First look: Amazon Cloud Player app

12.06.2012

Similar to other iOS music apps, the Cloud Player app can’t display or stream music stored in iCloud. However, if you launch Apple’s Music app and then download iCloud tracks to your device, those tracks will appear in Cloud Player. The app refreshes its library every five minutes by default, but you can force a refresh by tapping the Settings icon and then tapping the Refresh Cloud Library entry in the resulting screen. Despite the command’s name, this also refreshes local content.

Also worth noting in the Settings screen are options for auto-downloading any Amazon MP3 purchases (this applies to future purchases rather than those you’ve already made) and an Add Playlists From Device command, which copies any iTunes playlists stored on your device to the Cloud Player app.

And that’s pretty much it. The app is easy to use and provides a much needed convenience for those using Amazon Cloud Player.