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Screenshot of Presumed Android Version of Apple's Music App Surface Online

Just one day after its packaging was leaked online, tech giant Apple finally launched the official Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock.

(Photo : Reuters/Robert Galbraith) Just one day after its packaging was leaked online, tech giant Apple finally launched the official Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock.

Screenshots of the possible look of Apple music app on Android are making rounds the web. With an estimated 15 million Apple music subscribers, Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that this is a kick-starter.

Venture Beat reports that Mobile Geeks, a German-language website, released what seems to be screenshots of the upcoming Android version of Apple's music app. The site claims that private beta test for the app has already commenced.

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In fact, although this claim has not  been officially validated, TechAeris reported that several Android users received invitation e-mails from a service provider called Betabound to participate in the beta testing of Apple music app on Android.

Talking about the look. It appears that the app is technically the same, featuring its Beats One Streaming Radio, full Apple music catalog access and a recommendation engine. So far, the app's overall design is more like the iOS one - but with a touch of Android's conventional designs like the Hamburger menu located on the upper right side and a navigation slide-out sidebar.

However, to give some specialty, the company reportedly added unique features not accessible to iOS users. For instance, in the case of offline playback, the app reportedly has the capacity to alter cache song size. It is yet to be determined where the cache would be located especially for users using SD cards.

An article published by Android Community notes that Apple's competitors such as Spotify, Tidal, Google Music, to name a few, are accessible across platforms.

Cook has revealed that there are already around 6.5 million paying subscribers of Apple music, but this is just a little over half of the 11 million who signed in for the 90-day free trial.

Apple announced that it would launch the music app this fall.  This will be the second app following the "move to iOS" app that the company released for Android last month.

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