There are many ways of having tons of music on your mobile – Want music? Want it now? But don’t have it downloaded onto your phone? You could always use Soundtrckr, currently available for Symbian^3 devices. A blend of internet radio, social networking and location-awareness makes this one of the most popular apps for Nokia devices, a new way of listening to music.
Internet radio isn’t new, but what is new is the social integration and the ability to tune into local radio stations, using the GPS in your phone. Finding nearby stations is a great way of finding what’s happening in a new part of town – or the world.
Soundtrckr appeared in Nokia Beta Labs in December 2010 and has just been updated to v1.2. With Facebook and Twitter Integration, you will be able to share with your friends what you are listening to and invite them to join you on Soundtrckr.
To get started and browsing for tracks, you’ll need to create an account with Soundtrckr. You can do that using the app itself, or through the website. It’s free and it gets you full access, so there’s no premium account like you get on other similar apps. With registration complete, you’re a couple of clicks away from listening to a collection of eight million songs.
Create station
This is where you search for your favourite band or artist. Type in the name, hit search and your results will appear on the screen. Pressing the result will take you to the music player where the song will automatically start to play. From here you can share your music with your friends, using your Twitter account, via email or directly to friends with a Soundtrckr account.
My Station
Your station is a list of all the music you’ve listened to on Soundtrckr, in order of the latest played, showing you how long ago it was since you last tuned in. With the edit button at the top you can remove any of those songs should the list get too long, which it probably will.
Friends’ Stations
If you’ve got friends on Soundtrckr, you’ll find them here. But if your friends haven’t signed up yet, you’ll be given three friends when you join. One will be the founder and CEO of Soundtrckr, Daniele Calabrese. I’m not sure who the other two are, but I’m guessing they’re part of the team and are there to get you started. You can always add friends by pressing the blue plus sign at the top of that screen. The app can search through your contacts list on the phone, your Twitter followers, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and Hotmail accounts. So there’s no reason not to connect to all of your friends.
Nearby Stations
Using the GPS on your phone, you can search for music playing locally. How could this be useful? Take this for an example. You’ve taken a trip from London to Paris and decide you want to take in some local culture. Rather than turning on Dizzee Rascal or some Kings Of Leon, you can listen to some traditional local music to really get in the mood. Or – back at home – it’s just a good way to try out new music that you may not have listened to before.
For more details and download instructions, head over to the Nokia Beta Labs.
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