AppleInsider Staff
Popular Internet radio service Pandora on updated its iOS app on Monday, bringing a new feature that automatically pauses music playback when a user mutes their iPhone, as well as a number of performance enhancements.
With Pandora Radio version 4.4, music playback pauses whenever a user mutes their iPhone, a convenient feature when listening on the go.
In addition to the new auto-pause feature, Pandora has improved playback buffering for stutter-free streaming for areas with weak cellular reception. The update also fixes issues with in-app links, which now works "just as well" as URLs on Pandora.com.
Finally, the app contains bug fixes and performance improvements.
Pandora Radio version 4.4 comes in at 17MB and can be downloaded for free from the App Store.
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I love Pandora, going to be sad to quit them once iTunes Radio launches
Pausing the music when you mute the phone is not a feature, it's a tool to prevent you from avoiding the ads. But kudos to them for the bold "lemonade" strategy, which seems to work with the more credulous news sources.
[quote name="Everett Ruess" url="/t/158400/pandora-ios-app-update-brings-auto-mute-improved-stream-buffering#post_2359231"]I love Pandora, going to be sad to quit them once iTunes Radio launches[/quote] I don't think for a minute that Pandora.ipa will stop working once you upgrade to iOS 7.
[quote name="PhilBoogie" url="/t/158400/pandora-ios-app-update-brings-auto-mute-improved-stream-buffering#post_2359246"] I don't think for a minute that Pandora.ipa will stop working once you upgrade to iOS 7.[/quote] I rather think the point he's making is that they're meaningless in the face of iTunes Radio.
[quote name="Milford" url="/t/158400/pandora-ios-app-update-brings-auto-mute-improved-stream-buffering#post_2359233"]Pausing the music when you mute the phone is not a feature, it's a tool to prevent you from avoiding the ads. But kudos to them for the bold "lemonade" strategy, which seems to work with the more credulous news sources.[/quote] I would say it is more about stopping unlistened to music from playing as Pandora pays for the music by the song.