Apple Music has finally made its way to RokuOS, making the company’s streaming devices even better. I have been saying for more than a year that Roku is making the best cheap TVs and this update helps to solidify this point even more.
Roku owners could only AirPlay Apple Music content on their TVs, but now with the app you don’t need to have an Apple device on hand to play your tunes. The Apple Music app also allows users to browse Apple’s music streaming platform and even browse lyrics. You can also play Apple Music content on a Roku device via AirPlay.
At the time of writing, it appears that the Roku Store is not listing the new app, but TechCrunch has announced that it will be released today.
This means that Roku users now have access to Apple TV / iTunes and Apple Music content baked directly into its TVs. If Apple decides to launch the Fitness + app more widely, then all three Apple-based TV apps will be on Roku (and probably FireTV).
It seems that Apple also allows users to sign up for Apple Music through the Roku Store, which probably means that Apple offers some of these transactions to the streaming company.
I expect this reduction to be insignificant, but there is a good chance that the two technology giants will make a deal. However, this is remarkable, given that Apple usually runs its own App Store with an iron fist.
Through: TechCrunch
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