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[Car Thing] Setup & troubleshooting guide

Hey folks, glad to see you here! We've put together this guide to help you out along your Car Thing journey. Getting a Car Thing Spoiler (Highlight to read) If you haven't already, you can register for one here. When you successfully register, you'll...

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  • JesseNewsom
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What do you like most about Car Thing?

Hey everyone, Since announcing the launch of our new smart player Car Thing last week, the enthusiasm we keep receiving in response has been as awesome as the thing itself. More than just a player, it’s your own soundtrack curator when in the car whi...

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  • im_england
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Stop recommending LGBTQ playlist

I am a straight male. But somehow Spotify only recommends LGBTQ playlists. That’s literally what it is called. Why? Why can’t you just recommend music. Now I have to explain the complexities of sexuality to a 4 year old learning to read because they ...

  • Visitor
  • I am a straight male. But somehow Spotify only recommends LGBTQ playlists. That’s literally what it is called. Why? Why can’t you just recommend music. Now I have to explain the complexities of sexua...
  • ActiveUser
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Members lists mixed when in our cars

Hello,We have Premium Spotify. We are three members in our family. When we open Spotify in my car or my husbands car, our playlists overlap. We end up listening to the other person's music and it overrides each other's lists. Any help on how to deal ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, We have Premium Spotify. We are three members in our family. When we open Spotify in my car or my husbands car, our playlists overlap. We end up listening to the other person's music and it o...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution My car thing is disconnecting my phone as soon as I try and connect.

My car thing was working (almost) perfectly until about a week later when I noticed it wouldn’t connect until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. This went on for about a month and then my car thing wouldn’t connect at all. It would get stuck on t...

  • Casual Listener
  • My car thing was working (almost) perfectly until about a week later when I noticed it wouldn’t connect until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. This went on for about a month and then my car thi...
  • AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Car Thing and polarized sunglasses

Wouldn't it have been a good idea to design a device specifically for the car that had an LCD screen that didn't conflict with polarized sunglasses? I can't see the screen through my polarized lenses unless I tilt my head quite a bit which isn't opti...

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  • Wouldn't it have been a good idea to design a device specifically for the car that had an LCD screen that didn't conflict with polarized sunglasses? I can't see the screen through my polarized lenses...
  • paostu
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Car thing missing order...

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
  • AlejaR
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Usage of Car Thing outside of US

PlanPremiumCountryArmenia I was wondering what does term "only available in US" actually mean. I've connected to support and have a chat with them. The main feedback was "we cannot guarantee all functionality outside of US". Still I am a bit confused...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Armenia   I was wondering what does term "only available in US" actually mean. I've connected to support and have a chat with them. The main feedback was "we ca...
  • isra655
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps exiting playlist and dropping songs from playlist

Hi, I'm aware that if I ask Google to play a specific song it will exit my playlist but lately I will be listening to my playlist may skip a song (playlist is 54 hours long) but spotify will play random songs not in playlist can be every few songs wi...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, I'm aware that if I ask Google to play a specific song it will exit my playlist but lately I will be listening to my playlist may skip a song (playlist is 54 hours long) but spotify will play ran...
  • Vasil
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Superuser Contribution when in car i hit media, somtimes it start sometimes it don't. android pho

sometimes when in car i hit media and spotify plays from android phone. somtimes it don't. what em i'm doing wrong. problem just started.

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  • sometimes when in car i hit media and spotify plays from android phone. somtimes it don't. what em i'm doing wrong. problem just started.
  • Dian
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Superuser Contribution [Car Thing] Setup & troubleshooting guide

Hey folks, glad to see you here! We've put together this guide to help you out along your Car Thing journey. Getting a Car Thing Spoiler (Highlight to read) If you haven't already, you can register for one here. When you successfully register, you'll...

