Those who purchased an Apple device after September 10 are entitled to a free year of Apple TV+. Here’s how to activate your free subscription
On Friday, November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ made its debut, Apple’s streaming content service that, with only original productions, aims to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It costs 4.99 euros per month, but those who bought an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or AppleTV box from September 10 can enjoy a year of Apple TV+ for free.
To activate the free year of Apple TV+ on these devices we need to open the Apple TV app after logging in with our Apple ID. At this point we have to choose any content from the “Watch Now” tab: the content description tab will open and, if we are not yet subscribed, a big blue button will appear with the words “Get 1 year free”. That’s exactly what we need to press to start the 12 months of free Apple TV+. Then we’ll have to select “Continue” and authenticate via Face ID, Touch ID or password. At this point the subscription will be active but we will not be charged for the first twelve months.
How to activate Apple TV+ free if the blue button does not appear
According to what many users who would be entitled to the free year of Apple TV+ report, however, this procedure does not always work because sometimes the “Get 1 year free” button does not appear. In this case we can use two alternative procedures to activate Apple TV+, one on the iPhone or iPad and the other via the web, through the Apple TV+ site.
If on the mobile device we don’t find the blue button nor the Apple TV+ subscription within our account page, then we have to scroll all the way down the main page of the Apple TV app until we find “Learn more about Apple TV”. Immediately below we’ll find a button dedicated to Apple TV+ which, when pressed, should take us to the page to activate the free twelve month subscription.
Otherwise we can go to https://tv.apple.com/it and activate the free year from the web. After logging in with the account associated with the device bought after September 10, clicking on the button at the top right, we should automatically receive the proposal to join the year of free viewing of Apple TV+.
How to watch Apple TV+
Once activated the subscription, free or paid, of Apple TV+ we have several ways to use it. The first is through the Apple TV app, which works on all Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, third-generation Apple TV, iPod touch and Mac (on mobile devices you need iOS 12.3 or later, on Apple TV you need tvOS 12.3 or later, on Mac you need macOS Catalina). Alternatively, you can view Apple TV+ content via a browser by connecting to https://tv.apple.com/it. Browsers compatible with the service are Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Finally, you can also watch Apple TV+ on smart TVs, such as some Samsung models.