Your Car May No Longer Need Your Phone to Get the Full Spotify Experience
The app runs directly on Audi infotainment systems and adds Spotify Jam, voice controls and real-time lyrics for 34% of users who listen in cars.
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AUDI has become the first manufacturer to offer a native Spotify app in its new models for 2026. The app works independently of the mobile phone, via the vehicle's internet connection, with limited functions while driving.
Your car may no longer need your phone to get the full Spotify experience
TL;DR Spotify has launched its first fully native in-car app built on Android Automotive OS, debuting in select Audi vehicles. Unlike Android Auto, the new app works without a connected phone and supports Spotify Jam, DJ, music videos, real-time lyrics, and hands-free voice controls. The app is rolling out to supported Audi models across 47 markets, with more automakers expected to join over the coming year. Google has been giving in-car entert…
Spotify is busting free of CarPlay with the launch of its first native car app
Spotify announced Wednesday the launch of its next-generation, fully native in-car app, built directly on Google's Android Automotive operating system. The standalone app, which is launching today in select Audi models, runs directly on the vehicle's infotainment hardware - eliminating the need for phone tethering, Bluetooth connections, or aux cables. It's the clearest sign yet […]
Starting October 21, 2026, Audi will become the first manufacturer to offer Spotify in native application, directly in its PPE and PPC models. A smartphone-free integration that promises to change the way to listen to music on board, especially on the new A6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron.
Illustrative image Photo: PexelsSoftware own of Spotify arrives first to Audi cars and dispenses CarPlay and Android Auto
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