And generally speaking, it’s easier than ever to hook your phone up to your car in a safe and useful way (I swear by my Honda Fit’s Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integrations).
How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Paired with an iOS or Android device for data and connection to the Spotify app, the Car Thing was aimed at Spotify Premium subscribers with these needs and offered a touchscreen, a knob for navigation, voice control features, and four user-configurable buttons for fast access to areas such as favorite music, podcasts, or playlists. It was designed to be an in-car dash-mounted music and podcast player to provide a more seamless and personalized listening experience, especially in the large number of cars that do not support modern in-car infotainment systems or Apple CarPlay. This initiative has unlocked helpful learnings, and we remain focused on the car as an important place for audio.Īnnounced in April last year, the short-lived device first went on sale in the United States in February for $89.99. Existing devices will perform as intended. The change was announced as part of Spotify's latest earnings release for shareholders, which said that developing the Car Thing cost €31 million (approximately $32 million USD) and that its overall gross margin was "negatively impacted by our decision to stop manufacturing Car Thing." Spotify told TechCrunch:īased on several factors, including product demand and supply chain issues, we have decided to stop further production of Car Thing units.
Spotify has unceremoniously stopped making the dash-mounted "Car Thing," its first hardware device, the company announced this week.
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