Pandora is one of those apps that once you have it, you almost wonder how you got along with out it.
No, it’s not an app that makes you more productive, or let’s you play addictive games, or communicate with family and friends.
It’s an app that can play the music you like, without actually playing your favorite songs.
OK, what does THAT mean?
Pandora is a free music streaming service that lets you search for a song, or artist, or composer that you like, and then uses that information to create a “station” that plays other songs similar to what you picked.
What’s great is that you DO hear your original request now and then, but in between, you hear lots of music that you’ve maybe never heard before, but that you’ll probably like just because it’s similar your favorite.
Because it works in this way, Pandora is sometimes referred to as a “recommendation service“.
In another “My Favorite App” video, I talked about iHeartRadio, a great radio station streaming service. And although Pandora is also a streaming service, it’s different enough from iHeartRadio that the two should be part of your music listening app arsenal.
And that’s why I’ve added the Pandora app to my Favorite Apps list!
To give you a better idea of what the Pandora app is all about, I’ve put together this short video. Click on the image below to take a look…
The Pandora App
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As always, I’d love to hear about your own personal experiences with this App or any fun Apps you run into. You can leave your comments below!
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Suzette McPhail
Tucson, AZ
Been a fan of Pandora for a long time now and have about 20 stations I use. For background while I’m at my computer or desk, I like Ambient Musiq Radio, Ocean Wave Radio, Smooth Jazz Radio. To kick it up a notch, Soulive Radio has some energy. (Musiq and Soulive are actually spelled that way) One thing that wasn’t mentioned in the video has to do with the “thumb up” and “thumb down.” If you don’t like the song, click on the “thumb down” and they won’t ever play that song again on that station. The “thumb up” of course will add it as something you like and you’ll likely hear it again on that station. I might add, Julian Bream Radio goes well with the Sunday paper and coffee too.
cant download app
Hi there…
Sorry to hear you’re having problems getting the App. I’m assuming that you are opening your App Store app, and then searching for it?
If you give me a few more details about what is going wrong, perhaps I can offer some suggestions.
Take care!
Johhn Lortz