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Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 1.0.2 Released
19 Aug 2008, 13:49
Last.fm for iPhone and iPod Touch version 1.0.2 is now available on iTunes. Here's what's new:
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
* Defer error popups until device is unlocked
* Disable auto-lock during playback
* Improve playback of tracks while device is locked
* Start buffering the next track near the end of the current track
* Fix display of events for non-English locales
* Properly display ampersands in radio station titles
To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
* Defer error popups until device is unlocked
* Disable auto-lock during playback
* Improve playback of tracks while device is locked
* Start buffering the next track near the end of the current track
* Fix display of events for non-English locales
* Properly display ampersands in radio station titles
To install the update, click "Check for updates" at the bottom of your iTunes Applications list, or tap the Updates tab of the App Store on your device.
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lost_johnny wrote:
19 Aug 2008, 19:40Wow, much better... Haven't played many tracks (yet), but the app feels much more stable and 'snappy'. I even dared to press the 'event', 'bio' and 'Similar Artists' buttons. Transition between songs is smooth.
Only the down-timer to the right sometimes shows 0:00 already, while the song still plays. I never paid any attention to such details in the desktop app, so it might not be a iPhone.app only problem.
Thanks... now for version 1.1 or a big leap to version 2.0??? -

lost_johnny wrote:
19 Aug 2008, 19:53addition to down-timer remark:
The progress-bar is right (still not at the end, when downtimer indicates 0:00)
Noted this on a long track (6:50 minutes), and the next song had apperently already buffered quite a lot, as it started instantly (which is nice by the way). -

c99koder wrote:
19 Aug 2008, 21:54This is due to the song length being incorrect in our database. Sometimes the audio tracks we stream don't quite match up with the album data we have, so the song lengths will occasionally be incorrect. -
Chado82 wrote:
19 Aug 2008, 22:30how about making the now playing screen similar to the ipod now playing screen.. high quality album art and the artist, title and album name are on the top bar... looks slicker and has continuity with the rest of the UI -

c99koder wrote:
19 Aug 2008, 23:17@Chado82: We've got some major improvements in store that we'll be announcing soon -
Chado82 wrote:
20 Aug 2008, 00:30[: -

StudleyUK wrote:
22 Aug 2008, 11:31I didn't have many problems with the last version, so I haven't noticed many changes in the new update. The improved buffering between tracks is a welcome improvement though. Looking forward to the forthcoming major update - which I would be perfectly willing to pay for, this is the best iPhone app by far. -
Llwyden wrote:
23 Aug 2008, 14:10Works great, what's there, but I'm a little confused - in the original version, I could play my playlist, but since the 1.0.1 upgrade, that's no longer an option. I get "My Library", but no "My Playlist". Has it been removed? -

c99koder wrote:
23 Aug 2008, 15:02@Llwyden: playlists are only available to subscribers -
Llwyden wrote:
23 Aug 2008, 15:32...That'll remind me to re-up my sub! Can't believe I forgot. Thank you! -
sopor6 wrote:
23 Aug 2008, 17:32I just went to try my lastfm on my ipod at a bookstore! And my ipod will not work with the at@t wifi? Is there a bug with lastfm I need to fix? -

c99koder wrote:
23 Aug 2008, 19:28@sopor6: You may need to open Safari on your iPod first and login to the AT&T WiFi portal before your iPod is allowed to access the internet. -
pchriley wrote:
24 Aug 2008, 08:37On my iPhone 3G I find tracks stop and need to re-buffer mid-way through. I also get a number of 'failed' plays. -
sopor6 wrote:
24 Aug 2008, 18:19How can I listen to my lastfm without going to a place with wifi! Do you have to go and get in the car abd stop at a place to place to listen to it!! -
billhughlett wrote:
24 Aug 2008, 21:53FRUSTRATING!! Over three different broadband Wi-Fi networks - cable at home, a T3 at work and T1 at a friend's office, I can't get through one song on my iPhone without two, three or more major "buffering" sessions before it then usually goes to the "Playback Failed" error message which requires starting over again from scratch. What am i missing?? The website experience is wonderful....what's the deal with the app? :-( Any ideas would be appreciated. -
sopor6 wrote:
26 Aug 2008, 19:43How do i scrob on my ipod to lastfm? -
BlurCore wrote:
27 Aug 2008, 14:55Very sad, even with the updated version 1.0.2 this iPod-Last.FM-client crashes over and over again. Sometimes it doesn't crash for half an hour but then it appears 4 times in a row -mostly if it tries to load the next song ... it says:
"Playback Failed
An error occured while trying to play this track. Please try again shortly." -in the message the second "r" in occurred is missing :P (a real error-message haha)
Anyway, I press the "ok"-button and I return to the app but nothing happens. If I press "next song" it crashes and bring me back to the mainscreen with my app-icons ...
I really hope that there will be an update soon, an update which mainly fixes the crashing-problem.
Suggestions for the design-layout:
- covers in the foreground
- bigger icons in the "play"/"stop"/"like"/"dislike" menu these once are pretty small and don't want to work every time.
Cheers -BC
PS: Good work on the app anyway, and thanks for making it for free :) -
paulejones wrote:
31 Aug 2008, 19:14hey c99koder, is it possible to have the lyrics back? I do miss them from MobileScrobbler, it was the only thing that got my wife interested in my music collection! You'd me helping my marriage, you wouldn't want anything to happen would you? ;-) -

c99koder wrote:
31 Aug 2008, 19:47Unfortunately lyrics had to be removed for legal reasons. -
cryptcrown wrote:
3 Sep 2008, 02:41i will be use this beta -
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5 Sep 2008, 13:49Runs smooth and stable. Thank You!!
btw. how much bandwith does last.fm consume? 128 kbit/s or more? -

c99koder wrote:
5 Sep 2008, 14:57Yes, the audio stream is 128kbit/s. There's also a bit more bandwidth being used to fetch the metadata / artwork etc. -
laurentlasalle wrote:
7 Sep 2008, 15:10Something weird is happening. I've decdided to “come back” to Last.fm but couldn't remember my password. I just reseted it moments ago, but I am unable to connect via my iPhone; what the hell? o_O -
henrydinh wrote:
20 Sep 2008, 00:12Do you why there's no sound on the iPhone even though the screen is showing the track is playing -
scotticus wrote:
24 Sep 2008, 05:11i'm having the same problem as henrydinh... any word yet on what's causing it?
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