As one of the most popular music streaming service, Pandora Music explores a wide range of genres and discover new artists as Pandora's algorithm, which creates a unique listening experience for its users. With the emergence of 'big data', more and more media streaming service makes personalized recommendations based on the users' past behaviors. So does Pandora.
Pandora's straightforward rating system allows users to fine-tune their personalized radio stations by pressing either the thumbs-up or thumbs-down icon during playback. By giving a thumbs-up to a song, Pandora understands that you enjoy it and will subsequently increase the frequency of that song and similar tracks within your station. Conversely, selecting the thumbs-down option indicates dislike, prompting Pandora to exclude not only that particular song but also similar ones from future playlists tailored to your station. This interactive feedback loop helps refine your listening experience, ensuring that your station continuously evolves to better reflect your evolving musical tastes. However, there are also downsides of this rating system, for example, many users find it hard to undo an inadvertent thumbs down.
Therefore, in this guide, we will show you how to find your Pandora thumbs down list and how to undo thumbs down on Pandora on mobile and PC. Let's start now.
Part 1. Can You Undo a Thumbs Down on Pandora?
Yes, you can undo a thumbs down on Pandora. But the "thumbs down" feature only works for certain types of content and works differently for Pandora Free and Paid users.
What can you thumbs down on Pandora?
You can only give a thumbs down to songs played on Pandora radio stations or podcast episodes. Additionally, the thumbs-down feature applies to all Pandora modes, such as "Discover" and "My Stations." This means that when you are only playing a single song, playlist, or album, you cannot give it a thumbs down. However, some Pandora Premium personalized playlists, such as "The Drop" or "Your Chill Soundtrack," may allow you to give a thumbs-down feedback.
Who can use thumbs down?
All Pandora users, including those with free, Plus, and Premium accounts, can use the thumbs-down feature on music radio stations and podcasts.
- Pandora Free: When you click the thumbs-down button on a music station, Pandora will skip the current song and consume one of the six skip chances per hour per station. If you press thumbs-down on a podcast episode, it won't skip that episode. You'll need to manually skip to the next episode.
- Pandora Plus and Premium: If you press the thumb button on a radio station, Pandora will automatically skip the current song, and you can still skip the station unlimited times. For podcasts, you are simply providing feedback to Pandora, so you will need to skip the episode manually.
On what devices can I thumbs down?
You can thumbs down songs on most platforms where Pandora is available:
- Mobile apps: The thumbs down icon is visible on the "Now Playing" screen of the Pandora app on iOS and Android devices.
- Web player: The thumbs-down button is located in the player bar at the bottom of the screen when listening to a station.
- Desktop app: The desktop app for Windows and macOS also has a thumbs-down button in the main player controls.
Can Alexa thumb up or down a song on Pandora?
Yes! If you've linked Pandora with your Amazon Alexa device, you can use voice commands to rate songs. Just say:
- "Alexa, thumbs down this song."
- "Alexa, thumbs up this song."
Note: While you can use voice commands to thumbs down a song on Pandora, you cannot directly command Alexa to undo a thumbs up. You must use the Pandora app on your phone or desktop to cancel an incorrect thumbs down.
In this post we'll walk you through a step-by-step process to add Pandora to Alexa and play Pandora on Alexa without any issues.
Part 2. How to Undo a Thumbs Down on Pandora for Mobile Devices
For an iPhone/Android user
If you realize you've mistakenly thumbs down a song during your current listening session, simply undo the rating.
- On the Now Playing screen, swipe the album artwork horizontally to the right until you locate the desired track.
- Tap on the highlighted thumb icon to reverse your previous thumbs-up or thumbs-down selection.
However, if you want to go back to remove the thumbs down from a track you heard several sessions before, you'll need to navigate to the station's details page to make the necessary adjustment.
- Start by going to "My Collection" to see all your radio stations.
- Select the radio station you want to change by tapping on its name.
- Once on the editing page, find the "Edit" button, which has a small pencil next to the play button. Tap on it to start editing your station.
- Scroll down to see either the songs you've liked (Thumbed Up) or disliked (Thumbed Down).
- To remove a song from your dislikes, tap on the 'X' next to it. Please note that only thumbs up songs are displayed directly, you need to click the 'View thumbed down songs' bar for edition.
In this step, if you're a Premium subscriber, you'll go straight to the station's editing page. If you're a free or Plus subscriber, the station will start playing. In that case, tap on the thumb icon or the small "i" in the top-right corner to get to the editing page.
For an iPad user
If you're using an iPad and accidentally disliked a song on the Pandora app, don't worry, just relax and follow these steps:
- If the song you accidentally disliked is still playing, simply tap on the orange "thumbs down" icon again to reverse your action.
- If you've already moved past the song but your Pandora session is still active, swipe through the list of songs from left to right until you find the one you want to undo.
- Once you've located the song, tap on the colored icon to undo your previous "thumbs down" action.
If you want to un-rate a song you heard several sessions before, you need to go back to the song's station to change your rating:
- Start the Pandora app in your iPad.
- Click the 'My Collection' bar at the top part of the main interface.
- Select 'Stations' below the 'Collected' part.
- Find and tap on the station of the song.
