Pandora has released its in-app voice assistant today to give iOS users a more streamlined experience. The Voice Mode offers an easy way to play your music, thumb up or thumb down tracks, change the volume, identify songs, and more.
Pandora announced the news in a press release today:
If you want to test out the new in-app voice assistant, open up Pandora on your iPhone or iPad, then tap the search bar. Tap the microphone in the search bar to activate Voice Mode, and give the app permission to use your device’s microphone.
Now you’ll be able to use the feature by saying “Hey, Pandora.” In our limited testing, the voice assistant works pretty well but wasn’t overly consistent at recognizing the hotword when music was playing.
Ways to use Pandora’s Voice Mode:
- “Hey, Pandora: play some music to start my day.”
- “Hey, Pandora: play more like this.”
- “Hey Pandora: add this to my slow jams playlist.”
- “Hey, Pandora: play the latest Kevin Hart podcast.”
- “Hey, Pandora: play something happy for cooking.”
- “Hey, Pandora: play the song that goes ‘Snakes and stones never break my bones.’” (Taylor Swift)
- “Hey, Pandora: turn it all the way up!”
Pandora is a free download from the App Store.
