MOG arrives on iPhone, Android with 8 million songs but no multitasking mode (update)

The name may sound like something out of a Final Fantasy game, but we hear it stands for Music On the Go, and today MOG is doing the name proud by bringing a wide swath of streaming music to Android and iPhone. $10 a month gives you access to over 8 million songs, and during a completely unscientific impromptu testing session, that number actually included a reasonable amount of most everything we'd want. Of course, you don't get to keep any of the 320Kbps MP3 files, merely store local copies on your phone for as long as you pony up, and even on Android (where we take task switching for granted) the merest jump to web browser stops those tracks cold. (MOG says it's working on it, at least for the iOS 4 version.) We were also disappointed to find out the MOG Radio feature is nothing like we were told -- rather than a Pandora you can tune to specific artists, the feature just seems to filter your existing queue. Playback options were also lacking in this early version (like volume and jog sliders) but at least MOG's got a slick, robust discovery mode, and with this many songs to choose from that's a very good thing. Both versions should be live immediately with three-day, no commitment trials, and there's a press release after the break if you still need more info.

Update: It turns out our difficulties with MOG Radio were due to a buggy preview build; downloading a fresh version of the app this morning, the Pandora-like functionality worked just fine.

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MOG MOBILE MUSIC APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR iPHONE AND ANDROID

MOG Delivers the Ultimate Mobile Listening Experience with Unlimited Downloads

BERKELEY, Calif. July 20, 2010 – MOG (www.mog.com), the Web's best on-demand music listening service, today announced that its mobile streaming music application is now available for download through Apple's App Store and on Android Market. The MOG mobile app is free to download and users can enjoy a free three-day trial with no sign-up or credit card required. For $9.99 per month, subscribers get access to more than 8 million songs with unlimited listening and all-you-can-eat downloads, as well as MOG's desktop service which can be accessed using any PC and any browser. MOG is the first mobile service that lets users download any song or album directly to their iPhone or Android phone for a low monthly fee.

MOG brings to mobile devices, for the first time, true "artist only" radio stations. Users can listen to uninterrupted music from their favorite artists for as long as they want since there is no limit to the number of tracks that can be played in a row. Listeners can also discover new artists by using the player's unique slider control to introduce similar artists into the mix. The slider is powered by "MOG Mobius," a patent-pending music discovery engine.

"Today's music lovers want the ability to listen to their favorite music wherever they want without having to pay for each individual track," said David Hyman, founder and CEO of MOG. "With the launch of our mobile app, we're getting that much closer to making MOG ubiquitous and making it easy to access the world's music collection on-demand for a low monthly fee."

MOG Mobile features include:

·Unlimited downloads: Download any song or album directly to your phone and continue to listen to music even when out of cell or WiFi range.

·On-demand streaming: Unlimited listening to any artist, album, or song at any time.

·MOG Radio: Only MOG offers the patent-pending "MOG Mobius" music engine, which enables users to control the mix of similar artists, from true "artist only" radio up to a full mix of similar artists.

·Playlist access between website and mobile: Make playlists on MOG.com and access them on your phone. Favorite tracks that are bookmarked using the mobile app are then integrated into a user's personal library.

·High quality audio: Songs can be downloaded at the standard rate of 64 kbps or users can turn on HQ downloads (up to 320 kbps) to save the song as a larger file with higher audio quality. This gives users the option of receiving high quality downloads for maximum audio fidelity.

·Multi-tasking: In the coming weeks, MOG will add multi-tasking for iOS 4 users that will allow listeners to continue to play music with MOG while using other applications.

[rdelfin Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:02PM]

@(Unverified) Does de Grooveshark Mobile app let you store songs (cache) to listen to them offline when you don't have 3g/WiFi connection?

[Eyesack Posted Jul 20th 2010 9:47AM]

is this supposed to be an unofficial advertisement for the dev team?

[anotherworld Posted Jul 20th 2010 9:49AM]

Just go to YouTube and stream music.

[karmamule Posted Jul 20th 2010 10:35AM]

I just downloaded the android app and multitasking is working fine for me. I also don't why you're disappointed in the radio feature. I really like how the slider let's you filter the ratio of the current artist to mixing in other artists. Even tho you only see 10 songs or so at first the playlist will extend indefinitely if you keep listening, and it works exactly like I thought it would.

The 320 Kbps songs sound really good too. One of my biggest gripes with rhapsody on the android has been sound quality, so this is a huge plus for me.

[tikigawd Posted Jul 20th 2010 11:13AM]

If only Microsoft offered a Zune App that could access the Zune Pass offerings on Android...

ZP offers more than this MOG thing.

[Seven2k Posted Jul 20th 2010 11:30AM]

Nice

[mrtexasfreedom Posted Jul 20th 2010 1:12PM]

Rhapsody and MOG are not long for this earth. If you like these subscription services, enjoy them while they last.

[AbsoluteDesignz Posted Jul 20th 2010 7:01PM]

I was afraid the Android version would simply be a ported iPhone version...glad it's its own app....

[AbsoluteDesignz Posted Jul 20th 2010 7:03PM]

Wow...very very nice app though.

[ddhboy Posted Jul 20th 2010 9:02PM]

@Epon Grooveshark's legal status is the reason why. I won't go into details, but Grooveshark exploits DMCA clauses in order to acquire a large unlicensed library. That said, the company and its operations are legal, but most of Grooveshark's tracks are illegally obtained, however the uploaders are given full legal responsibility of the track, so you know if the RIAA decides to crack down one day, a shit load of people are going to be trapped in million dollar fines for piracy.

[dbkendrick Posted Jul 22nd 2010 1:04AM]

ok question to the group.... my mog account is great... If i want to say archive my songs on my pc and hypothetically i could use, WINSCP to access the folder the files are in, then see that the file extension is ".mgl" on the audio files.... how could i play them or convert them to mp3?

thoughts?

[arpbox Posted Aug 11th 2010 4:40PM]

@dbkendrick Let me know what you find out. I'll try also. What folder did you find the ".mgl" files?

[musicvoid Posted Aug 6th 2010 10:58AM]

Not sure if any of you guys know, but there is a new mobile music app set to hit the market, in the form of 'Mobile Backstage', which is an individually branded social application for bands and artists to interact directly with their fans. Have a look here, and get involved – http://www.mobilebackstage.com/