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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...
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...
spotify says off line in car even whe n i connect with usb cable
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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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
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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'...
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 ...
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...
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...
I can't get car thing to run properly at all
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...
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...
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...
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,...