Google to launch a family plan for Play Music tomorrow

Tomorrow will be quite the day for Google as it will be announcing the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, a new Chromecast, and possibly additional hardware. Software, too, will receive attention as Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be showcased and a new version of the Chromecast app will debut. And now it looks like Play Music is going to be joining the party at Google’s event as Android Police reports that a family plan for the music streaming service is on the way as well.

The upcoming family plan for Play Music’s paid subscription features will allow up to six family members to stream from Google’s library for $14.99 per month. Each family member can continue using their own Google account in the process. Right now, it is unknown what the exact restrictions are on the amount of devices being used on one family plan. As we all know, Google has angered many of its customers by limiting the amount of authorizations/deauthorizations on a single account.

This would be identical to Apple’s approach with Apple Music and an advantage over Spotify. Apple currently chargers $14.99 per month while Spotify commands that same monthly fee for two users. Spotify then raises that to $19.99 for three users, $24.99 for four users, and $29.99 for five members. When Apple Music was announced in June, it was believed that Spotify would be changing its pricing; however, that has yet to happen. At least Google seems to realize that family plans for music streaming services needs to be affordable to be accessible.

Source: Android Police

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