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Aug

10

2010

Google to support older audio codecs to address recent Froyo sound issues

by Tyler Cunningham
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As Android 2.2 is slowly being pushed to more and more phones, people are discovering that the streaming audio quality in programs like Pandora and Slacker Radio isn’t quite up to snuff.  The culprit is Google’s new Stagefright media framework, which emphasizes support for new codecs while leaving older codecs, and the streaming services that still use them, [...]

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Aug

6

2010

Pandora having spat with Froyo, problems processing audio

by Dustin Karnes
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We’ve gotten a ton of notices from our readers out there that Froyo and Pandora aren’t exactly playing nice, and this writer can confirm the issue. I’ve got an HTC Hero running CyanogenMod 6 (Froyo based custom ROM), and the Pandora quality has been awful. Others on different handsets and carriers, with official and unofficial [...]

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Sep

9

2009

Pandora Android App Now Available

by Chris Moor
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Pandora have today announced that their popular mobile app Pandora Radio is now available to download from the Android Market. The Pandora Android app supports the HTC G1, Hero, and the myTouch 3G, allowing for a home screen widget and background playback on the handsets. Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available [...]

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