Are you a student? Then you are very lucky (even if you are not a student, you are also lucky) - because now Apple is offering discounts on its music service to students from Russia (and 24 other countries)! This means that now you can listen to music (and download it to your iPhone, iPad, Android and computer) every month for only 75 rubles, not 169! How to get a discount, we will tell further.
Now, when purchasing a subscription through iTunes, there is a third option - " For students ". All Apple asks you to do is confirm that you are a student at an educational institution.
However, many students have encountered difficulties at the stage of verifying student status, since the service requires an email address on the university domain. The opportunity to get such an address is not available in every educational institution.
For students in this situation, there is alternative way subscription. To do this, you need to take two high-quality photographs of a student ID card, on which the full name of the owner is clearly visible, as well as the year the certificate expires (instructions at the end of the article).
How to enable discounted Apple Music for students on an iOS device (iPhone and iPad)
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. Run the application " Music". If you don't see the Apple Music logo, select the Apple Music tab from the bottom menu. For you.
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. Next, click on the button " 3 months free«.
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. Select an item For students.
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. Click Check Student Status.
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. In the Safari window that opens, enter your E-Mail and find your educational institution.
6. Log in to your school's portal. Your status will be checked (whether you are still a student or not). If successful, a message will appear Open this page in "Music"?
7. Select Open. You will be returned to the Music app. Done - you have completed your student subscription!
How to Get Discounted Apple Music for Students on iTunes Computer (Mac or Windows)
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. Launch iTunes (download latest version can ).
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. Select top left Music and For you.
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. Register for free (button " 3 months free") a three-month subscription (if you haven't signed up for Apple Music before) or sign in to an existing one account.
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. Select an item For students.
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. Click Check Student Status.
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. Enter your email address, search for your school.
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. Sign in to the school portal. Once your student status is verified, you will be automatically redirected back to iTunes to complete your subscription.
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. When a username and password form appears, enter your details for your Apple ID.
P.S. Don't forget to check if your billing information is up to date!
How to get a student subscription without university mail
In November 2016, Apple introduced student subscriptions to Apple Music for students. This type subscription allows students to pay for access to the service for only 75 rubles per month for 4 years.
1. Go to the section " Settings" -> iTunes Store and App Store , then click on the account name.
2. Then you need to press "View Apple ID" and in tab "Subscriptions" select the Apple Music service.
3. From the proposed tariff plans need to choose "For students" and then press "Verify student status", which will redirect you to the UNIDAYS website.
4. On the site you must enter the name of the university and click "Proceed". On the page that opens, you can contact the UNIDAYS website support service by clicking "Contact Support".
If everything is done correctly, the student status will be confirmed and the user will be able to subscribe to the service.
BONUS! How to use Apple Music for 45 rubles
Please note that the student subscription is not eternal :) (maximum 4 years). When your student subscription expires, your Apple Music plan will automatically change to "Individual".
In our editorial office, we use a more favorable (45 rubles / month) and convenient tariff: “ Family". Moreover, the members of our "family" live in three different countries. We talked in detail about how to use Apple Music for 45 rubles a month.
Already have a subscription to Apple Music for 169 rubles?
To get a "student" subscription at a discount, you need to get rid of the current one. To do this,
On iOS
- Open music and select section For you.
- Tap the profile icon in the top left corner.
- Select View Apple ID -> Subscriptions -> Subscription Management and cancel your Apple Music subscription.
On a Mac or Windows computer
- Open iTunes.
- Select Account -> View my account -> Settings -> Control(to the right of the Subscription).
- Cancel your Apple Music subscription.
- The student subscription will only start from the next billing period.
Switching to a student subscription from a family
- Do not do this - otherwise the "head of the family" will receive a bill for both the family and student subscriptions.
- In the end, taking such a step is simply illogical: if the family is “full” (6 people), then the family subscription is more profitable than the student one (44.83 rubles versus 75).
Google knows :/
On the iPhone device, iPad or iPod touch
- Open the Music app. If a Apple screen Music didn't show up, click "For You" at the bottom.
- If this is your first time subscribing to Apple Music or you have previously had a trial subscription, tap the trial subscription offer. The trial subscription offer displayed may vary depending on whether you are signing up for the first time or if you have had a trial subscription before.
If you already have an active Apple Music subscription, click Sign In and switch to a student subscription. - Select the option "College Student" or "University Student".
- Click Verify Student Status. A browser window will open.
- If you already have a UNiDAYS account, click "Already verified with UNiDAYS?" and sign in with the same email address that you use for UNiDAYS.
- If you are studying abroad, first click "Study outside of this country: [country name]?" and change the country or region.
- If you need help, click UNiDAYS Help Desk.
