After a long wait, Apple TV App is finally going to be available on the Amazon Fire TV Stick platform in India. Furthermore, the upcoming Apple TV+ video streaming service subscription is also going to make its way to the country. A press release sent by Amazon India to the media has revealed that the Apple TV app for the Fire TV platform is now available all over the world (60 countries to be specific where Fire TV products are sold). The Apple TV+ premium subscription will be available on the Fire TV starting November 1, 2019.
The Apple TV app will be available for the Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen.) and the Fire TV Stick 4K in Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Fire TV Basic Edition customers in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, and other countries can use the app starting today.
Apple TV App For Fire TV: Features, Availability, Pricing
The Apple TV App for the Amazon Fire TV Stick, users will get access to the following features:
- iTunes library
- Apple TV+ streaming service (which is starting from November 1, 2019, in India)
With the Apple TV App on the Fire TV Stick, users will be able to able to watch iTunes Movies, stream Apple TV content like original and third-party TV shows, use the Apple TV+ streaming service. The price of the Apple TV+ premium subscription is kept at just INR 99 per month. The same service costs a whopping $4.99 in the USA so this has come as a surprise for all of us.
If you opt for the Apple TV+ streaming service, you will get the special family access feature using which you will be allowed with up to six family members to share using one Apple TV Plus subscription. All members in the family subscription will be able to stream the service using their own Apple ID and password, which is pretty neat. It is worth noticing that in order to pay for the services, you will have to use your Apple device and it can’t be done via the Fire TV payment gateway (as of now, at least). As of now, this is all we know about the service, but we are sure to receive further intel on the same in the coming days.
Now, the biggest question is whether or not the consumers in India will actually be interested in buying the Apple TV+ subscription as the company has so far only been committing itself to original content for TV+ and as far as the depth of the content is concerned, it is pretty shallow right now. That said, the company’s recent $6 billion investment is a promising sign, nevertheless.
Amazon Fire TV Stick Becomes The Best Device With Access To All Video Streaming Services
Plus, it is a welcome addition to the existing roster of streaming services the Fire Stick has in store for us, including live sports, music, radio stations, Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix, ZEE5, Sony LIV to name a few. Browsing through the internet has also been a pretty easy affair when it comes to the Amazon Fire Stick.
What are your thoughts on the Apple TV App for the Amazon Fire TV Stick? Will you be interested in using the service? Do let us know in the comments section below.
