Earbuds: Share Music and Chat
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About Earbuds: Share Music and Chat
Find songs, share music, and listen together with Earbuds. Whether you use Spotify or Apple Music, Earbuds lets you share, create playlists, and chat about the songs and playlists you love with others for a truly collaborative music experience. Stop juggling apps and texting links with tons of ads. Earbuds instead.
Welcome to the future of music sharing. Earbuds looks to bring the world’s music fans together with a better way to connect through music. With Earbuds, you can conveniently share songs with your friends across Apple Music and Spotify, creating playlists together you can't make anywhere else. Welcome to a new way of sharing your favorite songs. Welcome to Earbuds.
Now Earbuds takes your playlist maker to the next level with Earbot. Simply input prompts and our AI music assistant can provide recommendations, create a new music playlist, or even help you navigate the Earbuds app. Summon Earbot easily in any channel and access the benefits of a complete music helper at your fingertips. Find music, add new songs to your playlist, or identify that song on the tip of your tongue, Earbot can help with it all.
Explore new tunes through AI experiences, brought to you by Earbot. Swipe through songs to create a playlist with Swipey. It’s like Tinder for music. Or select a year and genre to relive hits from years past with Nostalgia. Making a throwback playlist just got a whole lot easier.
Discover music with friends and family, create your own playlist, and chat about songs you love – all on Earbuds. Enjoy a social listening app that prioritizes enjoying music together and connecting users through their shared passion for music. Prepare for your next road trip, organize your party playlist, or curate a setlist for an important event, all within Earbuds.
Download today and start listening with Earbuds. No, not those earbuds – the new home of music sharing.
EARBUDS FEATURES:
LISTEN TO MUSIC TOGETHER
- Share music when you connect your paid Spotify or Apple Music account to Earbuds
- Create a music playlist of your favorite songs and share it with friends
- Collaborate on a playlist together for specific events, artists, and more – you’re in control
- Connect with other users that share your same passion for the songs you love
ENHANCE YOUR MUSIC EXPERIENCE WITH EARBOT
- Our music assistant lets you perform a variety of tasks thanks to an all new AI chat
- Find songs, create playlists, and identify tunes with Earbot, powered by ChatGPT 4
- Your music search just got better with tools that work for you
DISCOVER TUNES THROUGH AI POWERED EXPERIENCES
- All new mini-games brought to you by Earbot
- Swipey helps you create a playlist by swiping through songs
- Nostalgia creates a playlist for you based off a year and genre
BUILD COMMUNITY WITH GROUPS
- Discuss your favorite songs and topics with other passionate music lovers
- Create a group and add members to chat about anything
- Share your thoughts on a favorite genre, song, artist, and more with other users
CHAT & LISTEN TO MUSIC
- Share music and your thoughts on the latest single or album release with others
- Use Earbuds to chat about a shared music playlist and decide what songs should be included
- Earbuds is half music, half chat. Talk about your favorite songs right in the app
SHARE MUSIC WITH OTHERS
- Earbuds makes it easy to enjoy music together
- Share your life’s soundtrack through Earbuds music community app
- Help others discover amazing songs when you share a playlist with them
FIND YOUR NEW FAVORITE SONG
- Come across new music on Earbuds and add it to your playlist
- Discover music through a new and innovative shared audio experience
Earbuds is your destination for shared listening, collaborative playlist creation, and social connections. Download today and share your passion for music.
Privacy Policy - https://earbuds-app.notion.site/Earbuds-Privacy-Policy-054ac43d4a6448cf977a8b1fa8bd9319.
Welcome to the future of music sharing. Earbuds looks to bring the world’s music fans together with a better way to connect through music. With Earbuds, you can conveniently share songs with your friends across Apple Music and Spotify, creating playlists together you can't make anywhere else. Welcome to a new way of sharing your favorite songs. Welcome to Earbuds.
