Spotify is bringing back one of the coolest features of its app: lThe possibility of adapting the interface to a minimalist design in order to use the music player in the vehicle. According 9to5Googlethe company is testing a new ‘Car Mode’ that is much more intuitive and with different improvements compared to the ‘Car View’ mode that they decided to eliminate in November 2021.
In 2019, let’s remember, Spotify began to implement this new function so that those users who connected their smartphone to the car could listen to music during the journey in a safer way. “Car View“, specifically, it adapted the app interface to a much simpler design every time it detected a connection with the Bluetooth system. The company, however, removed this feature in November 2021. According to Spotify, in order to find an alternative to “be able to keep drivers safer”.
Now, the streaming music platform has started rolling out a new in-car view with some major improvements. The new interface, in particular, consists of three main tabs. One of them shows the start of the app with a much simpler aesthetic and where the most recent songs, albums or playlists appear. The second tab, which was previously intended for searching for songs, is now an option to perform voice commands. In this way, the driver only has to press a button and ask Spotify to play a song, artist or playlist, only with their voice.
The third and last tab shows the user library. Again, with a view in which some unnecessary and distracting options, buttons and other elements have been removed.
The Spotify player for the car is also simpler and more intuitive
The player also shows an important change. Keeps the artist name, song title and cover image. Nevertheless, buttons for playback and options have been minimized. Of course, there is no option to see the lyrics, but there is an option to ‘Like’ that song, pause or resume playback or skip to the next or previous track. There’s also a button to activate shuffle mode and a shortcut to the voice command option.
At the moment, the new interface of Spotify for the car is available only for some users. Those lucky oneswill be an alert with the possibility of activating the function the moment they connect their device to the vehicle’s Bluetooth system.
The Spotify application also shows a button that allows exit new car mode easily. In this way, the user will be able to return to the full version of the streaming service, even when the device is still connected to the vehicle. In any case, when the app detects that the Bluetooth connection has been deactivated, it will replace the car mode view with the traditional one.