Apple Music Is Here: The How To Guide

Apple just launched its ambitious new streaming service, marking a huge departure from the company's old approach to music. But the pages and interfaces within Apple Music can be confusing.

It claims to be not only a music streaming app, but also a full fledged radio station, social media network and music curator. Transitioning to Apple Music could be disorienting for those not familiar with existing services like Spotify or Rdio.

• Install iOS 8.4. Updating the operating system has become a hassle for many users, especially those with smaller capacity 16GB iPhones. The over-the-air update only took 222MB on my iPhone and 187MB on my iPad, which isn't as bad as the 3GB or 4GB major updates, like iOS 8, have been in the past.

• If you don't have the storage capacity to update over Wi-Fi, plug your iPhone or iPad into your computer and update over iTunes.If you don't have the storage capacity to update over Wi-Fi, plug your iPhone or iPad into your computer and update over iTunes.This method will help you avoid deleting anything on your device.

The installation went pretty smoothly for me; it took only a matter of minutes for the Apple logo to disappear and have my phone return to the familiar lock screen.

• After you've updated the software, you should see the new white and rainbow-colored Music app icon. Go ahead and tap it. You'll be greeted by a white welcome screen followed by a few options. You can either start your three-month free trial or go to "My Music," which will still give you access to some of Apple Music's new features, without on-demand streaming.

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