Apple has built Apple Music on a simple promise. Pay once. Listen without interruption. No commercials. No limits on skips. No degradation in sound. For years that formula set the service apart from Spotify and YouTube Music. Now fresh evidence in its Android beta suggests the company may be ready to test something different. Strings discovered in the latest test version of the app reference error messages that read “Can’t skip any more tracks” and “Premium access required.” The findings come from Aaron Perris, an analyst known for digging through Apple software. He posted the details on X just days ago. The code points to a possible free or lower-cost option where users face restrictions before a paid upgrade unlocks full features. 9to5Mac first reported the discovery on May 29, 2026. Short. Direct. And unexpected. Apple Music never needed a free tier before. Or so executives said.…