Spotify Car Thing: DON'T BUY before watching this!

[@zerocnc]

And now it's dead.

[@learnthetime]

Lol, I came here because I first heard about it after it was killed

[@belzebub16]

@@learnthetime Same and I don't get why anyone would buy it, when it basically is just a remote for Spotify on your phone which you have anyway and can use Spotify with directly?

[@vexx5955]

Hahaha 20 iq sheeps ftw

[@n3tfury]

@@vexx5955 huh?

[@TheCommanderTaco]

​@belzebub16 feel like that was explained in the video lol. At least the way it sounded to me it's supposed to be a more quicker way to access the app while driving. Instead of having to unlock your phone ( pick it up if you don't have it mounted which also adds more time to take your eyes away from the road), scroll through the app to find what you want to listen then click. You have a quick remote button. Some Bluetooth transmitters come with remotes to control your music. This was just Spotify doing it worse lol. Or like stated in the video I could also see it being useful for someone cooking or something. Your hands might be a bit greasy or something. You could use a finger on a touchscreen or voice control to skip or something. My car has Android Auto and I can definitely say it is alot quicker and safer to use a big screen you can focus on with your peripheral vision or a quick glance then it is to pick up the phone and try to quickly glance between up and down lol. That said it did sound too expensive for just using Spotify lol.

[@MatthPeder]

It's pretty pointless if you have to connect your phone to your car's AUX anyway. I was hoping this would be a good solution for older non-Bluetooth cars.

[@JaimeBlanco666]

Same.

[@joeyhernandez7908]

My dumbass thought it would create Bluetooth out of nowhere and connect to its audio system guess fucking not haha

[@alexismiconi2481]

so if i have a 2006 car that has no bluetooth/aux dont buy this thing?

[@andrewrocha5816]

@@alexismiconi2481 yeah pretty much, I ran into the same issue as well

[@chrisguzman7926]

@@alexismiconi2481 get an fm transmitter that's what I have, found one of these on the floor outside my house so I'm gonna use it for my pc set up so I don't have to be changing tabs whenever I wanna change the song/podcast

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

For $29 on sale, it was a no brainer for me so I can keep my phone on the mount using only maps and other apps without having to tab out or scroll down to Spotify.

[@chancelutostanski3437]

This is my main function of it as well. Always a pain(and more dangerous) having to switch between navigation and finding a mew song. For $30, I bit. For $80, can’t say it’s worth it.

[@allenmiille2412]

@@chancelutostanski3437 yeah and I had a promo on PayPal if I spent 30 dollars I get 20 dollars off so I got it for 10 bucks so I hope it’s worth 10 bucks bc I don’t have a good radio in my car

[@sam_9228]

SAME, I bought it for $30 and even though it has little uses, I still think it's cool.

[@Slader77]

If im not on a trip i dont even pull my phone out since i have apple watch. And i just use the car-thing for music. When im on trips i agree i also dont like switching so for 30 bucks its worth it. Very specific use cases i would say though for sure not for everyone

[@Mika-kv7gz]

@@allenmiille2412 if you don’t mind me asking how did you get that promo

[@Wasabi9111]

Thanks for the honest review. This is kinda like the Amazon echo auto. I was so excited to get it many years ago only to realize it was completely useless.

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

Thanks for this review. What you said makes a lot of sense. Now what manufacturers can do is provide Apple CarPlay in a vent mounted device like the Spotify car thing. I would totally buy that!

[@annabeth3585]

Intelidash is what I use. It’s a small tablet with CarPlay and android auto. It was a must have for me in my older car.

[@SimplisticallyDigital]

@@annabeth3585 That’s so cool! I will recommend that to people with older vehicles. I have upgraded my car since this OP and now have Apple and Android Car Play.

[@amysteele1064]

EXCELLENT 💋ODLIČNO 💋 IZVRSNO 💋

[@butchmcqueen5625]

I think this is a great device for older console cars. But a great point to be had is that that the same can be achieved with a really good phone mount.

