Bring your old Spotify Car Thing back to life with this new software
Kept your Spotify Car Thing? This open source project brings it back from the dead.
The Spotify Car Thing, a hardware device for streaming Spotify content in vehicles, faced its demise when Spotify shut down its servers in late 2024. This effectively rendered the hardware inoperable, leaving many owners with a non-functional device. Despite the official shutdown, an open-source project named Mira has emerged, aiming to revive the Car Thing's functionality.
The original Car Thing boasted a simple design with a screen for browsing Spotify content and a large knob for interaction, making it an accessible option for older cars without Android Auto integration. However, the low-end hardware limited development opportunities after Spotify's servers were discontinued. Mira seeks to address this by recreating much of the original software, offering users a chance to bring their Car Thing back to life.
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