Apple is adding Apple TV and Apple Arcade to iCloud+ subs for free in over 100 markets
Apple has announced that is adding Apple TV and Apple Arcade to every paid iCloud+ tier in more than 100 countries, including the 50GB plan, at no additional cost. Existing subscribers will receive access automatically, and Family Sharing can extend iCloud+ storage, Apple TV, and Apple Arcade to up to five other people.
The bundle is launching in markets including India, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Ukraine, Israel, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, and Egypt, but not in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, or several European countries. Apple TV is also expanding to 59 additional countries, bringing its total availability to 170. You can check the full list of selected countries here (Hopefully, yours is included 🤞)
In participating markets, Apple will stop selling Apple TV and Apple Arcade as standalone subscriptions, with existing plans cancelled as users transition to iCloud+. Apple Arcade users will retain their saves and progress. Apple One will also stop accepting new subscribers in these markets, although existing plans remain active. The bundle also includes Apple Music Select, offering ad free curated stations and discounted upgrades to full Apple Music in some countries.
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- Apple expands iCloud+ to include Apple TV and Apple Arcade in MozambiqueApple Newsroom (Mozambique) • Official source
- iCloud+ Now Includes Apple TV, Apple Arcade, and Curated Apple Music Stations in Over 100 CountriesMacRumors
- In select countries, iCloud+ now includes Apple TV and Apple Arcade at no extra charge9to5Mac
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"The Apple TV subscription included with iCloud+ does not include third-party branded subscription services or content available for rental or purchase in the Apple TV app."
So no Disney+ or HBO Max. And no movies. (We'll soon need to have a law degree to decrypt Apple terms.)
It's just "Apple Originals" shows, Formula 1, Major League Soccer, and some cartoons. It's basically what people don't want to pay for, so no, Apple didn't suddenly became generous.
Honestly this feels like an admission that their non-English content offerings are so bad that they can barely even give them away. But maybe that's just because they excluded all the major English speaking countries that make it feel that way. If they're just trying to be nice to low-income places I feel like they should have also included US, Canada, Australia, the UK and the others but with the limit of having an EBT card or equivalency.