most beloved Services
to users in more countries than ever before,” said Oliver Schusser,
Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and International Content.
“We hope our customers can discover their new favorite apps, games,
music, and podcasts as we continue to celebrate the world’s best
creators, artists, and developers.”
The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and
iCloud are now available in the following countries and
regions:
- Africa: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Gabon, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zambia.
- Asia-Pacific: Maldives and Myanmar.
- Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo,
Montenegro, and Serbia.
- Middle East: Afghanistan (excluding Apple Music) and
Iraq.
- Oceania: Nauru (excluding Apple Music), Tonga, and
Vanuatu.
Apple Music is also expanding to the following countries and
regions:
- Africa: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Chad, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic
of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and
Tunisia.
- Asia-Pacific:Bhutan.
- Europe: Croatia, Iceland, and North Macedonia.
- Latin America and the Caribbean: the Bahamas, Guyana,
Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Suriname, Turks and Caicos, and Uruguay.
- Middle East: Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen.
- Oceania: Solomon Islands.
The App Store, now in 175 countries and regions, is the world’s
safest and most vibrant app marketplace, with over half a billion
people visiting each week. It is the best place for users to
discover new apps and allows developers of all sizes to distribute
their apps to customers around the world. The App Store features
many ways for developers to build their businesses, and since it
launched in 2008, developers have been creating innovative apps
that influence culture and change lives.
Apple Arcade is a groundbreaking game subscription service
within the App Store, offering users unlimited access to the entire
catalog of more than 100 exclusive games, all playable across
iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac®, and Apple TV®. Apple Arcade is
adding new games and expansions every month from some of the
world’s most visionary game developers.
Apple Music is the most complete music experience, now available
in 167 countries and regions and offering more than 60 million
songs. With world-class music experts and tastemakers curating
thousands of playlists and daily selections, and the renowned
global radio station Beats 1, Apple Music is the best music service
for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch®, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod®, and
CarPlay®, and is also available on Android and other devices.
New Apple Music subscribers in the 52 additional countries can
enjoy a six-month free trial of the service, with locally curated
playlists including Africa Now, Afrobeats Hits, Ghana Bounce, and
more. In addition, users have access to world-class music experts,
tastemakers, and artist-led programs from globally celebrated
creators including Virgil Abloh, Billie Eilish, Elton John,
Pharrell, and more.
Apple Podcasts is the best place to browse and listen to the
world’s largest catalog of podcasts, now featuring over 1 million
shows in more than 100 languages and 175 countries and regions.
iCloud is an essential service that keeps users’ personal
content safe, up to date, and available across all their Apple
devices, allowing them to store a lifetime of photos, keep
important documents at their fingertips, and share and collaborate
with ease. iCloud backs up iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
automatically and includes Find My to help locate and secure
missing devices. With Family Sharing, up to six family members can
share access to Apple Services, including Apple TV+, Apple Arcade,
Apple Music, iCloud storage, as well as individual music, movie,
TV, book, and app purchases. Available in 175 countries and
regions, iCloud comes with 5GB of free storage and offers
affordable 50GB, 200GB, and 2TB plans.
For a full list of Apple Media Services availability around the
world, please visit Apple Support.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and
tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and
empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store,
Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000
employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and
to leaving the world better than we found it.
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