- Android Auto’s Spotify app will get a useful little redesign in newest replace
- Jam operate permits these within the car to collaborate on playlists
- Minor modifications to the UI make Spotify simpler to navigate
A current replace to the Android Auto Spotify app has launched some useful design tweaks and a further characteristic that lets passengers to become involved within the playlist-curating motion.
Arguably the most important replace is the addition of the favored ‘Jam’ operate that permits anybody within the automobile to scan a QR code after which be a part of the Jam session so as to add tracks to a shared queue. It saves the necessity for a driver or entrance passenger to manually enter musical ideas.
The driving force or proprietor of the Spotify account linked to the Android Auto system nonetheless has full management over who can be a part of and recommend music, however the proprietor should have a Spotify Premium account to begin a Jam session. That stated, free customers can nonetheless be a part of the Jam.
A number of the different updates are barely much less apparent, with a gentle refresh to the person interface that features a extra distinguished ‘Downloaded’ part within the library, which permits for simpler navigation to these tracks, podcasts or audiobooks which have been downloaded for offline use.
Along with this, there’s a new floating search shortcut that opens a devoted search web page for Spotify, in keeping with 9to5Google. Previous to this replace, voice-operated Google Assistant was the one strategy to safely seek for music when driving.
Somewhat than Google Assistant discovering the observe and instantly taking part in it, the brand new devoted Spotify search operate permits the person to seek for albums and tracks, with the outcomes proven within the Spotify app.
Extra to return from Android Auto
In Might this yr, Google hosted its annual I/O occasion, which launched new developer applications and instruments that may permit better flexibility on the Android Auto platform.
Video games and communication apps have been a specific focus, with the promise of better video integration when the car is parked. Google additionally said that it was working with OEMs to allow audio-only listening for video apps whereas driving.
In accordance with 9to5google, different media apps will obtain comparable updates within the coming months, with Amazon Music and YouTube Music all due a refresh.
