Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone
Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Mobile, Music, Uncategorized, blog, rhapsody
Written By: Lacy Kemp
Every day I watch Twitter to see what people are talking about with regards to our brands. I see lots of suggestions and lots of feedback, but the one thing that keeps on coming is this question: When will Rhapsody be on the iPhone? Or, when will Rhapsody be on Android? Well, we FINALLY have an answer: hopefully, very soon!.
This week Rhapsody will submit our on-demand streaming music application for the iPhone and iPod Touch to Apple for review. Why is this so cool? Well, if you’re a Rhapsody subscriber you already understand the benefits of an on-demand music service. But, until now, nothing exists like this here in the states. There is nothing quite as satisfying as needing to hear a certain song RIGHT NOW and being able to scratch that itch. That’s what we aim to do, and now it’ll be easier than ever. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve wanted to hear a song on my iPhone and guiltily plopped down $.99 to iTunes to please my impatient self. When I first used the Rhapsody app it seriously felt like the sun shone a little brighter that day. Music matters that much.
And the functionality? It’s easy. Intuitive. You’ll see a menu bar across the bottom of the screen, as is found in many apps. You’ll have the option to check out the queue, your library, browse the Rhapsody library (ahem, all 8 million + songs of it), search, and settings. The app has all the functionality of the client, or Rhapsody.com, only super portable. To get a better idea of what the app can do for you, check out this vid.
We know not everyone who uses an iPhone is a Rhapsody subscriber, but we think the app will appeal to anyone who has an affinity for music. Subscribers can just log in to the app with their existing user name and password and the experience will be seamless. Non-subscribers will have the opportunity to try the app for a limited time free-trial period.
We are working diligently on an Android app and once we’re done there, we plan to turn our sights on more mobile platform and carrier app stores. In the mean time, start getting your playlists ready in Rhapsody and Rhapsody.com. Music is about to get a whole lot better.
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Fantastic! This is exactly what we have been waiting for!
Rob
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August 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I’m thrilled that Rhapsody may finally be getting the exposure that it deserves. There’s always room for more music services and this means not limiting people to just iTunes. Looking forward to it! Thanks for the heads up Lacy!
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
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August 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:46 am
[...] It’s an on-demand streaming application that’s free for existing Rhapsody subscribers – others get a free trial period before having to stump up. It’ll offer an eight million song catalogue, and iPhone isn’t the only platform being targeted. “We are working diligently on an Android app and once we’re done there, we plan to turn our sights on more mobile platform and carrier app stores,” says the blog post announcing the news. [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 12:54 am
As a Rhapsody to-go subscriber with a Sansa that no longer syncs AND an iPhone, I *really* appreciate this news! The demo looks very nice too, I am excited to be able to get this app and start using it.
I’m also glad to see this app is (mostly) following iPhone interface guidelines / user experience. Rhapsody sometimes gets into trouble with non-standard interface.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:05 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Oh hell yes.
ETA on the Android?
August 24th, 2009 at 2:31 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 2:55 am
With 2 kids, a husband and myself, downloading at .99 cents a pop gets expensive. A flat fee of $14.95 saves me so much money. Now that it is available on iPhone I have options for my phone. I will now be able to get my kids the iPod touch like they have been asking for and be able to load it with music right away.
August 24th, 2009 at 3:02 am
“We know not everyone who uses an iPhone is a Rhapsody subscriber”
Probably close to zero. Hopefully Apple will reject it.
August 24th, 2009 at 3:03 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 3:47 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 3:55 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 3:58 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Lame. RR should have cranked out a FREE free version for non-subs to get them hooked. Limited time demo stylee or at least something to let people outside the Real Wall get a taste for it.
Freemium might not be ‘the future’ but it works very well in these kinds of cases…
For a company this big to pass up such a huge opportunity to add to it’s subscriber base seems like a huge waste of development time as well as marketing dollars. You’re already losing money… bold moves win the day.
