When it comes to music features on a smartphone, the iPhone 4S is king. Thanks to its integration with other Apple products like iTunes and its built-in iPod functionality, it has everything a music lover could want from a mobile phone.
However, there are of course a large number of additional applications that can be downloaded from Spa Music the music category in the AppStore. In this article, I will walk you through some of the best music apps available that can enhance the functionality of the iPhone 4S as a music phone.
Shazam
Have you ever been in a situation where you hear a song that you like but don’t know the title or artist so you can get it at a later date? This is where the Shazam app comes in. The app works by listening to a sample of the song, and then it will access an online music database consisting of millions of songs to find a match. If a match is found, details such as title, artist, and album will be displayed. Also, there will be a link that will take you to that song on iTunes phones, where you can download it directly to your phone. The application is very simple to use. When you hear a song that you want to identify, just open the app and hold it close to the source of the music (for example, a speaker). The application will need a few seconds to identify the song and then it will access the database and display the described results. The free version of Shazam comes with a monthly limit of ten uses. If you become a frequent user of the app, you can choose to upgrade to the paid version. This costs £ 0.69 and allows unlimited uses. For its low price, I recommend this app, especially if you’ve ever found yourself in the aforementioned situation where you want to identify a song.
TuneIn Radio
There are many radio apps available on the AppStore, but TuneIn radio is among the most popular. This application offers much more than the usual functions found in most radio applications, hence its popularity. First of all, it has one of the largest catalogs of radio stations available, with more than 50,000 from around the world. These are sorted by gender, region, etc., making it easy to find what you are looking for. Thanks to the dual-core processor of the iPhone 4S, you can multitask, so you can have the application running in the background, listening to a radio station while using other applications, surfing the web, for example. TuneIn radio also allows you to search for all available stations for a particular song that is currently playing, and even allows you to pause a live broadcast for up to 30 minutes. It’s features like these that set TuneIn radio apart from the rest. If you listen to the radio on your iPhone 4S, or want to get started, I highly recommend the TuneIn Radio app.