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TL;DR: Spotify made a sleek new gadget that presents a nice Spotify interface designed for mounting on a dashboard. It connects to your phone and uses its data
by vlmutolo 6y ago
TL;DR: Spotify made a sleek new gadget that presents a nice Spotify interface designed for mounting on a dashboard. It connects to your phone and uses its data plan. No maps or navigation. Just Spotify.
My reaction is that this isn't helpful for anyone who has a newer car that likely can connect to a phone via CarPlay, Android Auto, or Mirrorlink. And for those who don't, the device is sorely missing navigation. If my car couldn't connect to my phone, I'd be looking for a $20 plastic thing to mount my phone to my dash so I could get nav + music.
- m463 6y agoI see dedicated devices as end-runs around data gathering restrictions on apps. (I'm not sure how this specific device works) For example, a cellular kindle can do anything.
- h327 6y agoIt uses the phone's Spotify app to access the Internet, so I would imagine the restrictions from app stores still apply.
- hamandcheese 6y agoIt could easily contain its own GPS though and circumvent OS location permissions.
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