Now Earbuds takes your playlist maker to the next level with Earbot. Simply input prompts and our AI music assistant can provide recommendations, create a new music playlist, or even help you navigate the Earbuds app. Summon Earbot easily in any channel and access the benefits of a complete music helper at your fingertips. Find music, add new songs to your playlist, or identify that song on the tip of your tongue, Earbot can help with it all.
Explore new tunes through AI experiences, brought to you by Earbot. Swipe through songs to create a playlist with Swipey. It’s like Tinder for music. Or select a year and genre to relive hits from years past with Nostalgia. Making a throwback playlist just got a whole lot easier.
Discover music with friends and family, create your own playlist, and chat about songs you love – all on Earbuds. Enjoy a social listening app that prioritizes enjoying music together and connecting users through their shared passion for music. Prepare for your next road trip, organize your party playlist, or curate a setlist for an important event, all within Earbuds.
Download today and start listening with Earbuds. No, not those earbuds – the new home of music sharing.
EARBUDS FEATURES:
LISTEN TO MUSIC TOGETHER
- Share music when you connect your paid Spotify or Apple Music account to Earbuds
- Create a music playlist of your favorite songs and share it with friends
- Collaborate on a playlist together for specific events, artists, and more – you’re in control
- Connect with other users that share your same passion for the songs you love
ENHANCE YOUR MUSIC EXPERIENCE WITH EARBOT
- Our music assistant lets you perform a variety of tasks thanks to an all new AI chat
- Find songs, create playlists, and identify tunes with Earbot, powered by ChatGPT 4
- Your music search just got better with tools that work for you
DISCOVER TUNES THROUGH AI POWERED EXPERIENCES
- All new mini-games brought to you by Earbot
- Swipey helps you create a playlist by swiping through songs
- Nostalgia creates a playlist for you based off a year and genre
BUILD COMMUNITY WITH GROUPS
- Discuss your favorite songs and topics with other passionate music lovers
- Create a group and add members to chat about anything
- Share your thoughts on a favorite genre, song, artist, and more with other users
CHAT & LISTEN TO MUSIC
- Share music and your thoughts on the latest single or album release with others
- Use Earbuds to chat about a shared music playlist and decide what songs should be included
- Earbuds is half music, half chat. Talk about your favorite songs right in the app
SHARE MUSIC WITH OTHERS
- Earbuds makes it easy to enjoy music together
- Share your life’s soundtrack through Earbuds music community app
- Help others discover amazing songs when you share a playlist with them
FIND YOUR NEW FAVORITE SONG
- Come across new music on Earbuds and add it to your playlist
- Discover music through a new and innovative shared audio experience
Earbuds is your destination for shared listening, collaborative playlist creation, and social connections. Download today and share your passion for music.
Privacy Policy - https://earbuds-app.notion.site/Earbuds-Privacy-Policy-054ac43d4a6448cf977a8b1fa8bd9319.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.8.2
Last updated on Dec 9, 2023
Old Versions
• Added the ability to delete songs from playlists.
• Increased reliability of playing music with Spotify.
• Increased reliability of receiving song recommendations from Earbot.
• Increased reliability of saving songs to your Apple Music and Spotify libraries.
• Increased reliability of playing music with Spotify.
• Increased reliability of receiving song recommendations from Earbot.
• Increased reliability of saving songs to your Apple Music and Spotify libraries.
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Version History
1.8.2
Dec 9, 2023
• Added the ability to delete songs from playlists.
• Increased reliability of playing music with Spotify.
• Increased reliability of receiving song recommendations from Earbot.
• Increased reliability of saving songs to your Apple Music and Spotify libraries.
• Increased reliability of playing music with Spotify.
• Increased reliability of receiving song recommendations from Earbot.
• Increased reliability of saving songs to your Apple Music and Spotify libraries.
1.8.1
Nov 21, 2023
• Introduced the ability to save songs and playlists to Apple Music or Spotify.