Sign in to your school portal. Some countries/regions require you to subscribe to Apple Music by connecting to your school's Wi-Fi network or by entering your academic email address. (Learn more about where you can sign up for an Apple Music student subscription.) After you sign in and check your student status, you'll see the message "Do you want to open this page in Music?" Click Open to return to the Music app and complete your subscription.
- If you're signing up for an Apple Music subscription for the first time, click the trial subscription offer to start using your student subscription. Otherwise, click Start Student Subscription.
- If prompted, enter the Apple ID and password you use to access the iTunes Store. You can also use Touch ID to sign in.
You may need to verify your billing information, but you won't be billed for the full month's fees until the end of the trial period. Add a valid payment method and click the "Subscribe" button. For a student subscription, you can use the same payment methods as for a regular Apple Music subscription. - If prompted, accept the general terms and conditions.
Enter your personal or academic (.edu) email address and search for the name of your school. UNiDAYS may use this email address to track your subscription eligibility.
Yesterday, Apple officially expanded the list of countries with a student subscription to Apple Music. To use it, you must be a university student.
However, it is possible to take advantage of such a discount even if you are not a student.
Come quickly. Say what to do
Attention: all the actions indicated in this article, you perform at your own peril and risk. Apple can cancel your subscription at any time and transfer to a full-fledged one for 169 rubles. per month.
Step 1. We need to create a fake American citizen. To do this, go here and tap on Generate.
Step 2. Register on the Kansas State University website. We fill in all the required fields.
Use the data of the newly created person on Fake Me Generator. When registering, indicate your e-mail, there will come a confirmation of registration.
Step 3. We go to Apple Music, make out a student subscription (more).
Step 4. Choose the country USA, University - Kansas State University.
Step 5. Enter the eID and password for the Kansas State University account.
These simple manipulations will allow you to access a student subscription to Apple Music. Happy using!
For Apple Music streaming service in 25 countries. Now they include China, India, Canada, Russia and some others.
Students of Russian universities will be able to purchase access to Apple Music at a lower price. If the cost of a regular subscription is 169 rubles per month, then Apple will ask only 75 rubles from students. The discount will be valid for four years or until the user ceases to be a student.
If you join Apple Music as a student, the UNiDAYS Verification Service must verify that you are admitted to a degree-granting college or university. The service periodically checks your status. If UNiDAYS determines that you are no longer a student or your 48 month student subscription has expired, the subscription will automatically become an individual Apple Music subscription.
According to Apple's plan, a student subscription to Apple Music will attract a large number of new users: as of September, 17 million subscribers were registered in the streaming service.
How to get a student subscription to Apple Music:
On iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
On Mac or PC
On an Android smartphone
- Download apple app Music from the Google Play Store.
- Open the Apple Music app. If the Apple Music screen doesn't appear, tap "For You" at the bottom.
- If this is your first time subscribing to Apple Music, or if you've used a free three-month subscription before, click "Sign up for a free three-month subscription."
If you're an active Apple Music member, click Sign In and switch to a student subscription. - Select Are you a college student? (Are you a student?).
- Click Verify Student Status. A browser window will open.
- Enter your email address and search for the school name.
- If you already have a UNiDAYS account, click Already verified with UNiDAYS? (Have you already verified with UNiDAYS?) and sign in.
- If you are studying abroad, please click Studying outside of [ country name]? (Training outside of [country name]?) and change the country.
- If you need help, click UNiDAYS Support.
- Sign in to your school portal. After logging in and checking the student's status, a message will appear asking you to open the program. Select Open with Apple Music to return to the program and complete your subscription.
- If you're signing up for an Apple Music subscription for the first time, click Sign Up for a Free 3 Months Subscription to start using your student subscription.
If you've been using Apple Music for more than three months, click Start Student Membership. - If prompted, enter your Apple ID and password that you use to access the iTunes Store.
- You may need to verify your billing information, but no invoice will be issued until the three-month free trial period ends. Add a valid payment method and click the "Subscribe" button. For a student subscription, you can use the same payment methods as for a regular Apple Music subscription.
- If prompted, accept the general terms and conditions.
- Choose the genres and artists you like.
If you are already an Apple Music subscriber
If you have an individual Apple Music subscription, you can change it to a student subscription in the Music app or iTunes on your computer.
If you're an Apple Music subscriber, your student subscription won't take effect until your current billing cycle ends. The student subscription price will only be billed from the subscription renewal date.
The most common among young people is an individual subscription to Apple Music, even if you are not a student, you can still access a huge music library. If you are a student at a university or regular college, then you are doubly lucky, as you can get content at a discount much cheaper than others. However, the duration of such subscription will be more than one year, not less than 48 months and not necessarily in order. In addition, you can subscribe to Apple Music with a student benefit in different countries, but not in all in a row. It is better to check this on the website. In addition, Apple Music has different options depending on the country you are in.
