Good news from Cupertino... Version 2.1 of WFMU's iPhone app has just hit the App store after a relatively short time in app-review-purgatory and it's jam packed with lots of great new features. You can get it for free here.
Our latest updates include:
- Live commenting: communicate with other iphone listeners or people tuned it at wfmu.org (Please note that not all DJs enable live commenting on their shows).
- Offline listening: podcasts and archives can now be downloaded for listening offline. Perfect for subway rides, road trips or air travel. Downloads are only enabled when connected via wifi.
- Last.fm scrobbling: either auto-scrobble all songs that play or scrobble individual tracks on a one off basis
- Twitter + Facebook integration for sharing songs and shows
- iOS4 background play for newer iphones. Older phones can still play in the background via Safari.
- DJ Trent's Tiesto-izer™ - through the magic of DSP adds perfectly beat matched rave-tastic euro grooves to any track playing*
Along with various bug fixes and tweaks we've also thrown in an easter-egg**: shake the main on-demand screen and you'll get a random archive or podcast. All of the above comes on top of all our existing features like dvr-like rewinding of our live streams, purchasing your favorite tracks from iTunes, Station News, Upcoming Specials, Beware of the Blog, WFMU's twitter stream and adjustable buffer settings.
If you don't already have the WFMU iphone app installed just head over to the app store and grab a copy. It's free.
If you are on Android we also have an app available in the marketplace however it does not yet have all the same features mentioned above. More info on that here.
* this is not really true, but if you have any more feature suggestions let us know in the comments below.
** not >really< an easter egg since we are telling you about it...
ETA on 2.1 for Android? I'm especially looking forward to last.fm scrobbling, as last.fm has turned on me for the worse, just recently. Downloadability is great too, as I commute.
Posted by: Pilutik | July 30, 2010 at 11:41 AM
If these are already on there, forgiveness is asked for in advance:
• profile pages for all the DJs (perhaps using images and text from the trading cards)
• a mini-app of an image of Andy Breckman where, when you poke his stomach, random audio of him saying "ow!", among other more curmudgeonly things, is played (maybe even accompanied by an animation of a reaction)
• a mini-app of an image of Glen Jones and X-Ray standing in white Apple-space looking out at the user, where if you touch Glen, a brief audio clip of him plays (same goes for X-Ray). Therefore, you can create your own feux, lame or surreal conversations. Not to belabour, but...Glen "Well, hello there." X-Ray: "Oh, absolutely!" Glen: "Remember that time at Aldo's?" X-Ray: "Not on your life!" Glen: "Ah, Asbury Park." X-Ray: "Come on, bro."
We're counting on you.
Posted by: Hornet Montana | July 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM
Re Andy: under 4.0, you can run the Andymatic Zingatron on top of other playing audio.
Or at least it does for me. I may have to submit an update to the App Store.
Also, this WFMU Radio app update is great, and I had nothing to do with it.
-- Apphamster Henry
Posted by: WebHamster Henry | July 30, 2010 at 01:46 PM
I think v2.1 could use a stop button rather than a pause button for streaming. Thanks to iOS 4's new multitasking capability, if you pause streaming and "close" the app using the home button, it remains running in the background, which is a good thing if that's what you want it to do. But to get it to stop, I have to double-click the home button, touch-and-hold the WFMU app multitasking icon until it starts wiggling, and touch the red "delete" icon. Or am I missing something.
Posted by: Jim | July 30, 2010 at 02:27 PM
I will purchase a Palm Pre WFMU app. Pleeeease...
Posted by: john | July 30, 2010 at 02:48 PM
THIS IS AMAZING.
Posted by: Harper | July 30, 2010 at 04:51 PM
@pilutik - we are working on an update to our Android app. We're hoping it will be ready later this fall.
@Jim Thanks for the feedback. We will likely add a stop button in a future release.
@John We wish we could have apps available for every mobile platform but its just not possible. Keep in mind that we are a non-profit so resources are pretty limited.
Posted by: Doron | August 02, 2010 at 10:55 AM
This is incredible but Last.fm scrobbling would be like a dream.
Posted by: Daniel | August 02, 2010 at 03:22 PM
Thanks, Doron. Terrific job with the app.
Posted by: Jim | August 02, 2010 at 04:37 PM
Thanks Doron. Appreciated the response.
Posted by: Pilutik | August 03, 2010 at 09:33 AM
Great Job, team! Don't forget to consider a 'Donate' button (if Apple allows it).
Posted by: Joe | August 03, 2010 at 04:23 PM
Enjoy your walled garden, iphonies.
BTW thanks to the EFF's lobbying efforts, it's legal to jailbreak your phones.
Liberate your devices now!
Posted by: normal | August 08, 2010 at 02:20 PM
Do you support last.fm scrobbling via other means than the iPhone? I'm tired of submitting tracks that I hear on WFMU manually.
Posted by: Michael Netsch | August 13, 2010 at 05:50 AM
Hi, this is Aleks Oniszczak co-author of the Tactile Touchpad paper mentioned in this blog. It's nice to see one's work recognized in something.
Posted by: Custom web development | July 31, 2012 at 02:33 AM
yes i`d be very interested in a ad-free version for my Android i have sent me email so please get intouch.
Thanks so Much Jim
Posted by: coques iphone 4 | December 11, 2012 at 05:43 AM
Hello,
J'adore le concept que je ne connaissai pas.
Posted by: réparation iphone | March 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM