# How the hell does Pandora work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [July 23, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654 "2024-07-23T04:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654/61 "2024-08-14T18:15:06Z")

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I moved to Spotify several years ago and have never looked back. Far superior in my opinion. Pre-made playlists that change and are typically great. Want to listen to 80s/90s thrash metal? Here is a great playlist that will change every few days and you won’t once hear Floyd!

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**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654/62 "2024-08-14T23:41:57Z")

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I’ve been persuaded not to try Pandora. How does YouTube Music compare to Spotify on an Android phone?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654/63 "2024-08-14T23:47:53Z")

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Seems to work like a dream. If I don’t want it, I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654/64 "2024-09-11T20:14:08Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I solved The Pandora Problem!  
> I dumped it and loaded up Spotify. I’m sorry, but that many days in a row of dumping Queen and The Beatles but still getting them every fifth song is just too much for me to put up with.

After spending untold hundreds of hours tinkering with the settings, I’m now pretty happy with my Pandora stations. But yeah, if someone is just starting out, I couldn’t recommend it over Spotify.

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