Apple Music simply shut down its least expensive choice — the Voice Plan. The subscription, which launched in 2021 and value $5 per 30 days, featured a Siri-only expertise; the one technique to entry Apple Music’s catalog is to request a track, style, album or artist through the use of voice instructions.

Whereas Apple didn’t formally announce that it was discontinuing the plan, it writes the next on its help web page:

“Starting in November, Apple will discontinue the Apple Music Voice plan. We’re centered on delivering one of the best, most sturdy music expertise potential for our clients, with options like immersive Spatial Audio, Apple Music Sing with real-time lyrics, intuitive browse and discovery options, and a lot extra.”

In line with 9to5Mac, when Apple launched iOS 17.1 beta, the publication discovered code references that indicated Apple would quickly be killing the plan.

The corporate didn’t present a motive as to why the plan was discontinued, nevertheless it’s our guess that it didn’t achieve sufficient traction. It’s potential that not many customers have been a fan of the plan’s restricted nature; no real-time lyrics or choices so as to add songs to your library or create customized playlists. Additionally, the Voice Plan was solely accessible within the U.S., the U.Okay., Australia, Austria, Canada, Mexico, China, France, Germany, Spain, India, Eire, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Taiwan.

For anybody who misses the Siri-only expertise, the corporate reminded customers that each one Apple Music plans — Particular person ($11/month), Pupil ($6/month), Household($17/month) and Apple One — enable subscribers to make use of Siri, together with Sort to Siri, to play any track, album, playlist or radio station.

As of in the present day, the Voice Plan has been formally faraway from Apple’s web site. Present Voice subscribers can proceed utilizing the plan in the course of their last billing cycle, however auto-renew has been turned off.