Existing devices will perform as intended. “Based on several factors, including product demand and supply chain issues, we have decided to stop further production of Car Thing units. “The goal of Spotify’s Car Thing exploration was to better understand in-car listening, and bring audio to a wider range of users and vehicles,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. Spotify’s taking a €31 million charge ($31.4 million) on that business line as it discontinues it. Paid users now stand at 188 million, up 14%.īut it missed on its gross margins, which it said were “negatively impacted by our decision to stop manufacturing Car Thing,” the company’s in-vehicle device for controlling music. The company originally had projected that its exit from Russia and the service outage it had in the quarter would mean only 14 million new users this quarter. Today the company announced quarterly earnings in which its monthly active users grew by 19%, or 19 million, to 433 million - 5 million above its own guidance.
“Bringing these highly anticipated new features to Car Thing is part of Spotify’s ongoing commitment to building a truly frictionless experience for users across devices-whether in the car, at home, or on the go,” the company says in a blog post.Spotify’s push to complement its music streaming with a big move into podcasting and related content appears to be paying off, despite the ups and downs of operating in an uncertain economic and political climate and Spotify’s exit from its foray into hardware. There’s still no word on when Spotify will launch the handy CarThing outside the United States, but now it has rolled out to all users across the pond, we’d hope that a UK launch isn’t too far behind that. This feature is available wherever “Hey Spotify” is available.” For example, say “Hey Spotify, play cozy Sunday RnB,” and we’ll do our best to instantly create a personalised playlist from your request.
“Simply ask for any genre, mood, or activity that describes the kind of music you want to hear. It’s also possible to “Use voice to get a personalised playlist for any mood,” Spotify says. Voice commands are also possible now, enabling users to queue songs to listen to next, or view your queue with “Hey Spotify” “When you have a track highlighted, press and keep holding the dial-one press will play, while pressing and holding will add to the queue,” Spotify says.
There’s a touch command and the option to add to queue using the dial. Meanwhile, the update also includes the ability to add additional songs and podcasts to the queue. You can also tap the screen to return to Spotify at any time. So, if you like to listen to podcasts on Overcast while driving, you’ll be able to play and control that content from the touchscreen.
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