How to stop Apple Music ads?

[henrikhelmers]

I have used iTunes and Apple Music for a while. I have subscribed to Apple Music for myself and the family on a couple of occasions. After Christmas I decided I would like to try living just with my local library for a while. It is mostly ok, but I think today is the third time I get an ad for Apple Music while playing my own music on the Mac.

The ad looks like a system alert and is unsettling. There used to be a setting to turn off Apple Music, but it seems to be gone now. Is there a way to opt out of Apple Music and the annoying ads?

 

[henrikhelmers]

Here's a screenshot of an ad. I'm not sure if the content is static or evolving.

 

[bogdanw]

You can try with a configuration profile, it might work on macOS without the Supervised requirement.
“allowMusicService If false, disables the Music service, and the Music app reverts to classic mode. Requires a supervised device. Available in iOS 9.3 and later, and macOS 10.12 and later.”
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions
Configuration profiles can be created with:
Apple Configurator https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344
ProfileCreator https://github.com/ProfileCreator/ProfileCreator
iMazing Profile Editor https://apps.apple.com/app/imazing-profile-editor/id1487860882
iMazing Profile Editor https://imazing.com/guides/getting-started-with-imazing-profile-editor

 

[Grumpus]

Does unchecking 'Show: Apple Music' in the Music Settings General tab not work?