Rdio launches redesigned music app for Android

Digital music service Rdio unveiled a redesigned version of its streaming application for devices running Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system, promising new features and enhancements highlighted by more streamlined navigation.

The revamped Rdio for Android brings a new homescreen design touting one-click access to key features including collection, playlists, new releases, top charts and recommendations. The app also leverages the new remote control client included in Google's Android 4.0 update, enabling users to manage playback controls on the lock screen. Rdio additionally integrates searching by playlists and people alongside queries targeting artists, albums and songs, synced collection and playlist views, and expanded user profiles.

Rdio for Android is available as a free download from Google's Android Market. A premium Rdio Unlimited subscription (priced at $9.99 per month for individual users, $17.99 a month for two users and $22.99 per month for three users) is required to access the service across mobile devices. Consumers may also sign up for Rdio Web, which offers unlimited web streaming for $4.99 per month.

Rdio offers on-demand access to more than 12 million songs. Founded by entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis--who previously teamed for peer-to-peer file sharing effort Kazaa and VoIP service Skype--the subscription-based Rdio boasts personalized recommendations for new music based on users' specific tastes and listening behavior, along with on-demand artist-based radio stations, a matching tool that replicates existing iTunes or Windows Media Player libraries, and collaborative, shared playlists allowing users to swap links and information to favorite songs via email, Facebook and Twitter.

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