[@chilangoleader]

I just ordered mine since it on sale at $29 dollars. I found this very useful since my 2015 truck's head unit doesn't come with Android Auto and I don't like to unlock my phone every time I want to switch songs or album's and I also don't want my phone screen to be on all the time.

[@chilangoleader]

Update: you get better user interface in the phone's App. The car thing options, recommendations etc are very limited and I find myself having to get in to my phone to find something different to listen to. At $30 on sale it's a good price, at full price $80 it is NOT WORTH IT

[@yass123]

Why can't anybody get us Apple Carplay screen like this for older cars that can just be mounted on the dash and stay there?

[@SOCXOXO]

Forreal!

[@chiranadayaratne]

i mean you can buy a headunit that can fit into the dash of your car, its going to be more expensive

[@scoot5642]

for it to be useful, it’ll be quite large and heavy. it’ll break the vents

[@ellicotthouseconcierge3959]

but this works with carplay too

[@311-y7f]

You can there’s Sony head units and other brands but they’re like 500-1k USD.

[@Averna222]

The worst part about this for me is the fact that Spotify removed functionality from the to try and force these on people. They removed the ability to see song name and artist on aftermarket head units that don't use Android auto. I'm surprised they still let me skip tracks with the head unit.

[@rgeorge9260]

Interestingly enough, "Hey, Spotify", as part of the basic Spotify app (whether with the FREE version that has commercials, or the premium version), has been disabled! Yup. Once adverts for 'Car Thing' began showing-up on my Spotify app (that I have had for years), "Hey, Spotify" ceased to work. I tried everything: clearing cache, force stopping the app, uninstalling the app, making sure my phone had the latest updates, rebooting the phone, and reinstalling Spotify, connecting to Blue Tooth, etc., but NOTHING worked. Reached out to Spotify support, only to have them tell me "Hey, Spotify" is being disabled / removed from the Spotify app, and to have such functionality, I needed to have 'Car Thing', or possibly use something like Android Auto to control Spotify (I'm trying Android Auto now... What fun... NOT! Oh, I can control Spotify, too bad no sound comes out of my car speakers!). I told Spotify support what a poor business decision they had made. Who wants yet another piece of hardware, at their now discounted price of $49.99, when it truly provides no real value? Spotify was perfect as was, for my needs. Removing "Hey, Spotify" was a douche move on Spotify's part. I'm going to get Android Auto working with Spotify, one way of another!

[@Chris-ti4ss]

man, i do love spotify and all but why not just get a phone mount? If you have the spotify app then you basically don't need the car thing

[@Separatechurchnstate743]

Truly the only reason I want it is because I get nervous switching between my maps and the spotify app, especially on long car trips. I wanted to install a receiver for car play with Apple but it’s way more expensive + labor for Installation

[@jhava141]

I like it , I drive Uber and I allow the passengers to use it instead of giving them my phone which I'm already navigating Uber with

[@j.mackay2785]

did that when I drove Lyft... had a 7.5" tablet I mounted to my dash on a magnet... would pass back to pax and let them pick the tunes!

[@picklejoedeanbob]

I have a old car so this is a cheap way to better my life. Also the short cut buttons really seals the deal for me.

[@keewee23]

you can get fm bluetooth transmiter , then connect phone to fm transmiter and find fm frequency from fm trasmitter on car radio, it cost maybe 5-7 bucks.

[@OneWheelMan]

Ok, but what about when Spotify decides to "stop supporting it" and you're left with a brick?

[@WNTRCMPR]

My car doesn't have Bluetooth for music. But I do have an AUX jack on the dash. But most phone builders have killed off the headphone jack. So, I can't connect my phone to the AUX in my car. I was really hoping the Car Thing would be that bridge by having an AUX jack. Thus, solving a problem for those of us that drive older vehicles. It would be worth every bit of $90 if it had an AUX jack. Without it, I am not seeing the point.

[@zdub8630]

For your situation you can use a Bluetooth adapter that plugs in your aux. I got a Monster Audio one at Walmart for under $20. You could just use that to listen to music in your car or still get the car thing as it will work if your phone is connected to the Bluetooth adapter.

