- Songza
- iTunes
- Free
- Universal
- Songza Media, Inc.
Description
Working? Relaxing? At the gym? Songza plays you the right music at the right time.
*App Store Best of 2012*
*Free, with no listening limits.
* Need help? Email: support@songza.com
*Stream thousands of original playlists handmade by music experts.
*Let Songza's 'Music Concierge' find the right
music for your moments.
*Browse a curated playlist library organized by activity, genre, decade, & mood.
*High-Quality Audio powered by Audyssey improves headphone sound without increasing data plan usage.
*Save your
favorite playlists & share them via Facebook, Twitter or email.
What's New
Version 3.0.1 (May 12, 2013)
Songza 3.0.1 contains performance improvements to Songza 3.0, which has been reimagined to help make the things you do every day better:
- Doing something special? From the Concierge screen on iPhone or iPod Touch, shake your device and tell Songza exactly what you're up to; Songza will then find the right music to make it better. For example, you could enter 'Entertaining' and Songza will find you music to soundtrack the perfect party.
- Enjoying your favorite artists is now better than ever. When you search for an artist, you’ll see every expert-curated playlist on Songza that features them. Any playlist you choose will begin with a song by that artist.
- Get faster performance and less buffering, even when you have so-so internet connection. We’ve also fixed the most common crashes and bugs.
- When you’re in a rush, a long press on any Concierge situation (e.g. Driving) immediately starts playing the playlist Songza thinks you'll love most at that moment. Starting your Songza playlist can now be as fast as turning on your car radio.
- Songza’s HQ Audio feature, powered by Audyssey, significantly improves your headphone sound quality without increasing your data plan usage. With Songza 3.0’s improved HQ Audio, 200 headphone models are now available and it’s now easier to select your headphones whenever you add a new pair.
- A new full-screen Concierge experience takes advantage of the iPhone 5 screen and removes visual clutter, while a simplified navigation focuses on the most powerful and user-friendly additional features.
- To make music discovery easier, in-app tips on iPhone or iPod Touch help you move from playlists you’re getting tired of to new playlists that will make you feel fresh all over again.
- We’ve made navigation simpler by removing unnecessary things and unburying cool features like browsing playlists by mood, genre, decade or activity.
Version 3.0 (May 2, 2013)
Welcome to Songza 3.0, reimagined to help make the things you do every day better!
- Doing something
special? From the Concierge screen on iPhone or iPod Touch, shake your device and tell Songza exactly what you're up to;
Songza will then find the right music to make it better. For example, you could enter 'Entertaining' and Songza will
find you music to soundtrack the perfect party.
- Enjoying your favorite artists is now better than ever. When you search for an artist, you’ll see every expert-curated playlist on Songza that features them. Any playlist you choose will begin with a song by that artist.
- Get faster performance and less buffering, even when you have so-so internet connection. We’ve also fixed the most common crashes and bugs.
- When you’re in a rush, a long press on any Concierge situation (e.g. Driving) immediately starts playing the playlist Songza thinks you'll love most at that moment. Starting your Songza playlist can now be as fast as turning on your car radio.
- Songza’s HQ Audio feature, powered by Audyssey, significantly improves your headphone sound quality without increasing your data plan usage. With Songza 3.0’s improved HQ Audio, 200 headphone models are now available and it’s now easier to select your headphones whenever you add a new pair.
- A new full-screen Concierge experience takes advantage of the iPhone 5 screen and removes visual clutter, while a
simplified navigation focuses on the most powerful and user-friendly additional features.
- To make music
discovery easier, in-app tips on iPhone or iPod Touch help you move from playlists you’re getting tired of to new
playlists that will make you feel fresh all over again.
- We’ve made navigation simpler by removing unnecessary things and unburying cool features like browsing playlists by mood, genre, decade or activity.
Version 2.91 (Mar 25, 2013)
- Get to your perfect playlist from Concierge even faster
- Improved navigation to get from Now Playing to Concierge section
- Improved loading during weak internet connection
- Fixed HQ Audio bug that would mute volume
- Easily change which headphones are being optimized for HQ Audio in Settings section
The full story behind HQ Audio:
Audyssey’s HQ Audio optimizes your music at every volume for deep, detailed, pitch-perfect sound. Pick your headphones, play your favorite Songza playlist, and hear the difference.
Audyssey developed a brand new technology to measure headphones and bring them closer to studio reference sound. Using this technology Audyssey creates a unique fine-tuned profile for each of the top-selling headphone brands and makes it available in the world’s largest headphone database.
The Audyssey HQ Audio feature on Songza works by applying this headphone-specific profile to the song file in real-time. Adjustments are made to the music at each frequency so that the signal that the media player sends to the headphone has taken into account its particular fit and specs. The result is studio reference sound that has the quality of a much bigger music file.
