The Fall of 2014 and 2016 – 8tracks - Best Playlist Radio Review

2014 was the year where many software and applications started to become owned or influenced by Google. Take YouTube for example, it was an independent video streaming source of an internet sensation where everyone could be heard and seen. Many websites had changed their styles to look more like Google and some even made partnerships with them. I seriously miss the days when I didn’t have to hear “login with gmail.” In addition, I have always loved the styles of the own independent websites e.g: square profile pictures and not circle, font in text not being changed, not having to see a community become a part of Google or some of their ideas. I miss 8tracks being that way. The structure used to be better. If there is any reason why so many programs are becoming influenced by Google, I would like to know. I miss the old design and setup from 8tracks where I didn’t need to get a subscription to listen to music. I felt like I was apparently forced to make a billing payment to listen to be best music I couldn’t find anywhere else. Hopefully, I would like to see more of the “classic” return. As for Google, it turns out that Google likes to use any benefit or hidden opportunity from their users to make a business out of something with a subscription that would eventually take money from their pockets. Like the time in the fall of 2016, where Apple could not longer get their users to listen to the YouTube version of Safari in the background. The music would cut right away. They did this for business and YouTube Red could tell you that. Also, it turns out that iOS 11 was a terrible update for the Safari version of 8tracks. Once I lagged or it rained, or I even forget to unlock my phone to listen to the next track since it won't play it with my phone locked, it skips the next track, until I see get a noticed telling me I reach the skip limit when I haven’t done it at all.
Review by Lockdown_Typer94 on 8tracks - Best Playlist Radio.