Listening To Pandora On The Droid
Posted on November 7, 2009 – 10:18 pm by admin
Okay, so last night I figured out how to get some music on my Droid. It’s really easy. If you need help, let me know. Perhaps I will even write a post on how to upload music to the Droid. Who knows. What I do know is that I now have a music player.
This evening (actually just a few minutes ago), I was reading an article about how developers of Droid apps saw an increase in downloads yesterday. One such app that saw a big uptick in downloads is a music player created by Pandora. When I read this, I said, “Hmmm.” I hadn’t really thought much about a music player on a PDA that actually streamed music from the internet. This opens up a whole new world.
I visited Pandora to see what it was all about. Apparently, some geniuses discovered a way to find music that is similar to what you like. Basically, when you visit their homepage, you are asked to type in the name of a song or group that you like. Then, Pandora will find music that is similar to what you typed in and start playing it. I typed in “Days of the New” and was happy to hear “Alice In Chains” and “Stone Temple Pilots.” After that, I heard some Days of the New. Where have I been? How long has this site been out there? It’s pretty awesome.
I haven’t tried to play any music on the Droid from Pandora yet. I downloaded the app and was warned that this service downloads some pretty hefty data, so I should be sure that I am on an unlimited data plan. I know I am, but I am going to give a call over to Verizon tomorrow just to make sure. Can you imagine listening to music that streams from the internet on a cell phone? Now, can you imagine that this music is what you actually like? That’s huge.
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- The Droid Market
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- The Pandora app for the Droid
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- Streaming music from Pandora on the internet
7 Responses to “Listening To Pandora On The Droid”
By Matt Weber on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply
I could not get it to work on my Droid. The loading icon comes up when I create a station and it just spins. Did you do anything special to make it work?
By admin on Nov 9, 2009 | Reply
I don’t think I did anything special. I experienced the same thing as you did with the spinning, but I only had 2 or 3 bars at the time. I closed it down after that and went online to register for an account. The next time I opened Pandora on my Droid, it began playing immediately.
I would suggest going outside or where there is stronger signal to give it a try. Also, have you registered online for a Pandora account?
By mck855 on Dec 13, 2009 | Reply
I’d install this thing and use it if there were a plausible reason for it to have access to the contacts on my phone.
By Lila on Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Hi I need help…
I got the pandora downloaded on my droid and the first search i did was for the cure. It found me some albums and even other related groups similar to the cure. My problem is, how can i search for other types of music. I am stuck on the cure. Help!
By aaron on Jan 9, 2010 | Reply
I have same problem as you Lila… stuck on one station!
By aaron on Jan 9, 2010 | Reply
Figured it out….. hit menu and log out. Now, log back in and nothing will be playing. Hit menu and you will now have the option to create a station available.