Rhapsody isn’t a bad service.. but it IS overpriced and extremely meek when it comes to competing in their chosen space. Lots o’ luck to ya Quirkmeister
August 24th, 2009 at 4:18 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:35 am
[...] In a blog post, RealNetworks said that it will submit the Rhapsody on-demand streaming music service for App Store approval. RealNetworks also plans to bring Rhapsody to the Android platform. The company also hinted it plans to “turn our sights on more mobile platform and carrier app stores.” [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 4:37 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:53 am
[...] The iPhone/iPod Touch application itself will be free to download, giving access to a library containing over 8 million songs, Real Networks announced on their blog. [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 5:16 am
[...] Spotify, a Rhapsody competitor submitted an application back in July too. Currently Spotify is not available for download in the U.S. The announcement was made on the Rhapsody blog. [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 5:29 am
This is long overdue.
This should have been available via the web browser long ago for the iphone.
For existing and LOYAL customers there should not be an additional fee, the fact that REAL has not been able to get their service to work on mobile devices for YEARS now is a limit of theirs to think now that they have FINALLY and POSSIBLY overcome this limit they wish to charge a 100% premium for the previlage of having to wait for them to catch up!
Becareful you may get what you wish which is careful consideration of the actual value of your service and the inability of a company to move forward in a timely fashion as the technology landscapes change and then to charge existing paying customers a premium for it…
We certainly will end our subscription if this in fact becomes the case!
August 24th, 2009 at 5:43 am
@John- The app will be free for Rhapsody subscribers. Existing subscribers simply log in with their credentials and voila.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:48 am
[...] Rhapsody streaming music service from RealNetworks may be coming to the iPhone soon, according to a post on the RealNetworks blog. The iPhone app is finished and being sent off to Apple for review this week. There’s a video [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 6:15 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I would like to see Rhapsody on Symbian S60 5th… I mean Rhapsody’s on Nokia’s Maemo platform, but not Nokia’s Symbian platform? Does that make sense?
I’m sure there are Blackberry and Pre versions in the works…
August 24th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Way to go! I hope you have something like 25 free plays per month like you do on the web site version. I want to try before I buy.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:02 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 7:50 am
cool. I pay extra for rhapsody to go so that I can play my music offline? Is this going to be possible with the rhapsody app?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:03 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Have you guys had any discussions with Apple indicating they would actually consider this app for approval and won’t just put it in purgatory for a long time before rejecting it?
Let’s be honest, not only are you threat to their business model, but there’s already some bad blood between the two companies – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay#Harmony:_RealPlayer_Music_on_the_iPod
August 24th, 2009 at 8:14 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 8:38 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:18 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I hope Android is one of the other platforms they’re working on. I’m surprised they’re putting so much effort into the iPod where they can bet on a fight with Apple. it would have been nice to see Rhapsody tip their hat to an open platform such as Android instead of the nazis at AT&T and Apple.
I will probably upgrade my Rhapsody account as soon as I’m able to use it on my G1.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:46 am
@S J A, as you can see in the last paragraph, Android is also a platform we’re working on.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:57 am
I’d like to submit a vote for a Pre version. Playing any song I want on-demand is a big deal for me
August 24th, 2009 at 9:59 am
This is streaming-only, right? You won’t be able to download or play Rhapsody content off-line (Apple will never allow that). If so why would you need Rhapsody-to-go, wouldn’t Rhapsody Unlimited be enough? Isn’t it just like signing in to the web version of Rhapsody? Without ability to download, you couldn’t use it in the subway, in a car, etc, unless you had a pristine connection, either 3G or wifi.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:11 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:15 am
YAY! I hope it’s set to be released in the not-too-distant-future.