• Reduced loading time for Dreamer and Nostalgia.
• Enhanced Dreamer and Nostalgia loading screens with entertaining animations and personalized AI-generated text during playlist generation.
• Enhanced Earbot for increased speed and intelligence.
• Fixed various visual design issues.
• Reduced loading time for Dreamer and Nostalgia.
• Enhanced Dreamer and Nostalgia loading screens with entertaining animations and personalized AI-generated text during playlist generation.
• Enhanced Earbot for increased speed and intelligence.
• Fixed various visual design issues.
1.8.0
Oct 31, 2023
• Rewrote Spotify integration for more reliable playback. You no longer need to keep tapping the “Wake Spotify” button to keep playing music and don’t need the Spotify app on your phone at all to stream music from Spotify in Earbuds.
• Fixed an issue where song attachments failed to load consistently.
• Fixed an issue where Earbot would sometimes recommend songs that are unplayable on your music streaming service.
• Fixed an issue where playlists with over 300 songs wouldn’t play reliably on Apple Music.
• Fixed an issue where song attachments failed to load consistently.
• Fixed an issue where Earbot would sometimes recommend songs that are unplayable on your music streaming service.
• Fixed an issue where playlists with over 300 songs wouldn’t play reliably on Apple Music.
1.7.3
Oct 7, 2023
• Introducing Dreamer: Select a vibe, activity, and ambience to create a playlist. You can find these playlists in the new Dreamer section of the library too.
• Added a convenience shortcut — tapping a tab bar item navigates to the root of a view stack and a subsequent tap scrolls to the top.
• Added automatic refreshing to the Library so that it’s always up-to-date with your latest playlist changes.
• Improved responses from Earbot.
• Fixed an issue playing very long playlists.
• Fixed an issue where songs sent in threads didn’t appear.
• Fixed an issue where the app would sometimes crash when deleting or leaving a group.
• Added a convenience shortcut — tapping a tab bar item navigates to the root of a view stack and a subsequent tap scrolls to the top.
• Added automatic refreshing to the Library so that it’s always up-to-date with your latest playlist changes.
• Improved responses from Earbot.
• Fixed an issue playing very long playlists.
• Fixed an issue where songs sent in threads didn’t appear.
• Fixed an issue where the app would sometimes crash when deleting or leaving a group.
1.7.2
Sep 21, 2023
• Enhanced Earbot — Enjoy better song recommendations from our AI-driven chatbot.
• Fixed an issue where tapping on a notification sometimes crashes the app.
• Fixed an issue where tapping on a notification sometimes crashes the app.
1.7.1
Sep 16, 2023
• Added four new genres to Discover games: Alternative, J-Pop, Metal, and Punk.
• Added an “Add More” button to easily lengthen your current Nostalgia playlist.
• Added song deletion to Swipey and Nostalgia playlists.
• Improved the playlist quality in Nostalgia games.
• Improved auto-generated channel names.
• Removed the 20-game cap in Discover; play unlimited games now.
• Fixed an issue where the Mini Player wouldn’t dismiss while playing Swipey.
• Added an “Add More” button to easily lengthen your current Nostalgia playlist.
• Added song deletion to Swipey and Nostalgia playlists.
• Improved the playlist quality in Nostalgia games.
• Improved auto-generated channel names.
• Removed the 20-game cap in Discover; play unlimited games now.
• Fixed an issue where the Mini Player wouldn’t dismiss while playing Swipey.
1.7
Sep 9, 2023
• Introducing Swipey: It’s like Tinder for music. Earbot gives you recommendations and you swipe right if you like them. Earbot then creates a playlist from songs you like. You can find these playlists in the new Swipey section of the library too.
• Introducing Nostalgia: Select a year and genre to create a playlist and relive the hits. You can find these playlists in the new Nostalgia section of the library too.
• Added a Discover tab for exploring new music through AI experiences brought to you by Earbot.
• Added a button to create a new channel from a channel’s sidecar playlist.
