Apple launched Apple Music earlier this year, and, as such, Siri is uniquely tied to the music streaming service. Apparently, that’s not always a good thing, at least not for those not subscribed to the service.
It has recently been brought to the attention of many that Siri, with all the access to knowledge banks, will keep some of that knowledge to herself if you aren’t subscribed to Apple Music. Specifically, asking the digital personal assistant questions related to music, like, “What’s the most popular song in the U.S. today,” will trigger this response, or one similar to it:
“Sorry, Tom, I can’t look up the music charts for you. You don’t seem to be subscribed to Apple Music.”
Going further, as noted by The Verge, even asking Siri what the most popular song was back in March of 1983 only offers up a grim reminder that a subscription to Apple Music is necessary to access the information:
“Sorry, I can’t look up the music charts for you. You don’t seem to be subscribed to Apple Music.”
Having access to the music charts themselves via Siri isn’t anything new, as it’s been known to be tied to Apple Music for quite some time now. The surprising bit is that Siri won’t even offer a search result for the query if the user isn’t subscribed to the streaming music service from Apple.
I guess Siri won't talk to you about music unless you pay her boss? pic.twitter.com/b6Xwcf3EYR
— Tom Conrad (@tconrad) October 26, 2015
[via The Verge]
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