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Originally Posted by RockCreek1 View Post
I, too, would like to have Pandora access through the N900. I'm not a developer, but I wonder if somebody could write a simple application? I requested that Pandora do this, but the response I got earlier this month was not encouraging.

They wrote: "We've been developing for different kinds of mobile platforms for a couple of years now and it's become clear over time that as a small company with modest engineering resources we should focus on developing for major smartphone platforms from here on out. We're specifically looking for platforms that offer a clear path for development and certification, a strong likelihood of being able to re-use our code, and a robust platform lifespan. That means it's not likely we'll have the resources to pursue developing for your N900 in the foreseeable future. I understand that may be somewhat disappointing, but we'd rather be honest with you now at the outset rather than disappoint you more deeply later on.

Could anybody help with Pandora?
There is an app available in "Extras-devel" repository under the name of pianobar (command line only) along with two GUI options, pyPandora and qtPianobar. pyPandora is a little further along from the looks of it.

As has been said countless times, if you're willing to live dangerously and understand that you will probably encounter issues (to the point where your device may run into issues), you can access the app from the "Extras-devel". Otherwise, just wait for a bit and you'll have a Pandora app soon enough.

Last edited by BadMojoUT; 2010-01-28 at 21:12.