• Added a feature to access the group details screen by tapping a channel’s title.
• Improved the group creation flow by skipping the channel list view until more than one channel is created.
• Removed the AI feature to auto-name channels.
• Removed the invite button from the channel list view of groups.
• Introducing Nostalgia: Select a year and genre to create a playlist and relive the hits. You can find these playlists in the new Nostalgia section of the library too.
• Added a Discover tab for exploring new music through AI experiences brought to you by Earbot.
• Added a button to create a new channel from a channel’s sidecar playlist.
• Added a feature to access the group details screen by tapping a channel’s title.
• Improved the group creation flow by skipping the channel list view until more than one channel is created.
• Removed the AI feature to auto-name channels.
• Removed the invite button from the channel list view of groups.
1.6.2
Aug 29, 2023
• Added sorting for groups, placing those with recent messages at the top.
• Fixed an issue where tapping a push notification didn’t always navigate you to right place.
• Fixed various issues generating and accepting invitations.
• Fixed an issue where tapping a push notification didn’t always navigate you to right place.
• Fixed various issues generating and accepting invitations.
1.6.1
Aug 16, 2023
• Added the feature to generate app invites and group invite links, allowing you to easily send links to friends for 1:1 chat or group chat in Earbuds.
• Improved the reliability of navigating into a chat from a push notification.
• Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented skipping forward to the next song.
• Improved the reliability of navigating into a chat from a push notification.
• Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented skipping forward to the next song.
1.6
Aug 12, 2023
• Added contact discovery for easier friend-finding on Earbuds.
• Added the ability to edit channel names.
• Made channel names optional and introduced an AI feature that auto-names channels based on music shared and messages sent if left unnamed.
• Added a convenience feature to auto-create a “General” channel every time a new group is formed.
• Removed the initial group name field for quicker group creation. Group names can be added later if desired.
• Removed playback support for Spotify’s free version. Earbuds was never fully functional with Spotify Free. For a seamless experience, Spotify Premium is now essential.
• Fixed multiple song search issues for faster, error-free results.
• Fixed a glitch where playlist artwork might not download.
• Fixed an inconsistency causing some Apple Music playlists to be absent from your Library.
• Fixed several issues concerning music playback on both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Improved the response quality from Earbot, our AI music chatbot.
• Added the ability to edit channel names.
• Made channel names optional and introduced an AI feature that auto-names channels based on music shared and messages sent if left unnamed.
• Added a convenience feature to auto-create a “General” channel every time a new group is formed.
• Removed the initial group name field for quicker group creation. Group names can be added later if desired.
• Removed playback support for Spotify’s free version. Earbuds was never fully functional with Spotify Free. For a seamless experience, Spotify Premium is now essential.
• Fixed multiple song search issues for faster, error-free results.
• Fixed a glitch where playlist artwork might not download.
• Fixed an inconsistency causing some Apple Music playlists to be absent from your Library.
• Fixed several issues concerning music playback on both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Improved the response quality from Earbot, our AI music chatbot.
1.5.1
Jul 11, 2023
• Improved the experience chatting with Earbot, our newly released AI music assistant.
• Added a navigation link to the Full Player so you can easily jump back to the chat you’re currently playing music from.
• Fixed an issue preventing album artwork from showing in push notifications.
• Fixed an issue preventing group members from creating new channels.
• Added a navigation link to the Full Player so you can easily jump back to the chat you’re currently playing music from.
• Fixed an issue preventing album artwork from showing in push notifications.
• Fixed an issue preventing group members from creating new channels.
1.5
Jun 17, 2023
• Meet Earbot: your personal AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Ready to answer your queries, uncover new music, and guide you in playlist creation, Earbot is your musical companion. Engage in a 1:1 conversation in the “Discover with Earbot” group or summon Earbot by mentioning @earbot in any channel — a perfect way to get song suggestions while creating playlists with friends and family.
