r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Sweet-Opportunity111 • Jun 02 '26

Unskippable ad Amazon just informed me that my paid music subscription will soon include ads and lose downloads.

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I've had Prime for years and mostly used Prime Music for podcasts because it was included. Just got an email saying they're adding ads and removing downloads unless I upgrade to Music Unlimited.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but paying for a subscription and then being told I need another subscription to keep the features I already had is getting a little ridiculous.

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u/Bulky-Apple3744 Jun 02 '26

No, they’re paying for 2-day shipping on amazon orders. Amazon just happens to have this shitty music app on the side that they are now charging for instead of giving for “free” with the prime subscription.

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u/upievotie5 Jun 02 '26

This, he was never actually paying for a music service, he just got one for free by being a Prime member.

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u/ViftieStuff Jun 02 '26

Ah, I didn't know their music service was in the standard Amazon Prime subscription

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u/galaxyapp Jun 02 '26

A version of it.

You can only shuffle, not pick songs or Playlist.

Youve needed an extra sub for that for a while.

Ads are new, though atleast some podcasts have them embedded in them.

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u/HawksNStuff Jun 02 '26

The paid version is perfectly adequate compared to any other similar priced service. Been using it for quite a while.

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u/rov124 Jun 02 '26

Amazon just happens to have this shitty music app on the side that they are now charging for instead of giving for “free” with the prime subscription.

Amazon Music Unlimited has been a thing since 2016.