Spotify recorded a one-time charge of €31 million ($31.4 million) associated with ending manufacturing. Alternatively, you can open the Spotify app on your phone and navigate to 'Settings,' then scroll down and tap on 'Car.' From there you can click on 'Car Thing,' and then tap on 'Set up Car Thing. In its latest earnings report published on July 27, Spotify quietly said its reported gross margin was negatively impacted by their decision to stop manufacturing Car Thing. The device represented Spotify's first foray into hardware although the company insisted it was more about learning how people listen to music and podcasts in their vehicles than an indication of a move into hardware.Ī broader – yet still limited – rollout commenced in 2021 and this past February, Spotify made Car Thing a proper consumer device available to anyone (albeit with a $10 price hike).
Dubbed Car Thing, it was initially only available to a small group of invited Spotify Premium members in the US. Spotify started testing a voice-controlled device for cars back in 2019. It's conveniently called the Car Thing and it's practically a separate Spotify player. If you still want one, it's on sale at a substantial discount while supplies last. Spotify, one of the world's leading audio platforms, has introduced a new device specifically for road users. Roughly five months after making its voice-controlled smart player for vehicles available to the general public, Spotify has quietly discontinued the device.
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