{{Short description|Music service by Samsung Electronics}}
'''Music Hub''' was a cloud-based music service launched by Samsung. It allowed users to listen to music from a variety of Samsung devices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung expects Music Hub to reach competitors' devices, more countries |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-01-27-samsung-music-hub-to-reach-other-companies-devices-more-countries.html |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref> According to its website, it wanted to create an integrated mobile and web service for listening to music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-13 |title=SAMSUNG MUSIC HUB - What you want, when you want |url=http://www.samsung.com/au/mobile/featured-applications/music-hub-teaser/discover.html |access-date=2023-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413151111/http://www.samsung.com/au/mobile/featured-applications/music-hub-teaser/discover.html |archive-date=2015-04-13}}</ref>
==History== On May 9, 2012, mSpot published a press release, where it stated that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-electronics-acquires-mspot |title=SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ACQUIRES MSPOT | mSpot |accessdate=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512213124/http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-electronics-acquires-mspot |archivedate=2012-05-12 }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}} This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung.<ref name="mspotlaunch">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mspotcorporate.com/press/samsung-launches-music-hub-offering-ultimate-mobile-music-service |title=SAMSUNG LAUNCHES MUSIC HUB, OFFERING THE ULTIMATE MOBILE MUSIC SERVICE | mSpot}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}} Samsung Music shut down on July 1, 2014, which resulted in the dissolution of the Samsung Music Hub.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://digitaljournal.com/technology/samsung-music-closing-1st-july/article/384220 |title=Samsung Music closing July 1 |work=Digital Journal |date=May 20, 2014 |accessdate=May 23, 2014}}</ref>
==Availability== Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK.<ref name="mspotlaunch" /> The service was available on the Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II, with initial reports suggesting a wider launch was intended.<ref name="slash" />
==Competition== Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as Google and Amazon in the cloud-based streaming music market.<ref name="slash">{{cite web|author=Shane McGlaun |url=http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-will-make-music-hub-available-to-all-devices-28266918/ |title=Samsung will make Music Hub available to all devices |publisher=SlashGear |date= 28 January 2013|accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> Some also note its similarity to other music services such as Spotify.<ref name="slash" />
==See also== * Baidu Music
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://basicknowledgehub.com/com-samsung-android-incallui/ Samsung Incallui] *[https://codedhits.com/ Codedhits Music]
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