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SIRIUS XM on Android

SIRIUS XM on Android

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Owners of Blackberries, iPhones, and iPods have been enjoying Sirius XM through their handheld devices since last year, and now, the popular music/talk/news radio service is expanding its reach with a new app for Android.

The app is free, and if you're already a Sirius XM subscriber, there's no additional service charge for listening on your handheld. If don't have a subscription, not to worry: Sirius XM is offering a free, seven-day trial for anyone who downloads the app.


The Android app works on both wi-fi and cellular networks, so if you're not near a hotspot, you can still enjoy your favorite tunes and talk. That should be especially good news for drivers and others on the go, most of whom probably don't have in-car internet just yet. Unfortunately, the app does have a few shortcoming -- most importantly, like the Sirius apps for Apple and Blackberry sets, the Android app provides access to a restricted lineup of channels. (Sorry, Howard Stern fans.) For a full list of offerings, click here, then tap "Channel Lineup" at the bottom of the page.

It'll be interesting to see if this move helps drive Sirius subscriptions, which have been on a roll despite increased competition from other apps and online services like Pandora. There's a possibility it could boost Android sales, too, which have also been booming. Who knows? With a little luck, Steve Jobs might start to feel the heat and loosen his iron-fisted grip on the App Store -- and that could be the best news of all.

[SIRIUS XM via Mashable]


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  1. dictums building Posted: 6/2/2010 12:15pm PDT

    Oh great, so now people can listen on their phones in their cars and the volume will NOT cut out for navigation system messages or other stuff. I can't wait.
     
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  2. AutoKing Posted: 6/2/2010 2:54pm PDT

    gotta think this is indeed good news to - hopefully - get that gentleman at apple to start thinking about truly opening things up at the app store. shorter-term, cool for drivers to be able to use more devices to listen to some good content (albeit a bit less than what's available with the traditional service)
     
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  3. Allan Posted: 6/2/2010 6:12pm PDT

    With all the great FREE streaming web radio out there and Sirius/XM still requiring subscription fees for this, there's no point.
     
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  4. tatu Posted: 6/2/2010 8:25pm PDT

    Agreed. Seems like this doesn't really do much that pandora/etc wouldn't also do. And once you listen to Sirius/XM channels for a while, you begin to hear the same songs over and over.
     
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  5. neutre avatar Yacine Filali Posted: 6/2/2010 8:27pm PDT

    It's about time! Now that ATT is killing the all you can eat data plan, and with the EVO 4g out, I know a lot of people who are seriously thinking of jumping ship from the iPhone. There are very few apps that really matter to people left that don't support Android.
     
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  6. Damien Thomas Posted: 6/2/2010 8:35pm PDT

    While impressive, I doubt this will help sales of the Android much. I still prefer my iPhone.
     
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  7. Eric Berlin Posted: 6/3/2010 12:07am PDT

    This is very cool -- I have sirius-xm in one car but not the other. Didn't realize I could grab the app and run it through my bb, great stuff !
     
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  8. Bonobo Posted: 6/3/2010 1:55am PDT

    Pandora doesn't have talk shows and news - these cost more money to produce than a simple automatic play-list.
     
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  9. Fizz Posted: 6/3/2010 6:28am PDT

    Can't live without Sirius and XM. We have subscriptions for all our vehicles but will re-think that now! Although they could dump Rosie and the Broads shows and I doubt anyone would miss them.
     
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