Well, this sucks royally. I have been subscribing to Pandora’s basic service, free of commercials, at $3.99 for years. As a bonus on Logitech Media Server (formerly Squeezebox), Pandora has excellent sound quality, running at 192 kbps. It could come to an end with this announcement from Logitech.
UESmartRadio.com and MySqueezebox.com Servers 2024-01-25, 18:07 Hello Squeezebox and UE SmartRadio users: After a more than ten year journey, as of February 2024, we will discontinue our UESmartRadio.com and MySqueezebox.com servers. We would like to thank you for your loyalty and support throughout this time. It has not been an easy decision to make, particularly because we have been maintaining the Squeezebox servers more than a decade after we stopped selling the devices themselves. However, after carefully evaluating the changing music services landscape and ever-evolving security requirements, we have to recognize that, going forward, we will not be able to maintain our services to the necessary standards. As a consequence of this shutdown, support for services integrating with MySqueezebox.com/UESmartRadio.com will no longer be available on your devices. Most notably this will impact users of TIDAL, Pandora, and Deezer. Nevertheless, you will still be able to use your UE SmartRadio/Squeezebox by accessing the Logitech Media Server locally. UE SmartRadio users will need to migrate to Squeezebox, and all users will need to download and run some software locally, which can be found here. (To initiate the transition, navigate to "Advanced Settings" on your Smart Radio and scroll down to select "Switch to Squeezebox”.) That means you can continue to enjoy much of the functionality you love. We're here to assist you during this transition, and we will be available to answer any questions or provide guidance should you encounter any difficulties. Thank you again for being part of our community. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at forums.slimdevices.com. Last edited by mherger; 2024-01-25, 18:15.
It’s not clear if Pandora will continue to work through my in-house Logitech Media Server installations. Even if it doesn’t, my Pandora account works in the living room with my phone and Chromecast Audio, and downstairs on the Onkyo receiver’s app.
I’m okay with losing Pandora on the Logitech Squeezebox Radios in the bedroom and the kitchen. What’s not okay would be losing TuneIn on the Radios. It depends on whether or not TuneIn still works through my local LMS installations after MySqueezebox is shut down. All of this is the result of living in a Bluetooth world.
Follow-up: On Logitech Media Server I signed out of mysqueezebox.com and restarted the service. TuneIn is still working. *WHEW* I think that should be a definitive test. Pandora definitely will not work without MySqueezebox.
