


Or, if it's better to keep a Spotify Free account but spend music streaming money towards a different service. If you don’t already have a Spotify Premium subscription, you might be wondering if it’s worth paying the monthly $9.99. In early 2022 it became apparent that Spotify's lossless streaming tier was hit by delays, although it now looks as though Spotify HiFi could be back on the agenda after all. Spotify's second Stream On event has been set for March 8, 2023, where we'll hopefully be able to find out more about whether a Spotify hi-fi tier is ever likely to be rolled out.

Spotify's closest rival Apple Music already offers lossless and spatial audio, and the popular music streaming service is beginning to looking like it's falling behind in terms of high-quality music streaming. We don't have a complete list of supported apps, but it means that it's now a little more diverse than just offering Spotify support.Choosing between Spotify Free and Premium is a little more complicated given some of the recent upgrades rival music steaming services have received. Spotify pushed an update in April 2022 that allows for the control of other media apps. Currently this only works for iOS, but it will be coming to Android soon. You'll be able to see incoming calls, answer or dismiss them. Answer calls on Car ThingĬar Thing, following an update in April 2022, can now also be used to answer calls. These are customisable, so you can change them. Set your favouritesĬar Thing's four preset buttons let you access your favourites faster, such as a new podcast episode. Just swipe to browse further or skip, or you can tap to play. Or, you can use the touchscreen to navigate around Car Thing's interface. You can also use the screen to see your library and results from voice search. See what you're playingĪt any time, you can look at Car Thing's touchscreen display to see what's playing. Clearly, Car Thing is more or less a dedicated Spotify remote for your car with a screen and microphones. It lets you browse, select, play, pause, and discover music or podcast to listen to in the Spotify library. If for whatever reason you don't want to control Car Thing with your voice, you can use the device's dial.