• Launched the Full Player: By tapping on the currently playing song, an expanded view unfurls, showcasing larger album artwork and a detailed song queue. Plus, more controls are now within reach, including Repeat, Shuffle, and AirPlay.
• Launched the Full Player: By tapping on the currently playing song, an expanded view unfurls, showcasing larger album artwork and a detailed song queue. Plus, more controls are now within reach, including Repeat, Shuffle, and AirPlay.
1.4
Jun 7, 2023
• Redesigned the Mini Player.
• Added a skip button to the Mini Player.
• Added your Apple Music and Spotify playlists to the Library tab so that you can easily share music from your library to your friends and family.
• Added an animation so it’s easier to tell which song is playing in a playlist.
• Improved the playback speed and reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Improved data deletion processes, including user account and group deletion, enhancing reliability.
• Removed the workaround of initiating Spotify playback with a silent song by Robert Earl Keen, having found a better solution to prevent playing the incorrect song.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in song search.
• Fixed an issue where push notifications sometimes didn’t contain message text or song images.
• Fixed an issue causing user profile images (avatars) to appear stretched.
• Fixed an issue where users would always show as being online when they weren’t.
• Fixed an issue preventing users from clearing their bio.
• Fixed many more issues with Edit Profile.
• Fixed dozens more minor issues.
• Added a skip button to the Mini Player.
• Added your Apple Music and Spotify playlists to the Library tab so that you can easily share music from your library to your friends and family.
• Added an animation so it’s easier to tell which song is playing in a playlist.
• Improved the playback speed and reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Improved data deletion processes, including user account and group deletion, enhancing reliability.
• Removed the workaround of initiating Spotify playback with a silent song by Robert Earl Keen, having found a better solution to prevent playing the incorrect song.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in song search.
• Fixed an issue where push notifications sometimes didn’t contain message text or song images.
• Fixed an issue causing user profile images (avatars) to appear stretched.
• Fixed an issue where users would always show as being online when they weren’t.
• Fixed an issue preventing users from clearing their bio.
• Fixed many more issues with Edit Profile.
• Fixed dozens more minor issues.
1.3.2
May 12, 2023
• Added a list of “Recently Searched” terms to song and user searches.
• Added a double-tap gesture for reacting to messages.
• Redesigned key screens such as the groups list and playlist view.
• Improved the styles of how songs are displayed across the app.
• Improved the usability of managing the member list of your groups.
• Improved song search to automatically search as you type.
• Improved song playback reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Fixed issues related to the user of smaller iOS devices like iPhone SE.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in search results.
• Fixed issues where playlist or song artwork appeared blurry.
• Fixed issues where images loaded unreliably throughout the app.
• Fixed issues where profile avatars were displayed as rotated or skewed.
• Fixed issues where reaction bubbles extended off the screen.
• Fixed issues that could cause automatic logouts.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would create duplicate playlists in Spotify.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong channel name could display in the Mini Player.
• Fixed an issue where songs could incorrectly appear as unmatched.
• Fixed an issue that prevented groups from being cleared upon sign out.
• Added a double-tap gesture for reacting to messages.
• Redesigned key screens such as the groups list and playlist view.
• Improved the styles of how songs are displayed across the app.
• Improved the usability of managing the member list of your groups.
• Improved song search to automatically search as you type.
• Improved song playback reliability for both Apple Music and Spotify.
• Fixed issues related to the user of smaller iOS devices like iPhone SE.
• Fixed issues playing song previews in search results.
• Fixed issues where playlist or song artwork appeared blurry.
• Fixed issues where images loaded unreliably throughout the app.
• Fixed issues where profile avatars were displayed as rotated or skewed.
• Fixed issues where reaction bubbles extended off the screen.
• Fixed issues that could cause automatic logouts.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would create duplicate playlists in Spotify.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong channel name could display in the Mini Player.
• Fixed an issue where songs could incorrectly appear as unmatched.
