Last year, Spotify unveiled the ‘Car Thing,’ a touchscreen control panel for playing Spotify content in a car. The player is only useful for people who use Spotify on a regular basis and don’t have a car that supports Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, but Spotify is now improving Car Thing to make it more useful in general.
Car Thing now allows you to see, answer, and dismiss incoming phone calls from a linked smartphone, allowing you to utilise it for hands-free calling. The device can also play and control media from a phone that isn’t from Spotify; you may return to the music service by tapping the screen or using voice commands.
These functions, however, are only available when Car Thing is connected to an iOS device, with Android support coming “at a later date.”
Spotify user interface:
Spotify’s user interface is also being overhauled. You may now add music and podcasts to your current listening queue by hitting the ‘Add to queue’ button next to a song, holding down the physical dial with a song chosen, or saying “Hey Spotify, queue” with a song name.
Car Thing is presently available for $89.99 (including shipping) from Spotify at carthing.spotify.com. To buy and use it, you must have an active Spotify Premium subscription. The Anker Roav Bolt with Google Assistant or Echo Auto with Alexa are two options if you want a car audio adapter/controller that isn’t bound to a single streaming provider.
Both the Roav Bolt with Google Assistant and the Echo Auto with Alexa are capable devices. Spotify is also developing a new automotive interface for the normal mobile app, which will replace the previous ‘Car View’ style. Last month, the corporation began testing it on Android, and it could be available to everyone in the near future.
Americans spend numerous hours on the road between job commutes, driving the kids to school, daily errands, and road trips. It’s no wonder, therefore, that there are over 70 million Spotify playlists dedicated to driving.
Spotify is the perfect companion in the vehicle, no matter where you’re going, owing to the various ways to listen to Spotify and our curated playlists like Daily Drive and Songs to Sing in the Car. And now, we’re thrilled to share the announcement of our newest adventure: a limited release of Automobile Thing, a new smart player that streams music, news, entertainment, conversation, and more to your car.
Car Thing, which is now accessible to qualified customers in the United States, allows you to play your favorite audio quicker, ensuring that you’re already listening to it.
It’s simple to switch between your favourite music tracks, allowing you to change gears whenever the mood strikes. When it comes to operating the gadget, choose whatever method suits you best, whether it’s by speech, touch, or physical controls.
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