Apple has unveiled its long-awaited music-streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify and Deezer, as it announced its mobile payment system will arrive in the UK next month.

The technology giant said the new app, Apple Music, which was built by the team behind the Beats Music service, will combine music streaming, live radio and a new social network called Connect.

This will be the first Apple-branded app or service to reach Android

It was launched at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, where the firm also revealed more details of Apple Pay, which allows users to pay for items by touching their iPhones to contactless payment points.

Apple Music will launch in more than 100 countries on June 30, costing €8.85 per month, but free for the first three months for one person, or €13.30 for families of up to six people.

Introduced at WWDC by US rapper Drake, the service allows people to stream any of the 30 million songs in the Apple Music library and will expand to Windows and Android later this year.

Former Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe will also front a new 24-hour radio station called Beats 1 as part of the service, which will broadcast from Los Angeles, New York and London.

Ian Fogg, head of mobile at analyst firm IHS Technology, said Apple Music coming to Android was a significant step.

“This will be the first Apple-branded app or service to reach Android and is a strategic shift for Apple in its approach to the main rival smartphone platform,” he said.

Marc McLaren, technology expert and editor of Stuff.tv, said: “Apple Music was obviously the big story and with good reason.

“While as a service it doesn’t seem to offer that much over the likes of Spotify, the fact that it will be preinstalled on millions of iPhones and iPads gives it a huge advantage over its rivals.”

Apple Music’s For You section will see playlists built and suggested based on user tastes, while Siri has also been integrated into the service, with the voice-based assistant able to play any song on demand, as well as from certain years, movies, or charts.

Working much like Instagram, the social network Connect enables artists to post images, video, audio and more for fans to interact with.

Meanwhile, the technology firm revealed Apple Pay will work on the London transport system, as well as in stores including Boots and Marks & Spencer.

The introduction of reward cards into Apple Pay was also confirmed, with the Passbook app being renamed Wallet, and it will now house credit cards and reward cards in one place.

Eight fruits of Apple’s labours

Here are eight things announced at Apple’s annual developer conference:

• Apple Music

The Apple Music app will combine music streaming with live radio and a music-based social network called Connect. As well as the existing library of songs owned by a user, subscribers will be able to stream any of the 30 million songs in the Apple Music library.

• Apple Pay

Apple’s mobile payment system will be available in the UK next month, enabling users to pay for goods by simply touching their iPhones to contactless payment points. It will work in stores such as Boots and Marks & Spencer, as well as on the London transport system.

• iOS9

The update to Apple’s mobile operating system focuses on Siri, with the voice assistant becoming more proactive. iOS9 is designed to understand the context of a situation, such as playing music when a user plugs in headphones and starts running.

It also offers the ability to use two apps side-by-side on the iPad.

• El Capitan

The latest version of Apple’s desktop computer software is a much smaller update than last year’s major redesign. New features include making the cursor easier to find when a user first touches the trackpad. The new software, which will be available as a free upgrade in the autumn, is named after a mountain in Yosemite National Park, California.

• Watch OS

Among the features of the latest Apple Watch software are new watch faces, which can be made up of images for the first time.

The Apple Watch will also support short video playback on the watch face. This could be from apps such as Vine.

• Apple Maps

Public transport systems will be added to a host of global cities.

In addition to bus and train routes, station layouts will be included, meaning directions will be more accurate and users will be directed to the correct exit.

• News

Apple’s News app will hope to rival Flipboard. The digital magazine will initially be rolled out in the UK, the US and Australia, and feature content from the likes of The Guardian, BuzzFeed and Time.

• Home Kit

The system is being extended to allow users to control more gadgets in their home.

This will include automated window shades, motion detectors and carbon monoxide sensors.