Rdio social music service app for iPhone updated

Rdio, the unlimited, on-demand social music service from the founders of Skype, has announced that a completely redesigned Rdio app for iPhone is now available for download from the iTunes App Store and as an automatic update for existing users. The new app includes all of its previous features organized on an all-new "springboard" dashboard along with several new features like one-touch access to new releases, top charts and recommended albums as well as numerous enhancements including deeper search and a new persistent player that stays put no matter where you browse within the app.

Updated Rdio iPhone app includes several new features and enhancements, including: a more efficient home screen, New releases, top charts and recommended music, a persistent player at the bottom of the screen, deeper search – More than just artists, albums and songs, our fast search now also provides results for playlists and people. There are also more syncing options – the new Rdio app gives you the option of syncing over Wi-Fi or 3G, Wi-Fi only, or never. Finally, using 'Synced songs and playlist views' there's a new way to filter your Collection and Playlist so that you can easily see what you have synced to your device without going into offline mode.

Rdio is an unlimited, on-demand social music service that lets subscribers listen to music on the web, in your home and on your mobile phone, even offline. Rdio's key differentiator is its unique social design that emulates the way music has always been shared—from person to person. Rdio subscribers build and share their online music collections from a catalogue of over 8 million songs, and can see the listening activity, collections and playlists of other Rdio users including friends and influencers. Subscribers can also see what's in heavy rotation in their network and the Rdio community, top charts and newly released albums. Rdio has relationships with all four major labels (EMI Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group) and thousands of indie labels.

Rdio for iPhone 1.0 is a free download from the iTunes App Store. After a 7-day free trial, Rdio Unlimited (web, desktop, mobile, Sonos) is $9.99 and Rdio Web is $4.99.