when will the spotify car thing be available

But looking at the popularity of Spotify in India it might do good in a car market that demands a good sound system.

It is only available for the US market now. Lastly, the Spotify car thing is not available in India.

Mounting them is also fairly easy and it is shown on the Spotify website. All these 3 mounts are available in the package. You can mount this Spotify Car Thing on the AC vents, CD slot and also the dashboards. The Interface seems to be really clean, minimalistic and easy to use. You can also use the physical buttons and trackpad on the device to control audio. It makes use of your Spotify playlists and also has voice control. Spotify's abrupt hardware U-turn comes as the heart of its business, software and content, continues to perform well. Monthly active user growth surpassed expectations by 5 million in Q2, growing by 19 million (19 percent) to 433 million.It connects with your existing car audio system using an aux or a Bluetooth connection. Spotify didn't get more specific, and it's unclear if the company will make another hardware play. Spotify's rep told TechCrunch that the company used Car Thing to learn about how people listen to audio in cars, and audio in cars will continue to be a focus for the company.

Spotify claims its first hardware efforts weren't fruitless, however.

Halting Car Thing manufacturing 'negatively impacted' Spotify's reported gross margins, which fell 24.6 percent when including the Car Thing charge of 31 million euros (about $31.4 million), Spotify's earnings report said. Car Thing had a large, accessible screen and handy knob, but it didn't add that much value over a docked smartphone. While Car Thing was extremely short-lived, its demise isn't completely surprising. In addition to paying for the device, you also need a Spotify Premium subscription to use it (starting at $10 per month for one person), as well as a Bluetooth-paired phone using data or Wi-Fi. Spotify's first hardware foray features a 4-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, and voice control via noise-canceling microphones.

When will the spotify car thing be available