Hi Susan, I'm still fairly new to apple music myself, although I'm pretty much addicted already, so I'll do my best to answer your questions.
1. How does one add tracks from radio stations to Icloud? in other words, if I “love” a song, can I later download or play it on demand without an outright purchase? Answer: Telling apple that you "love" a song just indicates to apple that you enjoyed it, but it does not have the effect of storing it or categorizing it in any "collection" of yours. What you can do, however, is download the song to your device so that it'll be available for you to listen to offline, although once you no longer subscribe to apple music, these songs will also no longer work (to be clear, you can download this music without purchasing it). You can always listen to any song in the ITunes library by asking siri to play it, or by searching for it from within apple music. So it does not need to be "yours" in order to be played on demand, but you do have to choose to download it if you want to be able to play it if you're not connected to the internet. Is there a way to import songs from other apps such as accuradio or Songza? What about creating smart playlists/radio stations? Answer: I don't know about how well it plays with other apps, but my suspicion is that it's fairly independent at the moment. You can create smart stations, however, by choosing to create a station based on a song you are listening to. Apple will then play one song after another, and as you indicate whether or not you like it, or outright tell it not to play songs "like this" or even this specific song, you will need to tell it your preferences for that particular station less and less often. 2. I know Siri can be invoked to play songs, but must they be already in my collection and/or on my iphone? answer: No. She can play any song apple music has access to, in your collection or not. 3. I’m not currently subscribed to Apple music. is there a way to disable or bypass it in order to purchase and play tracks? Answer: You can always still purchase music as always from the ITunes store without subscribing to apple music, but I'm not sure what other aspects of apple music you'd have access to without being a subscriber. I know there are a few radio stations you could use, although I'm fairly certain you couldn't build or customize any for yourself. Hope these questions make some sense. Again, any response appreciated either on or off list. Thanks to all. I hope that was helpful! Shermeen On 12/23/15, susan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi listers, > I may be one of the last of the holdouts when it comes to using the Apple > music service and am still not sure I understand the point. I already have > accuradio and songza, though I know the latter is soon going away, and just > getting into Googleplay music. I have a few basic questions and would > appreciate any responses, preferrably off list so as not to add > unnecessarily to the traffic, smile. > > 1. How does one add tracks from radio stations to Icloud? in other words, if > I “love” a song, can I later download or play it on demand without an > outright purchase? Is there a way to import songs from other apps such as > accuradio or Songza? What about creating smart playlists/radio stations? > > 2. I know Siri can be invoked to play songs, but must they be already in my > collection and/or on my iphone? > > 3. I’m not currently subscribed to Apple music. is there a way to disable or > bypass it in order to purchase and play tracks? > Hope these questions make some sense. Again, any response appreciated either > on or off list. 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