After viewing the ad, you can hear your tune using Pandora Premium. If you want to listen to a specific song on mobile, you have to either spring for Pandora Premium or watch a short ad. Like the rest of the music-streaming services, you can thumbs down any track you don’t want to hear. When a song isn’t a match, you aren’t stuck listening to it forever.
For free users, the app will use songs you've thumbed up and add in other songs from artists the app believes will fit your tastes. Request the top hits, songs to workout to, or “something awesome” with a tap on the microphone icon and a “Hey, Pandora.”Īs you use Pandora, the app will figure out the kind of music you prefer and generate your own Thumbprint radio. To get to the music, you can go “old school” and browse but at least Pandora integrates voice commands. While Pandora’s layout is clean and bright, it feels dated and cumbersome. The interface lacks the sleekness of competitors like Apple Music and Spotify. The frustrations with Pandora only grow as you break into the app. Pandora states this information sharing is to “personalize your experience” which likely translates to “here are ads that match your demographic.” It’s an annoying intro. You can’t create an account without this step. When you use the Pandora app for the first time, you’ll have to turn over personal info like your zip code, the year of your birth, and if you are male or female - there are no other options here. When you listen to Pandora music, those algorithms combine to form the core of Pandora’s listening experience - and a better guarantee you’ll actually enjoy what you hear. Its detailed song analysis comprises almost 450 different categories. The Music Genome project gives Pandora an edge. The service that revolutionized the music listening industry In any event, you can find it here.Free custom playlist has the edge on categorization
That's how to get Pandora on your mobile device! Oh, and one more thing that we'll mention: you can also get an app for Pandora on your computer desktop, but you need a subscription to Pandora One in order to download and use it. The Pandora app will automatically begin downloading and installing on your device. You will be shown a list of functions on your device that Pandora may need to use. Do so if you have to, but you can skip this or back out if you want to and/or can, because Pandora is otherwise free to download, install, and use.) (NOTE: You may be asked to log into your Google or Apple account, etc., in order to continue.
Once you have the Pandora app selected, tap Install (or Get and then Install on iOS devices). (By the way, Pandora's logo looks like this. When you find the application with the Pandora logo, tap it to select it. Out of the suggestions that appear, tap the one that says "pandora radio". Tap the search box at the top of the app store (or top-right corner on iOS devices) and use your (virtual) keyboard to type in "pandora". Turn on your mobile device and find the Play Store (or App Store on iOS devices) in your application manager.
We will note where actions may differ a bit on devices running the Apple iOS operating system, such as iPads or iPhones.) Full walkthrough for how to download and install the Pandora app
(NOTE: These directions are based on a device running the Google Android operating system. Sounds pretty straightforward, right? Just in case, though, we'll show you how it's done in full. Accept Pandora's request to access functions on your device, and it will automatically download and install on your device. Once you find the "Pandora Radio" app, tap Install (or Get and then Install). To download and install the Pandora app, open your mobile device's app store and search for "pandora". But, for those of you who wouldn't mind some portability in your use of Pandora, we'll show you how to make it go mobile. You don't have to do this to use Pandora you can simply access it straight from the website on your desktop computer. Now that we're through the introductory articles on Pandora, let's start using it! Actually… before we do that, we're going to show you how you can take Pandora with you on the go by downloading and installing the Pandora app on your mobile device.