How to Install Pandora Radio on Android?

May 12, 2022January 9, 2024 David Tremblay

Pandora Radio is all about discovering and listening to music. Powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive music analysis ever undertaken, Pandora gives you personalized radio that plays what you love and continually evolves with your tastes.

All you need is to start with the name of an artist, song, genre, or comedian, and create a station. Then sit back and listen. It’s that simple. Also, you can browse through hundreds of curated genre stations to find the perfect match for your mood. Pandora is available on your mobile devices, desktop, TVs and home devices, or in your car. Just create an account and start listening, no matter where you are.

If you are in Canada this service is yet to come but there are ways to install Pandora Radio on your iPhone or Android smartphones. Just follow the steps below.

Install Pandora Radio on iPhone

To get Pandora on iPhone( outside the US), the foremost thing is to change the App Store Country to Either United States, Australia or New Zealand.

First, go to App Store on your iPhone and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Tap your Apple ID and select View Apple ID from the given options.

Next, App Store will probably ask for your iTunes password. Fill up your password and head over to the Country/Region pane.

Tap Change Country or Region-> select the United States and press Next. Agree to the Terms and Conditions and get ready to fill up your Billing Info. You don’t need to add any sort of credit cards details or actual billing address. Select None in the Billing Information and fill up your United States residence address, no doubt you are not living there, so a fake address and other fake details will work.

Press next and you’ll be redirected to US App Store. Search for Pandora Radio and hit Install. Now you can revert back to your original details on the App Store following the same steps. Don’t open Pandora Radio for now.

Install Hotspot Shield VPN from App Store, set it up from SpringBoard and select your country like the US. You are all set to Install and Access Pandora from Canada on your iPhone.

Install Pandora Radio on Android

To install Pandora Radio on an Android phone follow the below steps

Head over to the link Download file to your PC or tablet and install it. (Pandora.1.6.NoAds.AsX.apk)

Make sure you have allowed the installation of apps from unknown sources. To do so head over to Settings-> Privacy-> Device Administration-> Allow Unknown Sources. Install the Pandora Radio app but do not open it until mentioned.

If you download this file to your PC, you must transfer it to your device, and locate it using an Android file manager. Pressing any APK file will ask you to install it. Press “OK” but do not run the app until you install and set up Hola.

Install and run Hola for Android on your device. Do not turn unblocker ON until you first press unblocker and then press Settings. This will open your default Android browser (or open a selection popup).

When the webpage opens, just check the box beside Pandora from the list of sites.

Manually install the application’s APK on your phone by downloading it from the site and then pressing ‘install’

Install with VPN

VPN means Virtual Private Tunnel, in this case, VPN will create an encrypted tunnel to a US server. This will allow all your traffic to appear to be coming from the USA. It will allow you to listen to Pandora Radio in Canada, watch Hulu Plus, HBO Go, Fox, American Netflix and all the other USA services. One of them is ExpressVPN, it takes a few minutes from setup to start listening to Pandora outside of the USA. ExpressVPN sports great support and setup guides and a solid infrastructure. If you use IOS, Android, Mac or Windows you can install and use the ExpressVPN app which gets you running in seconds.

You are all set to enjoy Pandora Radio on your Android.