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How do you discover music here? I could not figure it out. Do I have to log in? Why only via Google?

I am a huge music buff so I am always interested in ways to find new stuff to listen to.

I tried almost every recommendation service I could find.

So far, my favorite source of new music is http://www.gnoosic.com

If there is a way for me to try SoundMoose without a Google account I will happily check it out.


Go to the detail page by clicking the tiles or track titles, and look at related artists/tracks :)

Spotify also has pretty good recommendations, but requires people to be authenticated to use their recommendations API. Our recommendations currently come from Last.fm.


Is there a way to add the recommendations for an artist/track to the stream playlist?

i.e. if I search for an artist and press play on one of their tracks and let the stream keep playing it goes onto other tracks by that artist, but is there a way to get it to add related tracks too? Like the old last.fm artist radios.

edit: it's now doing that for me so maybe there was just something weird about the recommendations set earlier. Unfortunately I searched for some chilled out electronic stuff and the recommendations are all aggressive hip hop but that's not your fault I guess...


Thanks, found it! It looks like these are the Last.fm recommendations?


Yeah, I am comparing to the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5X would also be an option. Interesting. I would have assumed maybe the CPU is the main reason to buy a more expensive phone. I never had a problem with built quality. I think I am very careful with phones.


I'm also incredibly careful with my phones, almost to the point of not really being able to enjoy them for the first few weeks because I'm overly cautious. Nonetheless, my Nexus 5 suffered from the power button issue that seems to be quite common.

You're correct in that the CPU can be a big factor but I don't play mobile games or watch much HD video so it wasn't as much of a concern to me. It should be noted that the Nexus 5 is running a 32-bit SOC whereas the new phones like the Pixel are running ARMv8 64-bit SOCs which have noticeable performance improvements, particularly with regard to encryption. Newer phones will also have more RAM which is actually a noticeable difference for me in day to day use as well as higher speed memory.


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