App: Shared
Developer: Akha Manjezi
Genres: Music, Utilities

Shared is a revolutionary app that lets you share music and podcast links with your friends with ease. With the Share Sheet Extension, you can share links for music and podcasts that seamlessly open in Shared, directly from the app you're currently using, to your preferred messaging or social media service. Shared and its extension offer the flexibility to open music in 11 different services and podcasts in 5 different services.

What's that song? Shared can also identify songs playing around you, even if it's from another app on your device. You can then conveniently open the identified song in the service of your choice. Furthermore, from iOS 16.1, you can keep track of the song identification progress through a Live Activity displayed on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island.

When exploring a song, you can easily access additional information like lyrics with annotations on Genius and reviews on Musicboard.

To never miss out on something important, choose the "Remind Me" option from the more options menu while viewing content. Shared will send you a notification at the date and time of your choosing, ensuring you never forget to check it out.

When browsing the web using Safari, the Shared Safari Extension automatically opens links from supported services in Shared, streamlining your experience.

Supported Music Services:
- Apple Music
- Deezer
- Spotify
- Tidal
- YouTube
- Amazon Music
- Napster
- Pandora
- SoundCloud
- Yandex
- YouTube Music

Supported Podcast Services:
- Apple Podcasts
- Castro
- Pocket Casts
- Overcast
- Spotify

What sets Shared apart is its ad-free environment. If you thoroughly enjoy using Shared and desire a more convenient experience, you have the option to support its continuous development through a one-time In-App Purchase. By purchasing the Convenience package, you gain access to six exclusive features:

1. Always Open in Shared:
No need to tap "Open in Shared" in the Share Sheet Extension anymore. Tapping Shared directly from the Share Sheet will automatically open the content in Shared.

2. Always Open in Preferred Service:
Whenever you open something in Shared, it will automatically take you to your preferred service.

3. Lyrics from Share Sheet:
To view lyrics without opening Shared, simply touch and hold the title in the Share Sheet Extension. The lyrics will be displayed on genius.com.

4. Quick Share:
To effortlessly share content, touch and hold the Share button in Shared's Share Sheet Extension. This allows you to quickly share via Messages, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Twitter, or WhatsApp.

5. Open Reminders in Preferred Service:
To open music or podcasts in your preferred service directly from Shared's reminder notifications, touch and hold the notification.

6. Widget Convenience: 
Tap artwork in Shared’s Recent History widget to quickly open the music or podcast in your preferred service.

Convenience is a one-time In-App Purchase that grants you access to all six features and any additional features added to Convenience in the future. It's a fantastic way to enhance your Shared experience and support the ongoing development of the app.

Try Shared today and start sharing your favorite music and podcasts hassle-free!

Release notes:
• Updated look and feel.
• New appearance section in settings for changing Shared's theme and the Recent History widget's tint.
• Easily share to some of your favourite messaging and social media services from the more options button when viewing music or podcasts.
• Shortcuts to quickly open in or share with Shared and identify a song from spotlight search or through the Shortcuts app.
• Performance and usability improvements.