[@enisaydin386]

Uhmm how about a simple USB to Aux adapter? xD

[@adeetyaarora6868]

@@zdub8630 Exactly it's literally costs $2 in my country and brings Bluetooth audio to any car with an aux port lol

[@dopefacekilla]

The Bluetooth -> to FM transmitter are worlds better than the USB to aux adapters. Louder and last way longer, without the annoying feedback.

[@skankbowlfight]

Seems like this would be great for Uber drivers who want to offer music control to backseat riders. Don't see why even at current $50 price it would replace a phone+mount

[@spizzz2]

didn’t even think about that!

[@chucklejunkies2670]

Thank you for this. I got the half off e-mail and nearly pulled the trigger. I had hoped this was gonna be some mind blowing gadget *sigh*. But very cool gizmo for older cars lacking in the fancy audio dashboard department.

[@itbwen9672]

I figured this would be helpful for people like myself who deliver, and gps being used on my phone. As it would make it easier to switch songs and such without hindering my GPS

[@pedrosegura4031]

It’s perfect if you ride with your friends a lot I just connect it and throw it in the back so my friends can pick whatever they wana play without me giving them my phone/them connecting

[@OneWheelMan]

Better off just getting a phone mount...with this you'll pay for the hardware, then Spotify will just brick it/stop supporting it so you'll be left with a piece of junk.

[@Poorgeniu5]

When i first heard about this, an rotary dial in a modern product from Silicon Valley is cool but if you stripped down to its functionalities. Its an solution looking for a problem

[@xdragon2k]

Who else is here from Louis Rossmann's rant about the death of this device?

[@dakotahdunham9888]

Yup just finished watching it

[@LiamHarrelson]

For having a 2002 Jeep Wrangler this is worth it using the same device you still use for everything else but this is the one thing I’ve been looking forward too. I’m excited for this to arrive “being a hard core fan letting Spotify role my life” I concur, This is something old car owners need!

[@pjam07pjam]

I have a 2013 car without Bluetooth connectivity (yea I blew it not adding that package). How is this different that using the pop socket AC vent mount for my phone and just navigating and using Spotify from my mounted phone screen?

[@Slayer821]

@@pjam07pjam I am thinking about getting this because I use my phone for navigation. The car thing would let me keep that app active while I use the car thing to choose my music.

[@Alex-Lemon]

how did you get it to go through your car sparks

[@_Horse_]

I would use it if you could plug it in via aux

[@PBrown-mg4wy]

You can. And then you connect your phone to it via Bluetooth

[@jaredf6205]

They are $29 now, worth it?

[@mattydoinks]

picked up 2 when they dropped down to 50 bucks, love the one in my truck, use the other one as remote in varies applications around the home. i like mine, only worth to me at 50 and even then that price felt like what they should have started at instead of being the discount price

[@sam_9228]

Lmao they're at $30 now

[@victoriahowe3190]

@@sam_9228someone was selling one on ebay for $230 💀

[@comptonjapan]

Great if you got an oled screen on your phone and don't like leaving the screen on a static screen for an extended period of time. Before anyone says screen burn-ins don't happen, it's happened to me like 3 times already leaving from having Google maps on.

[@biologist12389]

I got it during a deal from Spotify for $30. Way better than paying $89.99

[@fractal4284]

This is kind of stupid you just buying another device to control another device you can already control just as easy

[@badger_claws]

I'm thinking about getting this in the UK where we can now be fined just for touching the screen of our phones while in the vehicle.

[@quicktrips]

Wish this had Apple Maps!

