Rdio updates Android app and expands in to Norway

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The streaming music service has released an update to its free Android app and announced its expansion in to Norway – and you can still get a free trial

Rdio, the streaming music service rival to Spotify, has released an update to its free Android app while also announcing its expansion in to Norway.

Read our Rdio review and watch a our Rdio app video

The US streaming service, which works in a web browser, on your desktop or on smartphones and tablets, has now launched in the UK, Australia, Brazil, Germany and Sweden amongst other countries.

Available in iOS and Android, the latest free Android app update brings the Rdio Action Bar to all Android versions as well as including bug fixes.

Rdio has also added a 2012 Mercury Music Prize playlist including tracks from nominated artists including Richard Hawley, Ben Howard, Plan B and Jessie Ware.

Rdio offers a free 7-day trial if you want to try the service, after which there are £5 and £10/month subscription rates depending on whether you want mobile and offline music access to your music.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).