My optimus is one that has the playback issue it's had since launch. Some songs, it plays through twice and then just keeps counting as I get dead air. I have to manually skip to the next song when that happens.
I doubt they'll move it out of beta anytime soon. Without any major rebranding, I think an actual storefront would be a requirement for moving past beta.
Probably not, they know where your IP is located and because of licensing likely cannot let you play music... now if you could proxy your phone to a US location, possibly :-)
I've been using it for a few months now on my Droid X and at first I was very impressed with the service but after the novelty wore off. Streaming all of my music killed battery life and whenever there was poor service I had no music at all. Eventually I had most of my music moved directly back onto my phone and I wasn't using the service very often. I also had the unfortunate problem of about 180 songs not being uploaded because they included DRM.
After seeing what Apple is going to be offering with the iCloud I think Google definitely needs to step up their game and it needs to remain free, forever.
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Kelemvor - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
My optimus is one that has the playback issue it's had since launch. Some songs, it plays through twice and then just keeps counting as I get dead air. I have to manually skip to the next song when that happens.Maybe I'll check out Magnifier.
Craig Getting - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
Is that an optimus playback issue or a software issue with the Music Beta app?Kelemvor - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
It's listed as a Known Issue on the google music page. They say they're working on it...http://www.google.com/support/music/bin/static.py?...
Craig Getting - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
At least they're not sweeping it under the rug, however vague the phrase "certain Android devices" is.jebo - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
I have had zero issues with it and I have been using it extensively on my Evo, my PCs, and on my Transformer since I gained access.Craig Getting - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
how've you found the instant playlist feature? i'll admit i haven't spent too much time with it.steven75 - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
It's only known to be free during the beta period.Kelemvor - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
Notice how GMail was in "beta" mode for like 5+ years...Craig Getting - Saturday, August 20, 2011 - link
I doubt they'll move it out of beta anytime soon. Without any major rebranding, I think an actual storefront would be a requirement for moving past beta.KZ0 - Sunday, August 21, 2011 - link
Any word on when it'll be available outside of the US?And is it possible to use the service outside of the US if you sign up from the US?
seamonkey79 - Sunday, August 21, 2011 - link
Probably not, they know where your IP is located and because of licensing likely cannot let you play music... now if you could proxy your phone to a US location, possibly :-)tayb - Sunday, August 21, 2011 - link
I've been using it for a few months now on my Droid X and at first I was very impressed with the service but after the novelty wore off. Streaming all of my music killed battery life and whenever there was poor service I had no music at all. Eventually I had most of my music moved directly back onto my phone and I wasn't using the service very often. I also had the unfortunate problem of about 180 songs not being uploaded because they included DRM.After seeing what Apple is going to be offering with the iCloud I think Google definitely needs to step up their game and it needs to remain free, forever.