ANDROID users will finally be able to access one of Apple’s top services from their phones and tablets.
And it’s launching with a special free offer on the platform too.
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The Apple TV app is now available on Android, opening up the firm’s growing list of award-winning movies and hit series to even more people.
Apple TV+ is home to hugely popular shows including Ted Lasso, The Morning Show and Severance.
Eerie science fiction psychological thriller Severance is currently in the midst of its second season, starring Adam Scott, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower.
Apple Original films include The Instigators, The Family Plan, Killers of the Flower Moon, CODA, and more.
The Apple TV app also provides access to MLS Season Pass, with the Major League Soccer’s 2025 season starting soon.
Apple says the app will work for all devices running Android 10 or later.
And people can subscribe to Apple TV+ directly within the app using Google’s payment system.
All the same features available on the iOS app for iPhone will be there.
This includes Continue Watching to pick up where a user left off across all their devices, and Watchlist to keep track of everything they want to watch in the future.
These will sync seamlessly with your existing devices accessing the same account, whether they’re iOS or Android.
Apple is kicking off the launch with a seven day free trial for Android users to get a flavour of the content on offer.
It’s not the first time Apple has expanded apps beyond iOS.
Apple Music is already open to Android users too.
Best shows on Apple TV +
Below are our picks for the best shows on the streaming service.
Bad Monkey – A one-time detective (Vince Vaughn) who’s hit a bit of a rough patch and is trying to get to the bottom of why someone found a severed arm.
Sunny – A woman named Suzie (Rashida Jones) whose husband and son are lost in a mysterious plane crash. To work through her grief, Suzie is given Sunny, a domestic robot with whom she forms a unique bond as she begins to uncover what happened to her family.
Loot – A woman named Molly (Maya Rudolph) who separates from her tech billionaire husband and devotes herself to philanthropic work.
The Big Door Prize – A 40-year-old high school teacher named Dusty who’s pretty content with his life until a magic machine shows up in his small town.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin – Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) was a real highwayman in 18th-century England who was ultimately executed for horse theft.
Constellation – The eight-part thriller is about an astronaut (Noomi Rapace) who returns to Earth after a disaster in space to find things are very off.
Hijack – Idris Elba plays a corporate negotiator who finds himself trying to settle things with a group of hijackers who have taken over the flight he’s boarded to get home to his family.
Messi Meets America – The six-part docuseries is about all-star player Lionel Messi’s move to Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami club.
The Morning Show – When Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) loses her morning news program co-host Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) following sexual misconduct accusations, she gets paired up with Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon).
Shining Girls – Elizabeth Moss plays Kirby, a woman who believes a recent Chicago murder may be linked to an attack on her many years prior.
Ted Lasso – The inconceivable story of an American football coach (Jason Sudeikis) who has never watched a game of soccer somehow landing himself a job as coach of a (fictional) Premier League club and trying to make up for his total lack of qualifications by being a nice guy.
