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Tech T@lk
spotify’s ‘Hey spotify’ feature amazon Music adds car Mode
speaks back with simplified interface
ust like ‘Hey Siri’, ‘Hey he Amazon Music mobile
Google’, the Swedish audio application is making it
Jstreaming and media ser- Teasier for its users to use
vices provider Spotify, has rolled the app while driving. As per The
out its own ‘Hey Spotify’ feature Verge, the app is rolling out a new
to some of its users. feature called Car Mode, which ality to Amazon Music, but its
According to Mashable India, accessible to a little subset of its is a simplified version of Amazon changes to the user interface
the one of its kind ‘Hey Spotify’ users and according to Mashable Music’s interface, featuring larg- could make it easier to switch
feature has started rolling out to India, it doesn’t appear to be er buttons, suggested playlists songs or dive into a new playlist
some of its users on Android, by globally available yet. Spotify, as and albums, and easy access to without having to take your at-
showing up through a pop mes- of now, has a voice search option Alexa. Once enabled, the feature tention away from driving. Like
sage. On the off chance that a in the US, which permits users to is divided into two sections. The Spotify’s own take on simplified
user taps on it, he will be incited give voice orders. The ‘Hey Spo- upper part near the top of your car controls, Amazon Music can
to allow Spotify to record sound tify’ prompt basically conjures phone is devoted to playback be set to switch to Car Mode as
on his gadget. After that, one will the voice search while the Spoti- controls like play, pause, and soon as it recognizes your phone
have the option to conjure Spo- fy application is open, and when skip, while the bottom section connecting to your car’s Blue-
tify with phrases such as, ‘Hey the screen is on. Mashable India features a collection of music tooth. For anyone with an older
Spotify, play Peaches.” How- reported that Spotify is incor- suggestions which you can switch car, Car Mode can also be en-
ever, the feature can be turned porated with AI aides like Goo- between with a swipe or a tap. abled in settings. Amazon Music
off and on in the application’s gle and Siri and can be invoked If a hands-free experience might not be as popular as Spo-
settings, where one can likewise through them, so summoning it sounds better, you can trigger tify or Apple Music but it’s on
choose the voice Spotify element directly doesn’t add any new use- Alexa in the bottom right cor- its way with over 55 million sub-
to enable it to speak back. Spo- fulness. However, it is possible ner with a tap or by using an Al- scribers as of January 2020. Car
tify began testing this element a that the music streaming giant exa voice command. Car Mode Mode is available in Amazon
year ago, however, it was simply will add new features later. doesn’t add any new function- Music now on iOS and Android.
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