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  • Spotify Legend
  • Hey folks, glad to see you here!   We've put together this guide to help you out along your Car Thing journey.   Getting a Car Thing If you haven't already, you can register for...
  • JesseNewsom
  • Casual Listener
  • 38036 Views
  • 48 replies
  • 4 likes
  • Car Thing
    Other
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Superuser Contribution Spotify car thing has completely stopped displaying account info.

My car thing is plugged into the original port, it connects to my phone without an issue and updates song info as it plays, it even still allows the preset buttons to work, but it shows my Home, Playlist and Podcasts as empty. I reset the device, del...

  • Newbie
  • My car thing is plugged into the original port, it connects to my phone without an issue and updates song info as it plays, it even still allows the preset buttons to work, but it shows my Home, Play...
  • Lyubka
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Solved!! Use Car Thing without adapter?

PlanPremiumCountryUS DevicePixel 5 My Question or IssueI drive a Mazda Cx-5 and the cigarette lighter is inside the storage compartment NOT in the center console. I do have 2 USB ports in the center console which would work perfectly but there doesn'...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Pixel 5   My Question or Issue I drive a Mazda Cx-5 and the cigarette lighter is inside the storage compartment NOT in the center console. I do hav...
  • yaleb
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Blurred Screen on Car Thing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14My Question or IssueThe screen on my Car Thing appears blurred when navigating thru pages. After some time on a single page it starts to 'clear up' but this is very distracting when scrolling ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14 My Question or Issue The screen on my Car Thing appears blurred when navigating thru pages. After some time on a single page...
  • AlexR666
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Superuser Contribution Car Thing does not automatically connect to my phone most of the time

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 5aOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueMost times when I start up Car Thing in my car it does not connect to my Android phone. It says Phone Disconnected. Sometimes it will eventually connect to ph...

  • Roadie
  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device Pixel 5a Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Most times when I start up Car Thing in my car it does not connect to my A...
  • Thekiller1545
  • Newbie
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CarThing launches Spotify app when connected - iPhone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 15.6 I have CarThing installed in my Tesla Model 3. When I park in the garage to charge the car, 12v accessories remain powered on until the vehicle finishes charging and goes into deep...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 15.6   I have CarThing installed in my Tesla Model 3. When I park in the garage to charge the car, 12v a...
  • greiss122
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Superuser Contribution Can't control iPhone volume with Car Thing anymore...

CarPlay won't adjust the volume on my phone when using the knob. When I turn the knob, the volume bar shows up and updates, but it doesn't change the volume on my phone. It works correctly when I adjust the volume with the phone buttons, and I can se...

  • Casual Listener
  • CarPlay won't adjust the volume on my phone when using the knob. When I turn the knob, the volume bar shows up and updates, but it doesn't change the volume on my phone. It works correctly when ...
  • rogeralan
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Superuser Contribution Horrible sound quality in my car stereo

DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemFender audio system Volkswagen beetle My Question or Issue When I connect my phone to my car stereo through Bluetooth the sound is disgusting. Can anybody help me with this? I have apple music and no problem at all, and...

  • Visitor
  • Device iPhone 12 Operating System Fender audio system Volkswagen beetle   My Question or Issue   When I connect my phone to my car stereo through Bluetooth the sound is disgusting. C...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Play thing car controls stopped functioning

Good morning,For the last few days, with my iPhone 12 connected to the car thing, my in car basic controls have been disabled. As in I am unable to skip forward or back tracks using the existing controls I’ve had. These controls worked with car thing...

  • Casual Listener
  • Good morning, For the last few days, with my iPhone 12 connected to the car thing, my in car basic controls have been disabled. As in I am unable to skip forward or back tracks using the existing ...
  • PabloZ1
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car thing messing with playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8 plusOperating SystemiOS 16My Question or Issuewhen i plug car thing in and it connects to my phone, it makes the now playing & the player from my lock screen disappear, then when the song playing ends or i skip it,...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 plus Operating System iOS 16 My Question or Issue when i plug car thing in and it connects to my phone, it makes the now playing & the player fro...
  • MattSuda
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