I’ve been testing out Napster and I’ve felt it’s a toss-up between continuing with Napster and renewing my Rhapsody subscription, but… having unlimited access to my music on my G1 might very well be the deciding factor
Kudos to Rhapsody to pushing the industry forward with this…
August 24th, 2009 at 10:26 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:31 am
FINALLY!! Let’s see if Apple can find a way to make me hate them by rejecting this application. Rhapsody is the only missing piece in an otherwise great device. The Sirius XM app was 1/2 the puzzle and now this.
Steve, please, please PLEASE approve this. It won’t hurt your business because the whole point of Rhapsody is you subscribe to music not buy it, and Rhapsody uses just don’t buy songs off iTunes. You can’t force them to, they plain won’t. Instead they choose another device, like the fantastic SquezeBox to listen to Rhapsody.
Rhapsody customers don’t buy from iTunes, Amazon or anywhere else. Bring them to your platform. It’s new business.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:36 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Please find a way to download Rhapsody To Go tracks onto an iPhone or Android phone. Streaming isn’t nearly as useful. I’m stuck with WinMo as my mobile OS because it’s the only one with protected WMA support.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
This is very good news. I have been waiting for the ability to stream my music for a very long time. However, if you are going to this please make sure its done right.
Please allow multi task while steaming music. Otherwise I will keep using Simplify and Lastfm for free. Also, please allow to search music by year. Sometimes I feel like listening to an era but can’t really think of all the songs that came out that year. Other than that the Demo looks great. Thanks Rhapsody and keep on Rocking.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Hurrayy!!
Why would a Real employee plunk down $0.99 to Apple to hear a song when they need it instead of using Rhapsody? Doesn’t seem like a truthful statement, but rather a suggested use case.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
@dmccall actually I do buy songs from iTunes quite regularly. Like I said in the post, it’s the instant gratification thing.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I think it’s a poor idea to announce this before it has been approved — all you’re doing is promoting vaporware at this point. Unless your purpose was to create a publicity stunt out of the rejection I expect you’ll receive from Apple.
Good developers under-promise and over-deliver. You’re already off to a bad start.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
this will save me from cancelling my Rhapsody subscription
August 24th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Rhapsody would be the killer app for the iPhone. Too bad it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting approved. Still, I am cheering for you as loud as I can. Good luck.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
[...] Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone We know not everyone who uses an iPhone is a Rhapsody subscriber, but we think the app will appeal to anyone who has an affinity for music. [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
WHAT THE HECK……. talk about slighting people . why not a winmobile or some other version fist … this is BOGUS guys ..
and yes i am a to go subscriber .. but perhaps not much longer with you guys pulling this kind of stuff ;-(
August 24th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
[...] RealNetworks has submitted an app for its subscription music service Rhapsody to Apple for approval. The application will let subscribers access Rhapsody’s 8 million song database for streaming over EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi. Though it hasn’t passed Apple’s review yet, Real is already publicizing the app [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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August 24th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Awesome! Rhapsody streaming to my Android will make me a subscriber for life. Who cares about “to go” when you can stream almost every song you have a craving to hear.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
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August 25th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Hi..
