Samsung's Milk Music Streaming Service (Photo : www.techtimes.com)
Samsung will officially be ending their Milk Music streaming service across all of their device platforms on September 22, 2016 as the company says they are investing in a similar partner model.
The whole reason for the Samsung Milk Music is unknown but the South Korean tech giant did say that they are investing in a partner model that will provide streaming services. Samsung's music streaming service was free for those who already owned a device from the company such as a Samsung S7 or the new Galaxy Note 7.
Users were able to listen to free streaming music anytime they like provided that they had a good Internet connection. Samsung Milk Music competed with other streaming giants such as Spotify and Pandora, Android Headlines has learned.
The streaming service was already discontinued in Australia earlier this year and many have already speculated that it will also be ended across the globe. Samsung did not specify which partner they are referring to that will provide the streaming services for their users.
Samsung Milk Music allowed users to synchronize their music preferences across all of their Samsung devices which is useful because there was no need to go through the same setup every time, PC Magazine reported. However, it was not as useful for those who did not own many Samsung smartphones or tablets due to their expensive price tags.
Premium Milk Music users paid $4 per month and was allowed unlimited skips and offline listening to saved music similar to how Spotify Premium works. Since Spotify has no preference for devices, many users choose the service over Samsung's Milk Music.
The streaming service did not allow users to directly buy music that they wanted to download which is what iTunes do for iOS devices and more. Samsung Milk Music also does not have a feature to share playlists and preferences of the users to their friends which Spotify can do through their social media integration and friends list.
Users can still listen to Samsung Milk Music streaming service until September 22 before the company officially retires the service. They can switch over to Spotify, Pandora or Slacker Radio afterwards for their streaming needs.
