Sony Brings Music Unlimited Service on Android Tablets

Sony made its Music Unlimited service available on Android smartphones back in June, but Android tablet owners have been left out.

However, this is about to change as the company has just announced it extends Music Unlimited service's compatibility to Android tablets as well.

Starting today, Sony Tablet users, as well as owners of other Android tablets can make use of Sony's Music Unlimited cloud-based, streaming digital music service.

Unfortunately, the service is available only in 9 countries for the moment, including the United States, New Zealand and Australia.

Although Music Unlimited service's Android v1.2 app is available as a native app on Sony tablet, customers who own compatible Android phones and tablets can manually download and install the application from the Android Market.

Using the Android application, subscribers can create playlists, discover related artists and songs, navigate between the album view and catalog, or return more streamlined search results.

“As one of the largest digital entertainment services, Sony Entertainment Network aims to bring new ways for consumers to enjoy digital music and video. The launch of the Music Unlimited service on Sony Tablet marks one of our many significant steps to satisfying the mobile demands of our current consumers while opening up our cloud-based music service to completely new audiences,” said Tim Schaaff, President, Sony Network Entertainment.

Those who wish to subscribe to Sony's Music Unlimited service must pay a Basic subscription of $3.99, 3.99 pounds, 3.99 EUR, AU$4.99 or NZ$5.99 per month.

In addition, a Premium subscription is available for $9.99, 9.99 pounds, 9.99 EUR, AU$12.99 or NZ$13.99 per month.

Sony also offers a 180-day trial of the Basic subscription plan to all Sony Tablet owners who are first-time subscribers to the Music Unlimited service.

It is also worth mentioning that the Music Unlimited service can also be accessed via network-enabled BRAVIA HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and Home Theater systems, PlayStation 3, PSP (PlayStation Portable), as well as Xperia phones.