Stream music
Music can play from online services as well as from your device. You need an internet connection. Each service has its own terms and its own plans.
If Streaming is not one of Music's categories, the music streaming service isn't installed or isn't running on your device.
| Service | What you need | Add it in Accounts? |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube Music | Nothing | No, it is always there |
| SoundCloud | Nothing | Yes, no sign-in |
| Jamendo | Nothing | Yes, no sign-in |
| Internet Archive | Nothing | Yes, no sign-in |
| Deezer | A Deezer account. Lossless sound needs a plan that includes it | Yes, sign in |
| Spotify | Spotify Premium | Yes, sign in |
| Tidal | A Tidal plan with lossless sound | Yes, sign in |
| Qobuz | A Qobuz plan with lossless sound | Yes, sign in |
| Apple Music | An Apple Music subscription and an extra file on your device | Yes, sign in |
To start, see Add a streaming service, then Play from a streaming service.
Limits
- Spotify can't be signed in to on every device. Your device needs a Spotify client ID, which not every LuneOS build includes.
- Spotify songs have no crossfade and no change of speed.
- Apple Music works only with a file called device.wvd in your device's internal storage. LuneOS doesn't include this file.
- Streamed songs need the network the whole time. They aren't saved on your device.
- Streamed songs have no Song Info, Go to Album or Go to Artist in their menu.
- A streamed song you mark as a favorite isn't listed in the Favorites playlist. That list shows only songs on your device.
These steps haven’t been confirmed on LuneOS yet, so some may differ.