Nonetheless, you can also get Spotify's Car Thing which is the company's dedicated (first) hardware for cars. However, the company has assured that it is working on better alternatives. Think of retiring car-view as something that needs to happen in an effort to make way for new innovations coming down the track."Īfter reading the moderator's response, users are complaining about Spotify killing the feature without any prior notice. On the contrary, we're actively exploring a variety of new ways to deliver the best in-car listening experience. This however doesn't mean we don't want to improve on how our users listen to Spotify while driving. "We can confirm that we're retiring the car view feature. Ask, tap, turn, or swipe to get to the songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts you want to hear. The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music, news, entertainment, talk, and more. After a number of complaints, a Spotify moderator had something to say about the disappearance of the feature: Spotify’s new smart player designed for your drive. Customers have been complaining that instead of switching to the dedicated Car View when connecting to a car stereo, Spotify would remain on the default view. Many users, on Spotify forums, have been complaining about the Car View setting not appearing in the settings of the Spotify app. However, according to a new report, Spotify is shutting down its customer-loved Car View.Īccording to a report from AndroidPolice, Spotify is killing its Car View feature. If you just have to have a Spotify Car Thing, click the 'Put me on the list' button here.Įlsewhere, the Swedish music streaming giant has said it will launch Spotify HiFi, it's long-anticipated entry into CD-quality streaming, this year.One of the distinguishing features of Spotify, from other services like Apple Music and Tidal, is the special 'Car VIew' that comes up whenever you connect your phone to a car stereo.
"Our focus remains on becoming the world's number one audio platform – not on creating hardware – but we developed Car Thing because we saw a need from our users, many of whom were missing out on a seamless and personalized in-car listening experience," the firm wrote in an April 2021 blog post.Ĭar Thing is currently only available in the US and is unlikely to launch in the UK or Australia anytime soon, what with the chip shortage and the lengthy waiting list. There was once talk of Spotify releasing all manner of hardware from MP3 players to musical lightbulbs, but it seems that the Car Thing could be a one-off.
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