If you unsubscribe and the subscription expires, the downloaded Apple Music M4P song will disappear from the iTunes library. If you have a valid Apple Music subscription, you can download as many of the current Apple Music M4P songs as you need, but you don't own the songs, you can only listen to them offline on Apple devices.

You can't even burn M4P songs to an audio CD. These DRM-protected audio files can only be played on Apple devices via Apple Music app, not MP3 players, Walkman, PS4 or other Android smartphones or tablets. M4A is the audio extension of the unprotected AAC file, although Apple has given up the Fairplay DRM feature on songs in the iTunes Music Store, you may still keep some M4P songs which you may have purchased from 2003-2009 in iTunes Store or downloaded from the Apple Music app. In other words, all Apple Music songs added DRM protection, so all tracks cannot be copied or transferred to other devices, even you have downloaded them to the computer. In addition, you can import the AAX or AA Audible audiobooks to iTunes for playing.Īpple Music is a popular streaming music servie, When you add Apple Music songs to iTunes library, you will find the songs is Apple Music AAC audio file, if you have downloaded the songs to iTunes library folder, you will find the file extension is '.m4p'. What's types of M4P files that the iTunes can playing? Includs the downloaded Apple Music songs and protected M4P audiobooks, but some iTunes audiobooks is M4B format. About Apple Music AAC File and iTunes M4P Files

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