[@j.mackay2785]

Use Apple Music, commie ;) JK JK

[@assicilianos926]

Its good when u dont want to connect ur phone to ur audio stereo cuz u dont want some calls or texts to pop out when in ur phone or car screen (if u know what i mean) so u just get the spottify car thing and keep ur phone in ur pocket🙊

[@rasputin7277]

I’ve got an old bronco with a cheap Bluetooth radio, I’ve been looking for a way to use Spotify quickly without having to go into my phone and open the app first, it’s really not a huge deal but I got a large discount and I’ll make it work

[@Shrimy]

Me too, I got it for 49. I wouldn’t have paid full price for it

[@Separatechurchnstate743]

@@Shrimy same! Just ordered mine

[@Shrimy]

@@Separatechurchnstate743 mine came in yesterday, it’s pretty cool and it’s easier than having to use my phone, I’m glad I got it. Hopefully you’ll like it too

[@chino3463]

my truck has it works great on my 05 yukon becuase makes my uadio clear and it works fantastic.

[@MyrddinDerwydd]

Just got one for $30 Spotify has already cancelled manufacturing of Car Thing and is clearing out inventory apparently... 😆😅

[@ryanmordick9736]

Been contemplating this for use on my motorcycle but it seems as though it would be an added distraction and largely unnecessary

[@bigpapanacho4033]

Don’t do it man. Not worth it.

[@dunggg]

A smart phone can’t do this better?

[@MarkSmith-kl7mz]

I love that Death Grips is featured throughout this video lol

[@isitafox]

These are perfect for the UK so it's a shame they don't sell them over here (though I ordered a couple to US friends who forwarded them to me) as it's illegal to even touch your phone when driving now

[@FADEDZOMBY]

I wanted to see how this would look like in my WRX’s dash and what did you know, you showed exactly how it would look with the example you showed! Lol thanks.

[@burkebarfield7304]

I was looking for the exact same reason, my WRX's screen is very buggy and doesn't work well with apple devices plus with the CD mount it will basically cover the oem screen and show songs 🤷‍♂

[@harrisongould9460]

Question..it's on Sale for $49.00(as per today 7/2/22)...any thoughts or just work with the Spotify display on the iPhone? When in the car I use WAZE and it too is integrated. So may damn choices...sometimes I just want my Cousin Brucie on WABC or Scot Muni on WNEW-FM back in the 70's. Thanks for the review.

[@adamk3568]

I bought it so I can have my phone on Waze (MagSafe dash mount) and have Spotify on the other since I change my music a lot. Will help me keep my eyes on the road rather than swiping through apps to change my music. I have a feeling it'll be useful for long rides, but if it's a smaller commute not as much

[@CRYST4LCL34R]

i bought it as well , spotify is the most used thing while i’m in my car and this quick and easy device is perfect. especially since it’s on sale

[@CRYST4LCL34R]

i love seeing the albums aswell

[@sarahs795]

@@CRYST4LCL34R yeah same and sometimes if I’m doing a song radio I like to know what song it is, and if I’m on maps switching back to Spotify to add the song to my likes could be dangerous while driving

[@CRYST4LCL34R]

@@sarahs795 exaclty! you get it x)

[@kskate91]

Does it connect directly to your car stereo via Bluetooth or aux? I have an Alpine CDA-7995 stereo it’s a basic CD player with auxiliary input. How can I connect it to my old alpine deck?

[@mac7040]

Can't see the point if this. All phones connect to modern stereos anyway.

[@dantewilson5219]

If you have a Bluetooth radio transmitter it works pretty well.

[@zachmodz5083]

You know what’s crazy is Spotify has partnered with google maps in the past idk why they haven’t added google maps support to this thing! I know it’s discontinued at this point, but I’m just saying and Besides they should update the existing units even though they wont

[@stefanbachrodt7072]

It has a 2.5 out of 5 rating on PCMAG, definitely not worth the money. Spotify needs to focus on adding an option to the APP itself to swap from the regular UI to a UI dedicated to ease of usage when driving. Instead, under "car" in settings, they simply add a silly warning about paying attention. Spotify also needs to resolve the issue of the incredibly small buttons on the left during playback when in landscape mode. It's incredibly annoying having to tap multiple times just to skip a song. If I do ever happen to cause an accident due to my inability to easily skip a track because of their lack of foresight in design and their unwillingness to improve in a timely fashion, they will be hearing from my attorneys - I've written to them numerous times now insisting that they improve the UI since the way they have it set up poses a significant danger to road safety.

