Apple Music arrives on Android as a beta

In a few short months, Apple Music has picked up millions of followers, and it has managed to do this whilst remaining exclusive to iOS. Now that changes. Today Apple's music app makes the jump to Android.

Currently in beta, Apple Music for Android is a free download, and includes a three-month free trial of the service. After this, should you want to continue using it, you'll have to cough up $9.99 per month. For the most part, this is a direct port of the iOS version of the app, but as it is in beta there are some notable differences.

At the moment, there isn't support for music videos although Apple promises that this is on the way. Of course, as this is an Android app, it is not a straight replica of the iOS version; it looks like an Android app, and you'd be forgiven for forgetting that it has anything to do with Apple. If you’ve already signed up for a family plan with Apple Music, you'll be able to use it from within the app, but it's not yet possible to sign up for such a plan through it.

While it is possible to stream music on Android, the lack of an Android version of the iTunes Music Store means that it's not possible to purchase individual tracks or albums. That said, any music you buy through iTunes on another device will be made available to you through the Apple Music app.

You can grab yourself a copy of Apple Music from Google Play.