• Fixed an issue that prevented groups from being cleared upon sign out.
1.3.1
Mar 30, 2023
This release contains major improvements and fixes.
• Added the ability to preview songs before you share them into a chat.
• Your Library loads much faster now.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would sign you out overnight.
• Fixed several issues with navigation from push notifications.
• Fixed an issue with group member counts appearing inaccurately.
• Fixed several issues with group membership management.
• Fixed an issue where the Library wasn't updating as you shared songs in chats.
• Fixed an issue where Spotify users would see multiple Earbuds Current Playlist instances in the Spotify app.
• Made many other usability improvements.
• Added the ability to preview songs before you share them into a chat.
• Your Library loads much faster now.
• Fixed an issue where Earbuds would sign you out overnight.
• Fixed several issues with navigation from push notifications.
• Fixed an issue with group member counts appearing inaccurately.
• Fixed several issues with group membership management.
• Fixed an issue where the Library wasn't updating as you shared songs in chats.
• Fixed an issue where Spotify users would see multiple Earbuds Current Playlist instances in the Spotify app.
• Made many other usability improvements.
1.3
Mar 8, 2023
This release contains major improvements and fixes.
• Added a new Library feature so you can listen to your channel playlists without needing to go into a chat.
• Added a new Group Invitation feature so you can review details about a group you’re added to and decide whether to join.
• Added an app tutorial to the beginning of onboarding.
• Improved authentication security.
• Improved song matching across services so there are fewer playback mismatches and issues.
• Made many other usability improvements.
• Added a new Library feature so you can listen to your channel playlists without needing to go into a chat.
• Added a new Group Invitation feature so you can review details about a group you’re added to and decide whether to join.
• Added an app tutorial to the beginning of onboarding.
• Improved authentication security.
• Improved song matching across services so there are fewer playback mismatches and issues.
• Made many other usability improvements.
1.2.1
Feb 5, 2023
• Added user search when you create a group.
• Fixed an issue with navigating from a push notification into a message thread.
• Fixed an issue where the Edit avatar button in onboarding didn’t do anything.
• Fixed an issue with navigating from a push notification into a message thread.
• Fixed an issue where the Edit avatar button in onboarding didn’t do anything.
1.2
Feb 3, 2023
• Tap a push notification and go straight to the message.
• Invite your friends to download Earbuds with one tap from the Groups screen.
• Enjoy a new set of reactions on all message types.
• We fixed a bug that prevented all but the most recent 25 messages from showing in your chats.
• Invite your friends to download Earbuds with one tap from the Groups screen.
• Enjoy a new set of reactions on all message types.
• We fixed a bug that prevented all but the most recent 25 messages from showing in your chats.
1.1
Jan 18, 2023
We’ve renamed Chats → Groups, added an unread badge to the Groups list view, made it easier to mute channels, prevented deleting channels you didn't create, added swipe actions on the channel list, vastly improved push notifications, and restyled message bubbles for easier chatting.
1.0
Dec 13, 2022
Earbuds: Share Music and Chat FAQ
Earbuds: Share Music and Chat is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Iraq,Mauritania,Mauritius,Uganda,Angola,Sierra Leone,Tunisia,Armenia,Kenya,Congo, Democratic Republic,Tanzania,Cameroon,Gabon,Oman,Gambia,Liberia,Nigeria,Botswana,Georgia,Yemen,Algeria,Rwanda,Afghanistan,Niger,Guinea-bissau,Azerbaijan,Cape Verde,Malawi,Senegal,Burkina Faso,Seychelles,Morocco,Sao Tome & Principe,Benin,China,Libya,Swaziland,Namibia,Zambia,Madagascar,Chad,Lebanon,Mozambique,Zimbabwe,Bahrain,Mali,Ghana,Cote Divoire,Congo
Earbuds: Share Music and Chat supports English
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Earbuds: Share Music and Chat.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