this is our review of your application Rhapsody
http://www.spazioiphone.com/news/12661/rhapsody-musica-i-streaming-su-iphone-in-attesa-di-approvazione-nellapp-store.html
August 25th, 2009 at 2:46 am
[...] of the on-demand music service. Real Networks has described the app’s operation on its Rhapsody blog: You’ll see a menu bar across the bottom of the screen, as is found in many apps. [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 2:46 am
[...] scorsa sul suo blog, Rhapsody ha annunciato di voler sottoporre ad Apple un’applicazione da installare sull’Iphone. L’applicazione [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 3:14 am
YIPEE! This is GREAT news and exactly what I’ve been waiting for! Apple had better not pull a stunt like they did with google voice or there will be a new android user coming very soon.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:01 am
[...] to comments Rhapsody-subscribing iPhone owners, rejoice! According to Gdgt and a post on the RealNetworks company blog, a Rhapsody app is currently under review for the App Store. If it’s approved, Rhapsody users [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 5:20 am
[...] iPhone owners, rejoice! According to Gdgt and a post on the RealNetworks company blog, a Rhapsody app is currently under review for the App Store. If it’s approved, Rhapsody users [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 5:57 am
[...] Rhapsody streaming music service from RealNetworks may be coming to the iPhone soon, according to a post on the RealNetworks blog. The iPhone app is finished and being sent off to Apple for review this week. There’s a video [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Finally, the long awaited jukebox in the sky. I have an iPhone and look forward to this in a big way. If Apple rejects it, I will switch to Android. It’s a killer app.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:13 am
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August 25th, 2009 at 9:01 am
[...] “apple cart” (sorry, bad pun), including music applications. So it was intriguing that RealNetworks this week “announced” not a live app but merely the submission of its subscription-based music app to the app store. Users [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 9:02 am
[...] RealNetworks has submitted its on-demand streaming music application called Rhapsody for the iPhone and iPod Touch to the App Store for approval. It will allow user to browse and search the Rhapsody library (more than 8 million tracks!) over WiFi and 3G connections. [...]
August 25th, 2009 at 9:39 am
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August 25th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
[...] has just submitted an app for its Rhapsody music service to Apple for inclusion in the App Store. Assuming all goes well, Rhapsody To Go subscribers will [...]
August 26th, 2009 at 12:38 am
[...] of the on-demand music service. Real Networks has described the app’s operation on its Rhapsody blog: You’ll see a menu bar across the bottom of the screen, as is found in many apps. [...]
August 26th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Great – i’ll be installing on my IPhone as soon as the app is released.
Now – how about support for Roku?
August 26th, 2009 at 8:58 am
why should I pay I can listen to any song I want on YOUTUBE for free WITH VIDEO…. duh
August 26th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Totally stoked about the Android announcement. This is exactly the news I’ve been looking for as a Rhapsody subscriber. This was the best news I’ve heard all day!
August 26th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Will iPhone be considered one of my three ‘authorized’ computers?
If so I will be greatly disappointed.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:13 am
[...] of the on-demand music service. Real Networks has described the app’s operation on its Rhapsody blog: You’ll see a menu bar across the bottom of the screen, as is found in many apps. [...]
August 27th, 2009 at 4:46 am
[...] RealNetworks has submitted its on-demand streaming music application called Rhapsody for the iPhone and iPod Touch to the App Store for approval. It will allow user to browse and search the Rhapsody library (more than 8 million tracks!) over WiFi and 3G connections. [...]
August 27th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
[...] Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone. Image credit to gdgt.com [...]
August 27th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
[...] iPhone owners, rejoice! According to Gdgt and a post on the RealNetworks company blog, a Rhapsody app is currently under review for the App Store. If it’s approved, Rhapsody users [...]
August 28th, 2009 at 5:32 am
[...] experience”. It will also be of interest to RealNetworks, who have pre-announced the Rhapsody iPhone App to try to force Apple’s hand into [...]
August 29th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
[...] 4. Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone [...]
August 30th, 2009 at 8:04 am
[...] 4. Introducing Rhapsody on the iPhone [...]
August 30th, 2009 at 8:38 am
For existing subscribers no additional fees.
Offline caching a must.
Apologies for taking so long!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:37 am
Totally stoked about the Android announcement. This is exactly the news I’ve been looking for as a Rhapsody subscriber. This was the best news I’ve heard all day!
September 1st, 2009 at 3:53 am
finally! now, if we could just get rhapsody to go on macs too!
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
[...] has just submitted an app for its Rhapsody music service to Apple for inclusion in the App Store. Assuming all goes well, Rhapsody To Go subscribers will [...]
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:33 am
Phenomenal! Please hurry. I need to know that I don’t have to wait for the next-gen ibiza any longer.
September 5th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
While this is good news (assuming Apple approves it), streaming only (like the Nokia N810 version) is not going to satisfy people. Offline storage and playback (ala “To Go”) is absolutely necessary for people like me who are lucky to catch an Edge network where they live. Whatever subscription service offers that on my iPhone will get my money.
