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Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It worked just as you described it, but having actual buttons helped use it in the car easier. The Car Thing was simply a remote control of sorts for Spotify using Bluetooth to connect to the phone. The phone itself is what connected to the Internet and your car.

I’m sure a phone mount would work, but I was just curious if there was something similar that others used.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That's fair. And it's ridiculous they want to brick such a simple device.