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a macos menubar app for listening to andonlabs.com/radio streams
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Andon Cone#

A SwiftUI radio app for listening to the Andon FM streams without keeping the web page open. It supports iPhone, iPad, and macOS as native apps from one shared codebase. The iOS target also contains CarPlay scene code that can be enabled after Apple approves the managed CarPlay Audio entitlement.

Streams#

The stream URLs are embedded in the server-rendered data on https://andonlabs.com/radio. Each one redirects through Live365 to an audio/mpeg stream.

Station Host Stream
Backlink Broadcast Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview https://streaming.live365.com/a13541
Thinking Frequencies Claude Opus 4.7 https://streaming.live365.com/a46431
OpenAIR GPT 5.5 https://streaming.live365.com/a81044
Grok and Roll Grok 4.3 https://streaming.live365.com/a15419

Metadata#

The app polls two Andon Labs endpoints every 20 seconds:

  • https://os.andonlabs.com/api/public/radio/metadata — current track title and artist per station, keyed by station UUID.
  • https://os.andonlabs.com/api/public/radio/stats — listener counts, current and upcoming programming blocks, recent station tweets, top tracks of the week, station artwork, and TTS model info.

The audio itself still streams from https://streaming.live365.com/<mount> (see the table above). Live365's own metadata endpoint is not used because the Andon endpoints expose richer station state.

Play History Collector#

The public metadata API exposes current station state, not historical plays. The collector/ directory contains a small Go service that can run on Fly.io with a persistent SQLite volume and poll the metadata once per minute.

The collector writes append-only observation facts plus derived airing intervals, so it can answer both "how often was this track observed?" and "when does it tend to play?" See collector/README.md for schema notes, local commands, Fly setup, and example SQL.

App Targets#

The shared SwiftUI source lives in Sources/AndonCone.

  • AndonCone.xcodeproj contains app targets and shared schemes for iOS/iPadOS and macOS.
  • The iOS target uses Config/iOS/Info.plist for background audio and CarPlay scene registration.
  • Config/iOS/AndonCone.entitlements is intentionally empty for ordinary iPhone/iPad development builds.
  • The macOS target uses Config/macOS/Info.plist and Config/macOS/AndonCone.entitlements with App Sandbox plus outgoing network access for Mac App Store submission.
  • Both targets use the bundle identifier io.aparker.andoncone for a single multi-platform App Store Connect app record.

CarPlay requires Apple approval for the managed CarPlay Audio entitlement. Until that entitlement is added to the developer account and provisioning profile, leave com.apple.developer.carplay-audio out of the active entitlements file; otherwise Xcode cannot create a valid development profile for iPhone installs. The CarPlay scene configuration is present, but the app will not appear on a real CarPlay head unit until the entitlement is approved and re-added.

The CarPlay implementation presents the station list with CPListTemplate; selecting a station starts playback and pushes the shared CPNowPlayingTemplate. The app publishes MPNowPlayingInfoCenter metadata, lock screen and Dynamic Island station artwork, and handles remote play/pause commands.

Optional Tips#

Andon Cone includes an optional StoreKit tip jar. Tips are consumable in-app purchases and do not unlock content, playback, metadata, CarPlay, or any other feature.

Create these consumable products in App Store Connect before submitting a build that shows the tip jar:

Product ID Suggested Reference Name Suggested Price
io.aparker.andoncone.tip.small Small Tip $1.99
io.aparker.andoncone.tip.medium Medium Tip $4.99
io.aparker.andoncone.tip.large Large Tip $9.99

Suggested App Review note: "The Support Andon Cone screen contains optional StoreKit tips. Tips support app development and do not unlock content or functionality."

Requirements#

  • macOS 14 or later for the macOS app
  • iOS/iPadOS 17 or later for the mobile app
  • Swift 6 toolchain
  • Xcode for iOS/iPadOS/CarPlay builds

Build#

xcodebuild -project AndonCone.xcodeproj -scheme "Andon Cone macOS" -configuration Debug -destination "platform=macOS" build
xcodebuild -project AndonCone.xcodeproj -scheme "Andon Cone iOS" -configuration Debug -destination "generic/platform=iOS Simulator" build

For iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay, open AndonCone.xcodeproj, select the Andon Cone iOS scheme, set your development team, and run on an iOS simulator/device. For CarPlay simulator testing, use Xcode's CarPlay simulator after the target builds and after the entitlement is approved.

scripts/build-app.sh remains as a local macOS package-bundle helper, but App Store/TestFlight work should use the Xcode project.

Run During Development#

swift run

The app opens as a normal SwiftUI window with station cards, a now-playing panel, playback controls, current programming block, upcoming schedule, top tracks, and recent station activity. Keyboard shortcut: space to play/pause.

The macOS app uses a native NavigationSplitView sidebar and detail view. The iOS compact layout starts with a horizontal station rail followed by the listening surface.

App Store Assets#

Screenshot captures live under AppStoreAssets/Screenshots.

  • iPhone upload-ready screenshot: AppStoreAssets/Screenshots/iPhone/AppStoreUpload/iphone-6-7-now-playing-1284x2778.png
  • iPad screenshot: AppStoreAssets/Screenshots/iPad/ipad-pro-13-now-playing.png
  • Mac screenshot: AppStoreAssets/Screenshots/Mac/

App Store Connect rejects newer simulator sizes for the 6.7-inch iPhone slot, so use the 1284x2778 upload-ready iPhone image.