After joining Apple Music and receiving student benefits, a special control service is required to confirm that you are a student. At the same time, the UNiDAYS verification service checks the validity of your status from time to time. If the service determines that your Apple Music subscription has expired and you are not a college student, then the Apple Music student subscription will terminate accordingly in exchange for individual signature mode. In general, in any case, you will have the opportunity to switch from a student form to an individual one.
First of all, check that a new one has been downloaded on your computer or iPhone. iOS version so that the system does not freeze. If the software for a long time not updated, then upload the latest OS update to your device. After using the Mac computer, check for latest update iTunes.
To install Apple Music on your iPhone or iPad, you need to open the "Music" section and wait for "Apple Music" to appear. If this does not happen, then activate the "For you" function, which is located below. If you don't have permanent Apple Music, choose the trial one first, which has its own distinctive look.
Apple Music Student Subscription
If you have a valid Apple Music, you need to select the "Sign In" option and follow the instructions to select either the Student Signature, Student Signature, or Family Signature for 3 months respectively. Next, you need to decide on the qualitative characteristics of the student and choose between "University Student" or "College Student". To do this, activate "Confirm student status" and when the search box appears, enter this email box and the name of the college. The program will in the future link several years of introduced email with the specified school. If you have a registered UNiDAIYS subscription, then activate "Already verified status in UNiDAYS", and then enter it by filling in the line with the address mailbox.
If you personally are a student of a foreign university, then activate the line “Study outside this country: Russia”, change your region if necessary. When you need intervention, activate the "UNiDAYS Help Desk" line to receive recommendations. To activate your student form, sign in to your university website and subscribe to Apple Music at WI-FI networks by filling in the field with your mail. As soon as your page opens after verifying student status, then select the "Open this page in the Music" option, and then activate the "Open" option in order to get to the "Music" section to complete the subscription stage.
If this is your first time subscribing to Apple Music, please activate the trial section to use the annual student subscription. When prompted, write down your password and Apple ID to sign in to the iTunes Store. You can also use Touch ID to sign in.
Regarding the time of payment, the first month is an evaluation month and no payment will be required for it, but after the end of the evaluation period, you will need to pay a payment for three months or pay an annual payment to the appropriate account. To do this, select the "allowable payment method" and click the "Subscribe" function. At the same time, the payment method, in principle, is no different from a standard subscription. If the subscription period has not ended, and the need for it has disappeared, check how to turn off the Apple Music subscription if the subscription period is still running, since you subscribed. The shutdown takes place in automatic mode upon expiration of the subscription.
In the end, when the question of accepting the general provisions appears, you must agree to their terms, and then navigate at your own discretion: choose your favorite artists or popular genres.
How to subscribe on a MAC computer
In order to make a subscription directly on a computer or laptop, you need to activate the iTunes program by clicking on it. In the corner that appears at the top left, click on the "Music" section, and then - the "For You" function in the same place at the top.
When you subscribe to Apple Music for the first time, set the trial subscription mode, but if you received Apple Music, you just need to click on the “Login” function, where you can then select the iTunes student subscription mode. After the dialog menu appears, find the "Get Started" key and launch it, after which you need to select one of the two versions of "University Student" or "College Student". Then follow the menu that appears on the computer screen and answer the questions, in particular, activate the "Confirm Student Status" command and enter your email address, and highlight your college in the list of suggested ones. Please note that the mail entered once will be assigned to this college or university, so UNiDAYS will continue to monitor your subscription to Apple Music.
If there is an already registered record, you need to select the “Already confirmed status in UNiDAYS” window, for this you also need to go to your mail and link it to your account. In the case of studying abroad, you must select the section "Study outside this country: Russia", you can also change the country if necessary. If you have new or additional questions, you can look at the UNiDAYS Help Desk section.
The next step is to log in to your university portal and subscribe via WI-FI by writing the address of your college or by entering the address line of the mailbox again. Once you've signed in to Apple Music and verified your status, you'll need to complete your iTunes subscription.
Then the steps are repeated by analogy: click on the trial subscription section, select the "Start using a student subscription" mode, fill in the password and Apple ID field, and activate or create an account. After that, at the end of the evaluation period, you will need to make the necessary payment in an acceptable way specified in the program.
If you are only signing up for Apple Music for the first time in iTunes, click the trial subscription function, then the student subscription will begin. Otherwise, click Start Student Subscription. Next, find your artist or favorite genre of listening to music files and enjoy the sounds while listening to your favorite music daily.
How to use a family subscription
Unlike a student subscription to Apple Music, an excellent alternative is the Apple Music Family Subscription model, for reasonable price. When switching from a student form to a family model, you will need to pay for the selected transition. If you, having a family subscription, decide to choose a student model, then be prepared for the fact that for your family members, unfortunately, the family model will become unavailable. Instead, they can be offered a way to establish an individual form.