Apple TV Plus free period ends
If you have the free subscription to Apple TV Plus and don’t want to pay for it, you should cancel in good time.
If you currently use Apple TV Plus for free and don’t want to pay 4.99 euros a month for it in the future, you should ensure that you comply with the notice period. It must be noted that anyone who cancels the free subscription for Apple TV Plus can no longer use it with immediate effect. The exact end date can be found in the subscription settings, which can vary.
Initially, the free subscription for Apple TV Plus was valid for one year, provided the customer had purchased a current Apple product. From July 1, 2021, the free period will be shortened to three months. The first free year for Apple TV Plus was extended twice and thus ran for the customer group for almost two years. The first extension was three months, then another six months were added. Apple justified the move by stating that there were production delays due to the pandemic.
The Apple TV Plus video streaming subscription started worldwide on November 1, 2019. It usually costs 4.99 euros a month. The monthly costs are among the lowest on the market, but the Apple TV Plus range is also particularly small compared to the competition.
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Apple TV Plus catalog is still small
According to the streaming search engine Justwatch The Apple TV Plus subscription currently includes 44 series and 22 films, including only a few feature films. The films are mostly documentaries as well as short films. Few of the series consist of more than one season.
For comparison: The Disney Plus catalog currently includes almost 300 series and a little more than 1,300 films for a monthly price of 8.99 euros. The films here also include many short films and documentaries. Prime Video offers 880 series and 4,456 films at a monthly price of 7.99 euros. The Netflix catalog includes 1,725 ​​series and 3,592 films. A Netflix subscription is available from 7.99 euros per month, but then only in SD resolution. If you want HD resolution, you have to pay 12.99 euros per month. Access to content in 4K resolution costs 17.99 euros per month.
Apple TV Plus runs on these devices
The Apple TV app is pre-installed on Apple devices, and Apple TV Plus has also been available for many Android TV devices since the beginning of June 2021. However, there is still no Apple TV app for Android smartphones or Android tablets.
In addition, Apple TV Plus is available for Fire TV devices from Amazon, but the app is not available for older Fire TV models, while providers such as Netflix or Disney provide their services on all Fire TV models. The Apple TV app is also available on Samsung and LG smart TVs, and Apple TV Plus can also be used in the browser.
The author of the article is Ingo Pakalski.
