Spotify to retire ‘Car View’ feature

Released in early 2019, Spotify's Car View feature was a blessing for regular commuters. The feature was famous for making the Spotify app much easier to navigate while driving, as well as cutting distractions during rush hours. In a recent community post by a Spotify moderator, it was confirmed that Spotify is permanently retiring this much-beloved feature, at least for Androids.

Spotify users have made complaints regarding this sudden decision, especially considering that no replacement for the feature has been announced yet. Spotify has also not confirmed whether the feature is going away on the Android version only, or on all platforms. At the time of writing, the Car View feature still works on iPhones, though it is unsure if that might change anytime soon.

In a follow-up community post, another Spotify moderator added that the in-car 'Now Playing' view for Android version of Spotify will be removed as well. The comment also included that such features are being removed to make room for better, more user-friendly features.

The moderators specified that the alternative features will allow hands-free use of Google Assistant, as well as Google Maps, to help navigate while driving and listening to music or podcasts.