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iOS eight point four is out and with it comes apples new music streaming service Apple music I'm Lexie CBDs for CNET and I'm gonna run you through how to install and setup Apple music on your iOS device the first thing you'll need to do is install the iOS 8.4 update and to do that you'll need to go into the settings panel tap it and then find general then from here you'll need to tap software update it should then automatically search and find the iOS 8.4 update you'll need to tap download and install enter your passcode so agree to the terms and then the update will start to download this can take anywhere from a couple of minutes to an hour or so depending on your connection so be patient and there you have it it looks pretty similar to iOS 8.3 with the exception of the music icon in the bottom right hand corner you'll now see this icon looks slightly different to before that is Apple music so when you fire up the app you're presented with two options when you first start it either to start your first three month free trial or you can simply not do that and go to my music so if we want to sign up all we need to do is choose the plan that we want to select I'm going to select individual and then I'm going to enter my passcode I'm going to agree to the iTunes terms and conditions now I have to confirm that I want to buy the free trial to Apple music but I have to confirm that I'm gonna spend $9.99 a month after that so now it's saying that I club music library can't be enabled and if I want to enable it later from the settings menu I can do so but until then my music is not going to be available on my other devices okay so this is Apple music as you can see you can see a whole bunch of the existing music that is on my phone up here I can then go into for you now this is the customization tab so from this screen I can tell Apple music exactly the types of music that I like love or don't like so I like rock with a single tap I really like experimental with a double tap and I really don't like metal so I press and hold and then it will remove it then I tap next and then I can choose three or more of my favourite bands again tap once on the artist that you like such as ac/dc tap twice on the ones that I really like such as Sonic Youth or press and hold the ones that I don't like sorry fish I'll hit done and now it will give me a bunch of different recommendations based on what I selected now we're all set up you can explore a whole bunch of the different options in the tab down the bottom such as the new artists and new music beats 1 radio connect and also your own music in the library over here if you signed up for the 3 month free trial then you'll automatically be charged as soon as that 3 month trial period is up if you want to cancel before the trial ends then you need to go into your profile by tapping the icon up here then view your Apple ID you might need to sign it at this stage and then have a look at your subscriptions tap manage and then here you'll see the renewal options for your subscription you can then turn off automatic renewal here it will tell you when your trial will be finished you simply tap turn off and you're done so that's a quick look at setting up and getting started with Apple music on your iOS device for more tips and tricks on Apple music you can check out the Netcom Oh