[@CynicalMusic]

Would you say this is worth it for the special sale there running for $29.00

[@jesusdubz5285]

Facts

[@jimdayton8837]

I honestly don't see the point of this device. Why not just mount your phone to your dash? That's all this thing does.

[@Edrianium]

Good video thank you! This thing is pretty useless imo. I don’t understand why you just don’t mount your phone.

[@AlexBAlixir98]

Exactly

[@jofa6897]

its just bigger and easier to change songs then trying to click through my phones menu while i drive

[@johndalszysII]

I just want to mention that whomever’s Spotify account is featured in the video, you have exceptional taste. DOOM, Kruangbin, Fela, Hawthorne to name a few. Kudos.

[@UsdmAristo]

I have a question that would be a deal breaker for me. Do I need to connect my phone via Bluetooth? Or can I connect it to my car and my car only without having to use my phone. As in can I be on a call while listening to music on the remote

[@B0H0]

Favorite would def be the Wyze vacuum. Been using there cameras, bulbs, and plugs for a while now. Didn't know they made other stuff like vacuums.

[@h.c4898]

20 years from now we'll laugh at it. Audio manufacturers need to update their machines with mobile apps this will go away fast.

[@incredulousd9408]

I don't think it'll even take 5 years tbh.

[@Nagchampa765]

I wish they fully launched this out and didn’t brick them, this would be so helpful for people who don’t have snazzy new cars

[@joshwheeler3394]

Sounds like a good product in theory but I feel Spotify really didn’t hit the mark in 2022 on this. First off, it fits in a CD player as a mount and really the best name is the car thing?

[@browsingyoutube]

Your biggest concern is the name of the product?

[@jesusdubz5285]

@@browsingyoutube frrr😂

[@Stuke51]

Saw Flamingosis and Khruangbin and gave the vid a like based on that alone. The vid was also very informative.

[@morgan8945]

My car, a 2011 Honda Accord, doesn’t display the songs either via aux or even radio. I think the Spotify Car Thing will be great for me because I just want a screen (not my phone) that displays my music!

[@starvingrtist8714]

Thank god I wasn't chosen for the limited first batch, 'cause that was around $100 and now it's on sale for $30.

[@matt007]

While this seems cool at first thought, at the end of the day it seems pretty useless, unless you don’t have a smartphone…

[@559viking]

they are now $49 and for that price totally worth it

[@OscarM.94]

🤣

[@mrgallardo777]

there 29 now

[@Yeseniamartinez2]

Enjoyed all the Death Grips.

[@tairenmartin9002]

this was very informative, i was planning to buy this as i saw it when it first came out, but after hearing your points and the cons of it i think it might be something i hold off on, great vid.

[@zalien6]

If this thing had a high quality FM transmitter in it and LTE support they could sell em. Just got an email for one and they're half off right now... Good idea very bad execution. Hopefully they make a better version eventually

[@xXxMISTATRIGGAxXx]

Death Grips is online

[@joeyburgess9396]

Oh my God the Bluetooth in my car broke recently and I thought I could plug this into the car aux and use it as a Bluetooth receiver thank you very much for specifying holy hell i almost made a mistake hahaha

[@theforgotten081]

On their website it says you can go through aux or Bluetooth

[@iliaskourgialas]

my only questions is, does music keep playing if someone calls my phone and i answer?

[@cosmicjayofficial]

Question , if someone can answer asap, im about to buy one of these. Will this work with free version of spotify? My account is free now with ads, but ai will purchase premium later on.

[@secondchanceretro5739]

Not gonna lie it feels good to have any kind of screen in my 1991 Crown Victoria and the car thing is only $30 rn

[@joey._.heavican4516]

So if my car doesn’t have aux or Bluetooth what does it do?

