On November 1, Apple's video streaming service Apple TV + was launched as scheduled worldwide. The group invests huge sums of money in its own productions in order to counteract years of established providers such as Netflix and Amazon. Apple also has to, because the program should consist exclusively of their own materials. Film classics, current productions of other studios or well-known series can not be found on Apple TV +. Accordingly manageable Apple's catalog is currently still.
After all, the Group offers its productions but both in the English original, optionally with subtitles, as well as in German synchronized version. In addition, they can be downloaded, for example, if you want to see them on the move.
If you want to get an idea of whether or not it's worth subscribing to the new service, consider the following:
That's what you need for Apple TV +
Access to Apple's video offering is already preinstalled on many Apple devices in the form of the TV app. In addition to its own video offerings, this app also contains content from other providers, such as Amazon Prime Video, Sky Ticket, Joyn and Arte.
In addition, you can find Apple's TV app recently on some of the latest Samsung TVs as well as on Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K and the second generation Fire TV Stick. More Amazon Fire TV models are to follow. Likewise, the app will appear on TV sets from Sony and LG in the future.
If you do not have any of these devices, you can also view the service in a browser.
You need this software
To use Apple TV + you must have iPhones, iPads, and iPods iOS 12.3 or later installed. Apple TVs require at least tvOS 12.3. It is recommended to carry out an update to the current operating system version in any case. For the start on the 1st of November are the iOS 13.2, iPadOS 13.2 and tvOS 13.2. Macs have to be updated in any case on macOS Catalina.
To use the offer on the web you need either Safari, Chrome or Firefox.
You can share the subscription
Similar to apps and music, you can also share an Apple TV + subscription with your family. This should normally be done automatically via the family release, if this is activated. Otherwise, the primary user can also deactivate the share via the "Family Sharing" control panel, for example on his iPhone.
That costs Apple TV +
Apple offers its streaming service in the monthly subscription for 4.99 euros. An annual subscription costs 49.99 euros. A termination is according to Apple "at any time at least one day before the next extension date" possible.
How do you get that for free?
Basically, Apple offers anyone interested once for a period of seven days a free trial subscription. But you have to sign up for a subscription, which will only be active if you do not cancel it in time before the end of the trial period.
Students who have a student subscription to Apple Music can use Apple TV + for free - they need to sign in to Apple TV + with their Apple ID. According to Apple, this free access is available "for a limited time". More specifically, the company does not limit how long this offer will last.
Buyers of new Apple hardware lures Apple also with a free trial subscription for a year. This can be claimed if you have "bought a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch as of September 10, 2019, or are now buying one of these devices. If you do not cancel the subscription before the end of the first year, it will automatically be converted into a payment subscription.
