iOS 13.5.5 beta code might’ve leaked Apple’s next major product push

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  • Code in an iOS update has revealed that Apple seems to be getting closer to, or at least laying the groundwork for, a subscription mega-bundle, now that the iPhone maker offers a range of services like Apple Music and Apple News+
  • This kind of subscription product has been hinted at for a while now.
  • Code referring to the possible bundle was found in the iOS 13.5.5 beta that Apple released recently to developers.

Word had already trickled out about this possibility back in the fall, and now new code found in an iOS update makes it seem even likelier that Apple is preparing to do something that users of its myriad subscription products will surely appreciate -- offer a kind of all-in-one, subscription mega-bundle. Where you could pay one monthly price, in other words, and get access to Apple services like Apple TV+ and Apple News+ that, as things stand now, cost you individual monthly rates for each.

Citing anonymous sources close to the talks, The Financial Times previously reported that Apple had already entered into discussions with music companies about some kind of all-inclusive subscription package ahead of the November 1 launch of Apple's new Netflix-like subscription TV service. We've just passed the six-month mark since the launch of Apple TV+ (for which Apple is now buying older movies and TV shows, to give the service a library that makes it more valuable to subscribers) and MacRumors is reporting that code has been found in iOS 13.5.5 that suggests this kind of subscription package is now a little closer to reality than mere rumor.

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iOS 13.5.5 beta code might’ve leaked Apple’s next major product push originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 4 Jun 2020 at 09:54:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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