[ajn]

Went out earlier the Spotify music thing seems to have come to an end of the 12 months free..

Now what no CD player stuck with the radio, adverts and Ken Bruce

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[vinalspin]

Lots of options,

Bluetooth music from your phone

If you have a Google acc use music app from phone

Amazon Prime subscription, use amazon music

Cheap USB drive

I mainly use a 32gb tiny USB drive with around 12,000 songs on set to random, always a new tune on every journey.

(I do have an echo auto set up in the car but don’t always bother for shorter trips)

[Wigwam]

Yup.

I have all my music on a USB stick. Some good advert free music stations on TuneIn Radio too.

Or you could buy a subscription to Spotify…

[Brydo]

Don’t Know if this helps.

As part of its partnership with Google, Volvo is introducing deeper Google Assistant and YouTube integration for its cars

Volvo was the first car marque to utilise Google in-car tech, and now the Swedish firm is taking the partnership a step further by introducing more extensive Google Assistant and YouTube functionality to all Volvo models that use an Android-powered infotainment system.

Volvos already use numerous Google services and apps such as Google Maps and Google Assistant, but the voice-command system will now be more deeply embedded into the car. Owners can use their mobile phone or Google smart home devices to prepare the interior climate settings before a journey, for example, and even lock and unlock their car. Sensitive commands such as this will require two-factor authentication, however.

In allowing customers to connect to their vehicles remotely, Volvo is also hoping to add new features, such as charging scheduling for its PHEV and electric models. The Google Assistant update will arrive in the coming months for existing Volvo owners.

The brand is also adding a YouTube app to its infotainment suite, allowing passengers to stream video content while the car is stationary. According to Volvo, the service is intended to be used while at a charging station or waiting for a takeaway, for instance. Volvo offers unlimited mobile data, too, allowing for constant streaming as long as there’s a reliable signal.

Henrik Green, Chief Product Officer at Volvo, also said that “other major streaming services are coming soon”, which could mean the likes of Netflix and Amazon Fire TV will make their way to Volvos in the future.

Alongside the announcement, more new apps have been made available to Volvo owners, such as the Sygic and Flitsmeister navigation apps, ParkWhizz and SpotHero for parking and the Chargepoint and Plugin charging apps.

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[Wigwam]

Only if you buy a new 2022 Volvo with the Google Automotive Operating System, which you cant get on Motability.

[ajn]

Thanks for the info, not to clever with this stuff, Mrs ajn finished work now I’ll ask her later, I do know she’s got Spotify, Amazon and a stick of memory so she can sort it..

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[ajn]

Trying to turn off the radio, via voice control, tried cancel radio, exit radio, radio off, cancel media and so on…

Ended up pressing pause on the big button ????..

[ajn]

Typical she was expecting this, Her Spotify account is downloaded and shared to me on my phone, including  saved playlists..?

However it was on the last page of the phone, I never go there..?

I just didn’t have Bluetooth switched on my phone anyway now it seems sorted..

Spotify hmmm penny pinching, CD player would have done me..

[rico]

Cd players have been dead for a while, vinyl is making a comeback lol 😛 although that would looks silly in our car and would not work well on britians roads 😛 unless we all get a old 2cv 😛

although saying that, what happens for people who dont have gb and gb of data, they have to listen to a very compressed audio file from spotify to save on data (which despite age and constant ringing in ears I can still tell the difference between the 2)

[struth]

I have qobuz in house, and you can download a load of albums to phone on wifi and play them in car easily. saves data.

You can do this on most platforms afaik. Its same with audible books. download and listen in car etc.

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