Spotify will destroy every Car Thing device it has ever sold.

Spotify’s brief foray into the hardware market wasn’t very successful; the business ceased manufacturing the Car Thing dashboard addition less than a year after it was made available to the general public. And now, after two years, the gadget is going to become unusable. Emails informing Car Thing buyers that it would stop functioning completely on December 9th are being sent out.

Regretfully, Spotify is not open-sourcing the gadget and is not providing any type of membership credit or automatic refund for those owners. Instead, it’s canceling the initiative and advising consumers to get rid of Car Things (smartly).

In a website FAQ, Spotify stated, “We’re discontinuing Car Thing as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline our product offerings.” “We acknowledge that this decision may be upsetting, but it frees us up to concentrate on creating new features and improvements that will ultimately give all Spotify users a better experience.”

The manufacturer advises consumers to reset the product’s factory settings and find a responsible method to recycle the hardware. Additionally, Spotify is being quite front and saying there’s not much reason to anticipate a sequel shortly. According to the FAQ, “there are currently no plans to release a replacement or new version of Car Thing.”

In April 2021, Car Thing was first made accessible by invitation only. Later that year, Spotify opened up a public queue for the item. The $90 gadget was put on sale to the general public in February 2022, and five months later, production was stopped.

Although the Car Thing was Spotify’s first attempt at hardware, the device was more of a mobile phone app for the streaming service than a stand-alone player. Still, the hardware was rather good. Despite this, the gadget managed to find a specialized following.

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