From now on, steps are different according to the subscription of Pandora. If you have subscribed the Premium of pandora, you will directly go into the backage page to find all your thumbs. For those who are listening for free or Plus subscriber, it costs them more clicks to get into the backage page:
- Tap the "Thumb".
- Press the "i" icon top left to access the backstage.
- Select the "Edit" icon by the play button.
- Go to "Thumbed-down Songs" and tap to open.
- Find the desirable song, tap the "X" next to it to remove the "thumbs down".
Part 3. How to Undo a Thumbs Down on Pandora for PC
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If you gave the song a thumbs down during your current listening session:
- In the top left corner, click on "Now Playing".
- Hover your cursor over the album artwork and select "View Session History".
- Find the track you want to edit and click on the highlighted "Thumb-down" icon next to it.
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If you gave the song a thumbs down in a previous listening session:
- Click "My Collection", filter by "Stations".
- Find the station of the song you'd like to edit and click its cover.
- Once enter the backage page, you can scroll down to see the thumbed tracks.
- Find the target song under the "Thumbed Down Tracks" and tap the ellipsis.
- Press the "Delete" button of the popup menu to complete the removal.
Bonus Tips: Never Lose a Song to an Accidental Thumbs-Down Again
Even if you undo a thumbs down on Pandora, there's always the chance of skipping or losing a favorite track. The best way to make sure this never happens is to save the songs you love locally to your computer or phone.
Tip 1. Download Songs/Playlists/Albums/Podcast from Pandora
With ViWizard Pandora Music Converter, all Pandora users (including free accounts) can download Pandora songs, playlists, albums, and even podcasts in popular formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, and M4B. The software preserves the original audio quality, ID3 tags, and even lyrics, keeping your collection organized. Additionally, it operates at lightning speed, with download speeds up to 100 times faster.
Once songs are saved locally, you can play them offline anytime without relying on Pandora's "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" system. This way, you won't lose your favorite songs and can build your own personal music library.
Download Pandora playlists, songs, radio stations, and your collection as MP3, FLAC, WAV, etc. with original audio quality and full metadata information.
Step 1 Adjust Your Output Settings
First, launch ViWizard Pandora Music Converter. Click on the "Menu" icon and go to "Preferences." From there, select "Conversion" to choose your output format. You can select from popular formats like MP3, FLAC, WAV, and more. You can also customize the audio quality by adjusting the bitrate and sample rate to get the best sound. Click "OK" when you are done.
Step 2 Access Pandora's Web Player
Next, click the Pandora icon to open the built-in web player within ViWizard. Log in to your Pandora account and find the songs, albums, or playlists you want to download. You can also search for a specific song you may have accidentally thumbed down.
Step 3 Add Pandora Music
Click the "+" button to let ViWizard detect and load the tracks from the page. In the pop-up window, select all the songs or the specific ones you want to save. Then click "Add to List" to confirm.
A note for Pandora Free users: You will need to first watch a 15-second ad on Pandora to gain access to the full song, which allows the software to properly download it.
Step 4 Start Downloading Pandora Songs
Click the "Convert" button to begin downloading. Once finished, you can find all your downloads by clicking the "folder" icon next to the track title. Now you have a local copy of your favorite music, ensuring that a simple mistake on Pandora will never cost you a song again.
Tip 2. Download All Audios from Pandora Including Radio Stations
While ViWizard Pandora Music Converter is the perfect tool for downloading songs, albums, playlists, and podcast episodes, ViWizard Audio Capture excels at downloading songs from Pandora radio stations. As the name suggests, this tool can be used as an audio recorder, allowing you to capture any sound played on your computer, including Pandora radio stations.
With ViWizard Audio Capture, you can record every track you hear and save it in common formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, OGG, and AAC, with audio quality up to 24-bit. Best of all, it records exactly as the song plays on Pandora, so even if you accidentally skip a track or Pandora skips it, you can still save a copy.
A multifunctional audio recording tool that captures any sound playing on your computer, including music from Pandora Music, and saves the audios to MP3, FLAC, WAV, and other formats while maintaining the highest quality and embedding track details.
Step 1: Open ViWizard Audio Capture, click "Select/Add an App," and add the Pandora desktop app or the web browser you use to play Pandora music.
Step 2: Click the "Format" button to select your preferred output format and adjust the audio quality.
Step 3: Click the "Start" button and start playing a Pandora radio station. ViWizard will automatically begin recording the songs. Anytime you want to stop the recording, click the "Stop" button.
Step 4: After recording, click "Save" to export the captured songs to your computer. (You can also trim or edit the recording if needed.)
Conclusion
By following this guide, you now know how to see your Pandora thumbs-down list and how to change a thumbs-down on Pandora for both mobile and PC. For those who want a more permanent solution and want to download Pandora songs to keep them forever, we recommend two excellent tools. ViWizard Pandora Music Converter is a great choice for saving specific songs, albums, playlists, and podcast episodes, while ViWizard Audio Capture is perfect for recording and preserving every single track from your favorite Pandora radio stations.
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Matt Smith, a digital entertainment industry enthusiast at ViWizard, is dedicated to providing insightful commentary and solutions for music and media-related topics, including industry trends, analysis, and recommendations.
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