You can turn Audyssey’s HQ Audio on from the Now Playing screen when you have headphones plugged in to your device. Simply slide the HQ switch down, select your headphones and you're done! The HQ switch will turn blue when active.
Version 2.9 (Dec 26, 2012)
- Improved High-Quality Audio, with no extra data plan usage!
- Improved volume loudness when your device is docked to a speaker
- Fixed playback crashes on earlier versions of iOS
The full story behind HQ Audio:
Music is mixed in acoustically calibrated studios by professionals listening at
very high volumes. When you listen over headphones two things change: (1) every headphone has its own acoustical
characteristics that are different from the studio and (2) most people listen to music at volumes well below studio
levels, so their perception of high and low frequency balance is completely different from the original recording.
Audyssey's audio engineers developed new technology to measure headphone characteristics and bring them closer to studio sound while adjusting the music balance so that it preserves the original content even when listening at lower volumes.
The HQ Audio feature on Songza works by applying a headphone-specific filter to the song file in real-time that makes adjustments to the music at each frequency so that the signal that the media player sends to the headphone has taken into account its particular fit and specs. The result is sound that has the quality of a much bigger music file and can be heard the way the artist intended it to be heard.
You can turn HQ Audio on from the Now Playing screen when you have headphones plugged in to your device. Simply slide the HQ switch down, select your headphones and you're done! The HQ switch will turn blue when active.
Version 2.8 (Dec 13, 2012)
New High-Quality Audio dramatically improves headphone sound without increasing data plan usage! Powered by Audyssey Labs.
*iOS version 5 or 6 required for this update*
The full story behind HQ Audio:
Music is mixed in acoustically calibrated studios by professionals listening at
very high volumes. When you listen over headphones two things change: (1) every headphone has its own acoustical
characteristics that are different from the studio and (2) most people listen to music at volumes well below studio
levels, so their perception of high and low frequency balance is completely different from the original recording.
Audyssey's audio engineers developed new technology to measure headphone characteristics and bring them closer to studio sound while adjusting the music balance so that it preserves the original content even when listening at lower volumes.
The HQ Audio feature on Songza works by applying a headphone-specific filter to the song file in real-time that makes adjustments to the music at each frequency so that the signal that the media player sends to the headphone has taken into account its particular fit and specs. The result is sound that has the quality of a much bigger music file and can be heard the way the artist intended it to be heard.
You can turn HQ Audio on from the Now Playing screen when you have headphones plugged in to your device. Simply slide the HQ switch down, select your headphones and you're done! The HQ switch will turn blue when active.
Version 2.72 (Nov 20, 2012)
-Fixed playback crash for users with earlier versions of iOS.
Version 2.71 (Nov 9, 2012)
*Wake up happier to your favorite playlist with improved Alarm Clock feature
*Fixed playback control for
lock screen, Bluetooth and various headphones
Version 2.70 (Oct 25, 2012)
*Wake up happier to your favorite playlist with new Alarm Clock feature
*Easier song purchase from iTunes
Store
*Easier Facebook and Twitter sharing
*iOS 6 and iPhone 5 updates
Version 2.60 (Jul 25, 2012)
★Fixed buffering bugs
★Faster song loads
★Improved navigation
Version 2.50 (Jun 11, 2012)
- iPad Crash Fix
- New Sleep Timer Feature
- Various Bug Fixes
Version 2.40 (Jun 7, 2012)
- Now for iPad!
- Fixed buffering bug
- Faster song loading
Version 2.30 (May 3, 2012)
- Fixed random unpause bug.
Version 2.20 (Apr 26, 2012)
☂ Fixed frequent crash bug
☂ Improved playback
Version 2.10 (Apr 3, 2012)
☂Bug fixes
☂Accessibility improvements for visually impaired
Version 1.30 (Mar 21, 2012)
☂ Fixes background playback while multitasking
☂ Faster song loading
☂ Added Twitter sharing
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Introducing: Music Concierge!
Version 1.26 (Dec 9, 2011)
☂iOS 5 updates
☂AirPlay Mirroring
☂Faster song loads
☂Minor visual improvements
Version 1.24 (Nov 30, 2011)
-AirPlay now supported
-Faster loading times
-Buffering bug fixed
Version 1.20 (Oct 19, 2011)
Fixed bug that caused crashes during playback
Fixed bug that prevented keyboard from appearing during
login
Fixed Twitter sharing bug
Fixed Facebook login bug
Version 1.04 (Sep 12, 2011)
Faster song load time.
Added coverflow (to track listen history).
Assorted bug fixes.
Version 1.03 (Sep 7, 2011)
*Speedier song loads
*Coverflow: displays previously played song
*People section: lets you see your
friends' music collections.
*Song progress bar
*In-line Facebook share and Tweet editing











