Soundwave is a
data collection
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company founded in 2012. It collected data on the music users listened to and their location in real-time. Users could subscribe to groups and locations to view and listen to relevant and trending songs. Soundwave was launched on June 20, 2013. Soundwave was acquired by
Spotify
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in 2016. Their former domain name is now registered through a
domain privacy
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service and resolves to an unrelated website.
History
Soundwave was founded in November 2013 by Brendan O'Driscoll and Aidan Sliney in
Dublin, Ireland
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.
Launch
Soundwave was launched worldwide on
iPhone
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and
Android on June 20, 2013, in fourteen languages. It was downloaded in over 180 countries. An updated version was created to coincide with the launch of
iOS 7
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.
On July 17, 2014, Soundwave launched Soundwave 2.0, introducing a new music messenger feature.
Availability
As of January 2015, Soundwave was available for iOS and Android mobile devices. In 2014, Soundwave announced its availability for
Android Wear
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which allowed users to share music on
Twitter
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, view notifications, and follow users back on Soundwave.
Acquisition by Spotify
In 2016, Soundwave was acquired by Spotify for an undisclosed sum.
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