Spotify launches its first fully custom car app, with Audi electric cars first to get it
Music streaming service Spotify has unveiled its first native app for cars. Electric vehicles from German carmaker Audi will be the first to receive it.
Swedish music streaming company Spotify has presented its first native app for cars, meaning a program built specifically for the in-car environment. Audi electric cars will be the first to get the new app. The change matters because the company's earlier car app depended on rules set by another company.
What is changing
Spotify was already available in cars before, but only in models whose infotainment systems are based on a Google-developed platform. The previous version of the app worked within strict visual limits set by Google, so Spotify could not freely shape how the app looked and worked.
The new app was built from scratch. This lets the Swedish company fully control the user interface, that is, what the driver sees and interacts with on the infotainment screen.
Audi as the first partner
Audi vehicles are the first to get the new app, and the source headline specifies that these are electric cars. Other carmakers are not mentioned in the available excerpt.
The source text is truncated, so further details about the app's features, rollout timing and specific Audi models are not given in the excerpt.
