Instead they will be providing their technology to partners, likely automakers who, via accessing their own automaker app, will grant access to radio functions of your vehicle and display them within Apple CarPlay. However, the disappointing news to all this, is that Gracenote will not be releasing the app to consumers (?!). Switching between the system radio and Apple CarPlay can be a disjointed experience, so having a fully fledge radio app within CarPlay would be ideal.
GRACENOTE MUSIC APP DRIVERS
Going one step beyond the typical radio app, the app allows drivers to choose their favourite stations and discover new stations by location and genre, combining bother streaming and broadcast stations. SYNC AppLink is available on more than 1.5 million Ford vehicles including Fiesta, Mustang, Edge, Explorer, Flex, Expedition, Transit Connect, Fusion, Taurus, F-150, Super Duty, Focus, E-Series and C-MAX hybrids.Apple CarPlay does have its fair share of compatible radio apps, you could say too many, however Gracenote – the company who creates tagging information for digital music – seems to think they can do one better with an all-in-one radio solution for Apple CarPlay.ĭemonstrating the app during CES 2018, Gracenote showed they can deliver rich radio interface, integrated with Apple CarPlay. Empowering, empowered, inspirational, uplifting, expressive, comforting.Peaceful, calming, calm, soothing, relaxing, sleepy.Energizing, pump me up, pump it, dance, motivate.Romantic, sweet, heartfelt, love, loving.Easygoing, carefree, cheerful, charming, friendly.“The result of our work with Ford is a music experience that lets drivers keep their focus on the road while easily enjoying more of the music they have in their collection.”Ī sample of moods and synonyms that drivers can request includes: “The SYNC AppLink APIs give our developers the tools to transform HABU from a visually rich experience on smartphones and tablets into one that is hands-free, driven by simple voice commands in Ford vehicles,” said Eric Allen, vice president of services at Gracenote. In the mid-1990s, Gracenote, formerly CDDB, Inc., created the first online music database of missing album and artist information for music CDs (see CDDB). When HABU is paired with SYNC AppLink, drivers can tap into automatically generated playlists by pressing the SYNC button on the steering wheel and saying “Play upbeat,” “Play rowdy,” “Play relaxing,” or whatever their mood might be. Gracenote MusicID A family of music database services from Gracenote, Emeryville, CA (the leading media identification company. HABU groups songs into 25 moods that can be accessed using simple voice commands. HABU takes advantage of the enormous library of metadata provided by Gracenote to analyze music collections and organize songs based on their mood characteristics.
“Ford is dedicated to making it easy for developers to work with us, and we’re excited to add HABU to the AppLink platform, making it the first mood-based playlisting app available from any automaker.” “It’s great to see our partners and developers achieving success with the Ford developer program and demonstrating the ease of integrating AppLink into apps like HABU,” said Julius Marchwicki, global product manager for Ford SYNC AppLink. The HABU smartphone app for iPhone makes it easy to navigate expansive music collections, letting drivers tap into their music to enjoy a playlist to fit just about any mood, without having to remember artist or track names.
GRACENOTE MUSIC APP UPDATE
The latest HABU Music App software update will be available later this month.
Using the Ford SYNC® AppLink™ API, Gracenote developers are providing drivers a unique way to rock out to music to match their mood – using simple voice commands with the HABU Music App.
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