Slacker Radio revamps look, adds ringtone option (for Verizon only)

April 8, 2015

In case you’ve forgotten that it exists, in the wake of Spotify, Pandora, and even Jay-Z’s attempt at music streaming (Tidal), Slacker Radio is still alive and kicking, and apparently, not slacking off. They have just updated their Android app with a newly-refreshed look, and with some new features to boot. It’s about time for a revamp in order to keep up with the competition and also differentiate itself from the others.

For the unfamiliar, Slacker is a music streaming service that is somewhere in between Spotify and Pandora. You can stream music through stations that you can create and customize. The stations are curated by an “expert team” when you start using it. But as you continue to customize your preferences, and you “heart” or “ban” the songs that you come across, the stations will eventually adjust to your musical tastes. Another added bonus to this service is that you also have non-music offerings from stations like ESPN, ABC, Disney Radio, Nerdist, etc.

Among the many new features in the update is the “Today on Slacker” feed which will give you artist, album and station recommendations, as well as curated news stories and even relevant social media posts from the artists or programs recommended. There is also a “Fine Tune” feature where you can move the sliders on different variables like song popularity, release year, and listener favorites to further customize your stations. You can also now use any of the songs, stations, playlists or allbums as your personal ringtone. However, this is only exclusive for Verizon users.

The Slacker Radio update has already rolled out to users, but if you don’t have it yet, you can download the app for free and start exploring a whole new music library. You can subscribe for $3.99 per month for unlimited song skips, offline listening, and become ad-free at that. For $9.99, you get all those perks plus on-demand listening as well. The Slacker Radio Tones will cost Verizon users an additional $2 per month. Slacker Radio is available for US territories only.