Apple announced that paid iCloud+ subscriptions in more than 100 countries now include Apple TV and Apple Arcade at no additional cost. Apple says every paid iCloud+ plan, including the cheapest 50GB tier, now carries access to Apple TV and Apple Arcade, and family sharing extends the storage, TV and Arcade access to up to five people.
The initiative does not include the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom or other European markets. In the countries where the bundle has launched, Apple will stop selling Apple TV and Apple Arcade as individual subscriptions through Apple. Existing standalone subscriptions will be cancelled as customers transition to access through iCloud+, and Apple says Arcade saves and game progress are preserved. Apple adds that existing iCloud+ subscribers in these countries will “automatically gain access” to TV and Arcade, while customers who subscribed only to Apple TV or Apple Arcade will be notified that they are now subscribed to iCloud+ and their old standalone subscription will be cancelled.
Apple One is effectively being wound down in these markets: new customers will no longer be able to subscribe, although existing Apple One subscribers can keep their plans.
“We’re excited to bring Apple TV and Apple Arcade to iCloud+ users in over 100 countries in one convenient subscription,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services and Health. “iCloud+ users can now securely store and share personal content across their devices, enjoy the absolute best in original storytelling from Apple TV, and explore an incredible lineup of hundreds of games through Apple Arcade.”
iCloud+ rollout countries
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Egypt
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
India
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyz Republic
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Moldova
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
As part of the iCloud+ changes, Apple is also including an additional service called Apple Music Select that offers ad-free Apple-curated music stations. The stations are included to entice iCloud+ subscribers to upgrade to full Apple Music at a discounted monthly rate; Apple’s Mozambique announcement quotes $2.79/month for Individual and $4.49/month for Family plans.
With the introduction of iCloud+ with Apple TV and Apple Arcade, Apple TV is also expanding to 59 new countries, bringing the streaming service to 170 countries worldwide.
