Spotify Car Thing will get ‘add to queue’ and name answering options

Spotify announced Thursday it was including the power to answer telephone calls and different new options to its Car Thing infotainment system. Owners of the $90 gadget, which went on sale in February, additionally will now be capable to add songs and podcasts to a queue, management different media, and use voice instructions.

Car Thing customers will be capable to see incoming calls and both reply them or dismiss them proper within the Car Thing interface. They’ll additionally be capable to swap between Spotify and different media utilizing presets, voice, or tapping its display screen.

Spotify says the brand new “add to queue” function is one among its most-requested for Car Thing; you are able to do it both by voice (utilizing the “hey Spotify” immediate), contact, or the gadget’s dial. You also can ask Car Thing to create a personalised playlist by telling it what style or music sort you’re concerned with listening to.

Designed as a extra handy means of controlling Spotify whilst you’re driving, the Car Thing gadget makes use of Bluetooth to hook up with your telephone, and you may both run a cable to plug it into your automotive or have your telephone hook up with your automotive through Bluetooth. It lacks a chargeable battery, so it wants to remain plugged into your automotive’s USB socket.

Spotify says the options will roll out for iOS customers robotically, and Android availability will roll out “at a later date.”