Spotify assures existing users that their Car Things will continue to function normally, but doesn’t promise for how long. The price has dropped from $90 to $50, so grab the deal if you love collecting discontinued or retro tech - although we aren’t sure how this one will age. The company reflects on Car Thing’s objective of helping it “better understand in-car listening, and bring audio to a wider range of users and vehicles.” Spotify claims to be taking this whole Car Thing experiment in stride while remaining “focused on the car as an important place for audio.”Īlthough Spotify will not produce any more units, the remaining Car Thing stock is still up for sale on the company’s website. Speaking with TechCrunch, a Spotify representative clarified that the decision is a result of “several factors, including product demand and supply chain issues.” Unsurprisingly, it's taking a hit on the whole endeavor, and reflects that on its reported gross margin. This week the company shares its Q2 2022 financials, and in doing so, breaks the news about Car Thing's demise.

And finally, resume Step 5,6 and 7 from above.Spotify initially launched the Car Thing as a tester exclusive, and the device went up for public sale in February 2022.

Choose and connect to your car’s bluetooth.

If this does not work, try the following: That’s it! Whenever the phone detects that the CarPlay is connected, Spotify will be launched automatically.

Uncheck “Ask Before Running” and tap Done.

Tap once on “App”, search for Spotify, and tap Next.

Make sure 'Connects' is selected on the next screen, then tap Next.

Tap Create Personal Automation, then Tap + to add a new Automation.Launch the Shortcuts app on your iPhone, and tap Automation at the bottom.CarPlay is compatible with any iPhone from the iPhone 5 onward and almost every major car.

Cars with Apple CarPlay supported (Either via WiFi or cable). Things like Apple Maps, Waze, Spotify, iMessage and so on.Here’s a list of things you require prior to getting this working: Wouldn’t it be nice to have Spotify start playing (or resume) your favorite song when you are in the car or connected with CarPlay? Well, it is possible with a simple iOS Shortcuts Animation, and here’s how to get it done.

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