[@stevietwotwo]

Its ridiculous, the had car view in the app. Get that back Spotify

[@kevinbonilla3959]

I still have car view, I always use it on the road

[@quinboi3461]

Car view still exists might have to re enable it in settings because it personally annoys me

[@gristyle]

I heard it was being discontinued

[@snoman71]

Purchased this because in a case my samsung really had a hard time reading dinger prints and I hate having to unlock my screen with a pin everytime I want to change music. (The Spotify app is flaky as heck with the "hey spotify" feature.)

[@Deyavord]

This thing looks pretty cool, to bad it's gonna die at the end of the year

[@P5YCHO1192]

The first 2 songs shown absolutely SLAP. Good job

[@Gojo2OP]

I got it for “hey Spotify” I have CarPlay but using the navigation a lot kinda disrupts the maps app so I got it For the contactless music changing

[@YTCheeks]

death grips, QOTSA, gorillaz... nice taste man

[@delcinacassidy9023]

Can I use it if I use an am/fm transmitter to connect my music to my car

[@MM-fe9mz]

If I subscribed to spotify I'd definitely get this, I use my phone for navigation so its annoying and dangerous to also try to use it for music at the same time. Unfortunately my cars system only has a dedicated app for pandora that kinda works the same as this using the phone for the actual connection.

[@FatGooseArts]

Really appreciate this honest review

[@Ike32]

Dang. You can see the lag when navigating menus. That makes it dangerous to use while driving. Those extra moments looking away from the road make a difference. Seems better just to use your ur phone.

[@crookedtimber34]

They're are going for $30 now

[@AviationDirection]

So....use android auto or car play.

[@nhsplayer07]

My friend has an echo that he can play Spotify music but I’m not a huge fan of those devices so this’d be a great remote tool replacement

[@1016ajm]

I have S10 2000, and I use the lighter Bluetooth adapter. Can anyone tell me if it a better alternative?

[@ikhtiarapon7371]

What's the name of that mount in the video?

[@onyxcat1312]

So it's literally just a remote? I have an older car and was hoping I could plug this in to my aux and have the music play from there so I don't have to take out and plug in my phone every time.

[@PBrown-mg4wy]

That's exactly what this does. Your phone connects to this automatically via Bluetooth, and this stays permanently connected via aux to your car. So your phone could stay in your pocket, or use your phone 100% for navigation, etc.

[@onyxcat1312]

@@PBrown-mg4wy thank you so much!

[@doreenlane2370]

I use to be able to use my phone only with my voice. Is there a way I can use my voice again?

[@srfNtoke]

It's only 40$.. I'd say WORTH it!

[@jukrvv]

I hate that Spotify stripped support for car stereo Spotify connect, just to sell this hunk of junk

[@pazuzu66.6]

Nice music taste omg

[@shadowikr2457]

Perfect vid, I wanted to put one into my Miata!

[@fishercunningham9834]

I use CDs and I was wondering if there is any other methods of mounting other that through the CD port

[@Alex-Lemon]

yeag a vent and dash

[@jasonkilley]

So, crazy thing is, I actually don't like that Spotify app in android auto, and want to keep maps up on Android auto, sooo I actually just got it got $29, seemed like no-brainer

[@diegob6729]

That rotary knob is ugly 🤦‍♂️😂 looks like a sticky magnet thing to hold the phone 😬

[@pokesuko]

I want to buy it because I think it's pretty neat

[@TeslaRoger]

Just got it for $50 on their site. It's not worth $80 but I think for $50 it's worth it

[@ckfks]

Spotify has confirmed that it's neat little Car Thing gadget has been discontinued, meaning UK drivers will never have the opportunity to buy one. 27 Jul 2022

[@Xblaze92]

Wow I listen to every artist that showed up during the review

[@Timeuw]

My iPhone has a lot of problems using USB-audio, and Bluetooth isn't working that great on my iPhone. So maybe this should be a solution to this problems...

[@maryb7831]

Basically exactly like the old XM radio thing

[@TexasKid747]

Lol. Thanks for the review. I only recognized one of the groups displayed, Kool and the Gang. Yes, I am o l d. Lol...

[@pchimpinn]

my girl loves MF Doom! relatable video, 10/10!