September 9th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
[...] distribute music in the US yet. RealNetworks’ (RNWK) Rhapsody, however does have deals, and its app just got Apple’s [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Yeah! It’s here! The magic jukebox in the sky!
Except it’s not working for me. Signs in, but can’t search artists, can’t access my library. What a disappointing out-of-the-box experience.
Sadly, Rhapsody’s history of semi-functional software seems to have followed them to the iPhone.
I love the idea of Rhapsody and have been using it for probably 6-7 years because it’s got the most music. If anyone comes along and offers the same catalog and a better implementation (Spotify?), I’ll switch in a second and never look back.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
I have been waiting and as I feared it does NOT work.
I have a streaming only subscription. I downloaded the iphone app. Logged into my rhapsody account and was prompted with a free 7 day trial.
I accepted and now everytime I try to log into the Rhapsody iPhone app I am prompted for the free trial again, even though I have accepted it!
I cannot get to the app.
Horrible first experience!
September 10th, 2009 at 10:39 am
[...] Music App 10Sep2009 Filed under: Applications, Music Author: admin No drama happened over the Rhapsody iPhone app from RealNetworks as Apple has approved the application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Even though [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
anyone else having trouble logging in? i was really excited, but now I’m quite bummed about it!
September 10th, 2009 at 11:41 am
@Devin, did you download and immediately try to sign in? We’ve had a slight caching issue that we’re working on. Wait about 15 minutes and try again. Let me know if this fixes it.
Sorry about that!
September 10th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Rhapsody Unlimited Users – To EXCLUDE LOYAL Unlimited users and only support rhapsody to go users only continually pushes us from the service.
We are at the point in which we are considering if we purchase 10 songs per month to warrant a subscription…
Most likely not, in other words we cancel the Rhapsody subscription and simply purchase music when we want and most likely that will be less than the current and ongoing subscription rate paid YEAR after YEAR to Real Networks.
To only allow Rhapsody To Go subscriptions to work when the Rhapsody Unlimited subscription DOES work when logged into a website (which does not work on the iphone’s web browser) only penalizes those loyal customers….
REAL NETWORKS – allow your customers to use your products so that there is some value and relevance to your offerings.
We will give you 30 days but if after that the policies remain the same you will lose yet another customer.
Can you really afford the attrition rates your are enjoying?
Also, offline caching a must… seems so obvious.
September 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
[...] the online streaming music service, just launched its iPhone and iPod touch app (iTunes link). While there had been some discussion about whether [...]
September 10th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
@John
Unfortunately, we are bound by our label agreements to require a Rhapsody To Go subscription with the app. The labels view both the iPhone and iPod as portable devices, whether offline playback is in place or not.
And about that offline playback – yep, we think it is important too and we’re working on it. And while we would have loved to have it ready for this first iteration of the app, it isn’t. However, we feel like the current app is pretty compelling and didn’t want to keep our customers waiting.
September 10th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
@Lacy
It would see then that a web app would also be in place to mimic the Rhapsody Unlimited functionality that exists with this current subscription level through the browser interface (Safari).
Ultimately the problem is that we will not pay two subscription fees for the same service just so that a particular piece of hardware can use the service… Imagine if EVERY piece of hardware had to have a separate subscription obviously no one would purchase the service.
So somehow the “merging” of unlimited and to go or an option add to unlimited needs to occur but certainly we wont pay two subscription fees but we will penalize Real for not resolving….
Hopefully, REAL will be able to overcome these deficiencies.
September 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
@John, Again, it’s a matter of portability. Even if we had a web app that worked on the iPhone it would be the same problem. You don’t need to pay for 2 subscriptions, just the To-Go. I’m sorry that we couldn’t extend it to Unlimited users.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hi, Didn’t realize that To-Go actually was MORE functional than unlmited… you might want to look at your plan “names” so that things are more obvious.
