The numerous road safety campaigns have made many users aware of the importance of following the rules as well as eliminating possible distractions when we are behind the wheel of our vehicle. Here manufacturers of both vehicles and mobile devices have made great progress, such as the possibility of linking and integrating applications of our mobile phone with our car. In this way, for example, we can listen to Spotify music directly on your car radio.
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This allows to considerably reduce distractions when we drive our car since we do not have to be aware of our mobile phone. However, not all cars have perfect synchronization and therefore in many cases we will not be able to control the playback of music from Spotify from your car radio and therefore we will still have to use our mobile phone to for example go to the next song.
It is precisely for these situations that the Spotify app has just incorporated the new display mode called: Car View. This will simplify the Spotify playback interface by connecting your mobile phone with your car’s Bluetooth. In this way, you can control the playback of your music directly on the screen of your phone without this being a distraction that could lead to a traffic accident.
It seems that Spotify is quite involved in the use of its app in a responsible way, especially when we are at the wheel of our car since a few months ago it also launched the integration with Google Maps so that we can control the playback of music from Spotify when we use the Google Maps navigation app while driving our vehicle. The following link shows how this function works: How to activate music controls in Google Maps.
Be that as it may, if you want to use Spotify on your mobile phone while driving your car, we recommend activating and using the function Car View in your official app with the aim of minimizing distractions at the wheel. Here’s how to do it:
How to activate Spotify’s Car View mode on Andrid or iPhone.
The first thing you will have to do is make sure that the official app of Spotify installed on your Android or iOS mobile phone. Once sure that your app Spotify is up to date, you will have to proceed to its opening.
Once located in the Spotify interface you will have to go to the section: Your Library. Once here you must click on the gear-shaped icon located in the upper right corner of the screen. This will give you access to a new screen with all the settings of the app as well as your account. On this screen you will have to scroll down until you find the section Car.
Under this section you will find the option Car View (Allow car view to be activated automatically when Spotify connects to your car’s Bluetooth.) The switch that is shown next to this option will be the one that you must activate so that the Spotify player shows a much more minimalist interface with which to reduce distractions at the wheel.
Note: This new feature is now available for Android devices. However, iOS device users still have to wait for the new Spotify update to be released. In this update the mode will already be included: Car View.
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