Filed under: Audio, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0
Expect more and better Last.FM apps, thanks to a new API
We've covered several apps that integrate with the social music platform Last.FM, and we've expressed our worries about what might happen to the site when it was bought by CBS. As it happens, though, Last.FM has only gotten better lately. And now that they've released a shiny new version of their public API, we're hoping for more development on the downloadable app front. Here's the skinny on the new API features: there's now read/write authentication for desktop, web and mobile apps, which, besides being essential for any service that logs your music listening, sets the stage for -- dare we hope? -- a killer Last.fm app for iPhone. The API will also allow apps to access search functions and make playlists, which means easier access to Last.FM's growing library of free streaming tracks. Scrobble on, amigos.
[via ReadWriteWeb]
UPDATE: Some of our astute readers have recommended MobileScrobbler as the killer Last.FM app for iPod/iPhone. Thanks, Neil and Robotrock.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
robotrock said 10:44AM on 7-04-2008
There already IS a killer Last.FM iPhone app!
http://dev.c99.org/MobileScrobbler/
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Neil said 1:49PM on 7-04-2008
lol...ya got there first :P
Jay Hathaway said 2:33PM on 7-04-2008
We've updated the post to mention MobileScrobbler and give you credit for pointing it out. Thanks, guys!
Quikboy said 9:44PM on 7-04-2008
It does WinMo 6.1, right?
Jay Hathaway said 10:14PM on 7-04-2008
Doesn't seem so, as it installs through the AppTapp installer (for jailbroken iPhones/iTouches) We reported on the Windows Mobile version earlier this year: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/10/last-fm-hits-windows-mobile/
Neil said 10:49AM on 7-04-2008
A killer Last.FM app is already available for the iPhone, its called Mobile Scrobbler.
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moby said 10:13PM on 7-04-2008
Is there a mobile version for WinMo phones?
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Jay Hathaway said 10:14PM on 7-04-2008
We reported on the Windows Mobile version of Last.FM earlier this year: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/10/last-fm-hits-windows-mobile/
josearoldan said 1:13PM on 7-05-2008
If I recall correctly the Last.FM app for windows mobile is now called pocket scrobbled found at http://www.last.fm/group/Pocket+Scrobbler , sadly it still doesnt stream music for smartphones, only works for pocket pc.
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moby said 10:06PM on 7-05-2008
Jose ~ Thanks! That is exactly what I was looking for. It ws buried in the last.fm site, I would never have found it.