Pandora

by Pandora Media

Product Details

• ASIN: B005V1N71W
• Original Release Date: October 1, 2009
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 12, 2011
Rated: Guidance Suggested This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3,425 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #1 in Appstore for Android > Music > Radio

Product Features

• Instant, streaming access to your favorite music on the go
• Easy-to-use user interface includes access to artist bios
• Skip, rate, and bookmark songs
• Create new stations directly from your smartphone
• Access and manage your personalized stations online

Technical Details

• Size: 5.1MB
• Version: 4.2
• Developed By: Pandora Media
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
  • ADD_SYSTEM_SERVICE
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Write to external storage
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Read only access to phone state
  • Write (but not read) the user's calendar data
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • Connect to paired bluetooth devices
  • Open network sockets
  • Change Wi-Fi connectivity state
  • Discover and pair bluetooth devices
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Access information about networks
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3,389 of 3,741 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Free Music! April 25, 2012

By R. Toro TOP 500 REVIEWER

If you are familiar with Pandora, then I can tell you that this app is a good version of the web based Pandora for your phone. Once you log in, it syncs with your account and shows all of your stations.

Pandora allows you to listen to music for free - however, you cannot choose the specific song that you listen to. It works by asking you to specify either songs or artists that you like. Then, it creates a custom radio station tailored to those preferences. It learns your tastes when you vote on songs by indicating either a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down." From those indications, the stations becomes more closely tailored to your preference.

You can have multiple radio stations, and you are allowed to skip several songs per hour (although it is not unlimited).

However, after you use up all of your skips, you can just change to a different station, and then you get more skips for that hour. You can also upgrade to "Pandora One" for a $36 yearly fee. That gives you unlimited listening with no ads (although, in my opinion, the ads in the free version are not too frequent or intrusive).

This is a good app and service for someone that has specific tastes in music, and is happy listening to a random selection of songs similar to those interests. If you are looking for something that allows you to pick the exact song you want to listen to, then this is not the app for you.

1,864 of 2,117 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars music nirvana November 15, 2011

By Lawrence Marcus

music lovers will love this. personalized radio. works really nicely on the kindle too. can access stations you make on other devices too...like your web browser or phone

2,235 of 2,561 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars love it! December 31, 2011

By W. D. Turner

I keep this playing most of the time! while I cook, play games, search, or whatever! I can listen to whatever style of music that matches my mood.