According to one online source, Google will be launching its Google Play Music All Access for iOS devices later on this month. The source claims to have information from “sources aware of Google’s plan” say that the company has been testing the iOS app internally, but would still like to get a few more bugs worked out before the release to the public. The app is scheduled to be released later this month, as long as all of the internal testing goes as planned. Google announced the Play Music All Access back in May of this year.
It was immediately available for Android users, but Google was delaying the iOS launch for many months. Back in May Google was hoping to get the iOS version ready within weeks of the initial launch, but that was not the case. Now it has been four months and rumors have started up again regarding the iOS launch. Going along with the new Nexus models arriving this month, it looks like Google will be releasing the Android 4.4 KitKat and the Google Play Music All Access for iOS as well. It will be a busy month for Google, but consumers have been waiting.
The Google Play Music All Access app is really Google’s version of Spotify and Rdio and that allows users to play specific tracks on-demand and save them offline for playing at a later time. Google Music allows users to upload their own music into the library and mix it up with on-demand songs as well. Popular mobile apps like Spotify also allow users to do the same thing and will be competing with Google’s Play Music All Access pass. Current iOS users can still use other apps that allow similar things like gMusic and more, but they would most likely rather have an official app.
A subscription to Google Play Music All Access starts at just $10 per month and that includes unlimited streaming of music that is on-demand. The pricing is very competitive and will allow Google the chance to go up against others like Spotify and Rdio. Getting the iOS version of the app ready to launch is going to add a significant number of users to the mix, thus increasing the market share Google will have in the streaming music niche.
