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Pandora’s voice assistant now available to all users

01/08/2019

Pandora’s voice assistant now available to all users on all service plans according to a recent blog posting from the company. Voice Mode, as Pandora’s voice assistant is called was first launched in February of this year but is now available to all Pandora mobile app users enabling them to enjoy new music and podcast discovery, customise their personal audio entertainment experience hands free using conversational commands. How to use Pandora Voice Mode (As described […]

Deezer SongCatcher song recognition now on iOS

Deezer SongCatcher now on iOS

14/07/2019

Deezer SongCatcher now on iOS enabling mobile users to identify unknown tracks. Deezer’s proprietary audio recognition feature, SongCatcher, that identifies songs users don’t know or can’t remember was previously only available on Android devices. Music fans who hear a song on TV, in a cafe, on the radio or anywhere within hearing range of SongCatcher, can immediately discover the name of an unknown song. Users can launch SongCatcher by using the search bar function in […]

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Deezer debuts new look

09/05/2019

Deezer debuts new look including its mobile apps with improved accessibility and navigation. The new colourful player adapts dynamically to the track being played and displays an updated logo with a modern take on the iconic equalizer and a new font. The mobile app has been revamped to have more space, less text and dedicated visual treatments for playlists and channels. Deezer’s new player also matches its colour to the cover art of the current […]

Waveform Comments come to SoundCloud on mobile

26/04/2019

Waveform Comments come to SoundCloud on mobile with an Android version rolled out now and an iOS version ‘coming soon’. According to a recent blog post SoundCloud ‘is taking its mobile commenting experience to the next level by bringing comments directly to the iconic SoundCloud waveform in its mobile app.’ SoundCloud has millions of comments shared each month and considers that commenting is integral to powering authentic, real-time connections to its users. This upgrade builds […]

Primephonic adds offline playlists to iOS app

10/04/2019

Primephonic adds offline playlists to iOS app as part of its v2.5 release on the 4th April 2019. This much requested enhancement became available to download once iOS 12.2 was installed. The iTunes store release notes are: ‘Our latest update enables you to download the playlists that you create to your device, so you can listen to your favourite works even when there’s no internet available. Listen to your very own curated playlists in high […]

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SoundCloud rolls out new iOS profile

04/04/2019

SoundCloud rolls out new iOS profile with an enhanced profile layout which emphasizes SoundCloud’s social features placing a user’s identity, track uploads, likes and reposts at the forefront. For creators, the updated profile comes with a brand new feature – ‘top tracks’ – which provides more ways to showcase their work to fans. SoundCloud new iOS profile features A reconfigured layout placing a creator or listener’s profile photo, header image, biography and ‘Pinned to Spotlight’ […]

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Restart and rewind live radio on BBC Sounds app

30/03/2019

Restart and rewind live radio on BBC Sounds app features have been added to both iOS and Android. This update on mobile apps means listeners can now restart any live programme and listen to it from the beginning, or rewind to any point in the live programme and pick it up from there. They can also pause a live stream and later resume from where they left off or jump back to live. Live restart […]