In addition, you may wish to offer discounts for quarter or annual subscription services in order to create an incentive…
Ultimately you are going to run into the problem of does the average person purchase more than 15 songs per month anything less creates a value issue proposition…
John
September 11th, 2009 at 8:29 am
I really like the idea of this app but in version 1.0 it just doesn’t deliver.
Where I live only Edge is available. This application does not work on Edge. On an edge connection browsing radio stations doesn’t work. Browsing top albums doesn’t work. Searching for artists doesn’t work. If you happen to have music in your queue, music playback seems to work pretty well.
The other problem with the application is that even on a wifi network there are frequent application lock-ups and crashes back to the launcher.
These problems and more are being discussed at the Rhapsody forums.
http://real.lithium.com/real/board?board.id=InstallingRhapsody
I am really hoping that the problems can be resolved in a future version.
September 12th, 2009 at 2:59 am
I have been a loyal Rhapsody-To-Go subscriber for years and I am thrilled with the app! After watching the little video tutorial I got the most out of it. Does everything it says it does. The edge is a bit spotty, but the WiFi is excellent. The only con I have is that we can’t listen offline (yet?). Good job!
September 15th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Mine is working now on the iPhone. It didn’t work over 3G on my original phone but when I upgraded to a 3GS last week, it started working over 3G. Good app, but I’m now disappointed by the low bitrates. I can even notice the tinny sound on my otherwise crappy car stereo.
On the plus side, it was incentive to figure out how to jailbreak my phone, which I did. I can now run Rhapsody in the background.
If Real upgrades the bitrate, I stay. ($15/month is much less than I used to spend on CDs) If Spotify beats them to the US and has a better bitrate for the same-ish $, I go.
September 15th, 2009 at 7:12 am
@Jason- that is great that it’s working. W/r/t sound quality- we are trying to address this in a future release. Stay tuned please!
September 18th, 2009 at 2:34 am
[...] of the on-demand music service. Real Networks has described the app’s operation on its Rhapsody blog: You’ll see a menu bar across the bottom of the screen, as is found in many apps. [...]
September 29th, 2009 at 6:03 am
hey,
What’s the rhapsody streaming bit rate over wi fi 3g and EDGE?
September 29th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Currently it’s 64kbps, but we’re in the process of upgrading.
September 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Any timeline for the bit rate upgrade?
October 1st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Great Job guys. Can’t wait for next version but enjoying all that you have so far!!
October 7th, 2009 at 5:43 am
I installed the app on my iPhone, logged in and the application has only worked ONCE! It will open, but my search function will not work. The music I have queued only streams for a few seconds before stopping.
This is day 3 or 4 of my “free” trial which is going to waste as we speak. As it is, I already pay $12.99/month for the regular subscription.
I have absolutely no idea how to resolve the issue. And yes, my iPhone has the latest software. I already reset the network settings, but that did not work.
So far, I’m very disappointed.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:48 am
We are easily downloading free mp3 and and many more. Is it not possible to download the software the same way…free?
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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January 18th, 2010 at 1:55 am
[...] RealNetworks has submitted its on-demand streaming music application called Rhapsody for the iPhone and iPod Touch to the App Store for approval. It will allow user to browse and search the Rhapsody library (more than 8 million tracks!) over WiFi and 3G connections. [...]
January 18th, 2010 at 7:55 am
[...] RealNetworks has submitted its on-demand streaming music application called Rhapsody for the iPhone and iPod Touch to the App Store for approval. It will allow user to browse and search the Rhapsody library (more than 8 million tracks!) over WiFi and 3G connections. [...]
January 18th, 2010 at 10:37 am
So now the application doesn’t work AT ALL over 3G (and it crashed repeatedly before when it was barely working over 3G before).
The hundredth example of buggy, poor quality, development from Real. Maybe I’m the idiot for still being a subscriber. My patience has just about run out.