Apple has announced that some of its major services, like the App Store, Apple Arcade, and iCloud, are now available in 20 additional countries around the world.
Some additional services like Apple Music are also available in an additional 52 countries.
Speaking of the news, Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and International Content, said that the company was “delighted to bring many of Apple’s most beloved Services to users in more countries than ever before” and that Apple hopes its customers can “discover their new favorite apps, games, music, and podcasts as we continue to celebrate the world’s best creators, artists, and developers.”
Apple is rolling out the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and Apple Music to African countries including Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Libya, Morocco, Rwanda, and Zambia, Asian countries Maldives and Myanmar, and European countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Middle Eastern countries Afghanistan and Iraq can now access Apple services excluding Apple Music, and Nauru, Tonga, and Vanuatu have seen Apple services roll out to them.
Apple is also expanding the reach of Apple Music, introducing the streaming service in an additional 52 countries around the world, including Algeria, Angola, Benin, Chad, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Tunisia in Africa and Bhutan in Asia.
In Europe, Croatia, Iceland, and North Macedonia have been added to the list, whilst the Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as Suriname, Turks and Caicos, Uruguay, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, and the Solomon Islands.
As Apple grapples the coronavirus pandemic causing a significant drop in sales, Apple’s plan is to expand its services revenue and provide more content to customers around the world.
Pricing on these subscription models vary from country to country but generally fall in line with rival services such as Spotify and Google Drive’s premium storage subscriptions.
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