Android Auto, just like Android, lets you use your favorite music streaming service, including of course Spotify. If you use both Android Auto and Spotify, we show you a series of tips for getting the most out of it.
Spotify adapts perfectly to Android Auto, with a simplified interface with which it can be a little more complicated to do depending on the situation. we will give you some tips for using spotify on android autowhether you pay for Spotify or use a free account.
Where is Spotify on Android Auto?
First, where is Spotify on Android Auto? Well, like any other app, it seems in the menu of available applications, which you can access in Android Auto after pressing the circular button. Apps are listed alphabetically beyond the top row with quick shortcuts (and where Spotify probably already appears to you).
Note that Android Auto applications are installed on your mobileso to use Spotify on Android Auto, you must install the application on your mobile and not in “the car”, which is not possible.
Download music for areas without coverage
One of the most useful tips while using Spotify on Android Auto is download playlists so you can use them
You must do this in advance and From the phone, in addition to being an exclusive feature of Spotify Premium. All you have to do is tap the download arrow next to the album or playlist, and all of its songs will be available even if you don’t have an internet connection at the time. .
Create your own mixtape (or use a ready-made one)
If you used to create cassettes (or CDs) with your favorite songs before any trip, you can continue to do the same, create custom playlist in spotify. This, obviously, must be done before you start driving, on your mobile or any other device where you use Spotify.
Best of all, you don’t even have to put in the effort of creating the music compilation yourself. On Spotify there are thousands and thousands of playlists and with a search, it won’t be difficult for you to find many created with the idea of using them as backing music when traveling. Search must be done on mobile and mark the list as favorite or play it, so that it appears in Spotify’s recent view in Android Auto.
Don’t forget the podcasts
In addition to music, on Spotify there is a growing collection of podcasts and, of course, you can also play them from your Android Auto app. You’ll find them mixed together in the Home tab medley, but it might be faster to find them from your library
in the tab your library you will see that it appears Podcasts submenufrom where you can quickly access the view of podcasts that have new episodes and the individual programs that you have subscribed to.
Make anyone can change the music
With Spotify, it is very easy for anyone to control the music in the car, beyond the owner of the mobile connected to Android Auto. For this, it suffices to create a breakout sessionsomething you have to do from your mobile.
In Spotify on Android, tap the devices button and tap Start a group session remotely, then invite others to join you. Up to seven people can easily control playback from their mobile.
In the absence of research…
For security reasons, Spotify – and most Android Auto apps – limit what you can do so you don’t get distracted by things like typing. This is why in Spotify for Android Auto there is no way to search for a specific songin addition to asking the Google Assistant out loud.
However, what you can do is search by initial
Set it as your favorite service
If you want the Google Assistant to help you switch music without lifting a finger, you must first set Spotify as your favorite music service in the Google Assistant settings.
You must do this from your mobile, by opening the Google application, touching your profile picture and entering Settings. so go in google assistant and, finally, in the section on Song you can choose your favorite streaming service.
Control playback from other devices
Even from Windows it is possible to control Spotify playback in Android Auto
Spotify lets you control playback of your devices from any of themand this is something that is also possible when the mobile is connected to Android Auto and playing music.
That is, if you have another mobile or tablet on which you use the same Spotify account, you will be able to control playback from it. This way you can, for example, have a secondary mobile as a remote control so that passengers can easily change the music.
Extra: Control Spotify from Waze
A plus for those who prefer Waze to Android Auto: Spotify integrates with Waze so you can change the music from a tab at the top, after tapping the music note button on the card. The bad news is that for now this is only possible if you use Waze on your mobile and not in its Android Auto version.
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