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Pandora Radio rolls out Facebook publishing, improved interface, enhanced track menu, more

Just as Apple appears to be readying its music streaming service and Google just announced its subscription music servicePandora Radio has released a sturdy update to its iPhone app.

Users can now publish Now Playing activity to Facebook as it updates, similar to Spotify or Rdio, allowing friends to interact with the music you enjoy. Sharing individual tracks and stations to Facebook, Twitter, and email is built right in now as well.

Pandora 4.3 also includes a handful of UI improvements that greatly improve the native feel of the app, including the ability to tap the album art to reveal track information, but the new features and improvements are only available for iPhone for now.

Pandora 4.3 is available on the App Store now:

What’s New in Version 4.3

The latest update to Pandora for iPhone lets you:

• Publish and curate the music you love on Facebook and help your friends discover new music
• Customize what you share to Facebook in your Pandora privacy settings
• Tap the album artwork to discover additional music details including lyrics, artist info, and more
• Easily access the enhanced track menu to create a new station or share, purchase, and bookmark your music
… and of course, every release includes the usual assortment of performance improvements and bug fixes.

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Zac covers Apple news, hosts the 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast, and created SpaceExplored.com.