Spotify Car Thing: Difference between revisions

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|infobox_release_year=2022

|infobox_product_type=Physical application extension

|infobox_in_production=~~Discontinued, December 2024~~

|infobox_in_production=No

|infobox_website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20250127021601/https://carthing.spotify.com/|archive.org archive.org]

|description=The Spotify Car Thing was a physical device that allowed extended control of the Spotify app. When connected to a device running the Spotify app the Car Thing accesses an API for communication with the app, interacting with the Car Thing attempts to make API calls for interaction. Production of the Car Thing stopped July of 2022. The product ceased functioning on December 9th 2024 when the Car Thing API was shutdown, preventing the device from interacting with the Spotify app.

|description=The '''Spotify Car Thing''' was a physical device that allowed extended control of the [[Spotify]] app. When connected to a device running the Spotify app the Car Thing accesses an {{Wplink|API}} for communication with the app, interacting with the Car Thing attempts to make API calls for interaction. Production of the Car Thing stopped July of 2022. The product ceased functioning on December 9th, 2024 when the Car Thing API was shutdown, preventing the device from interacting with the Spotify app.

|summary_1_1=

'''Revocation of control''' - the [[Self-destructive design|discontinuation bricking]] of the device ultimately took away user control for thousands of people. Control was only regained after [[Security|security vulnerabilities]] in the device were exploited.

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|incidents_6_text=The removal of the Spotify Car Thing API completely bricked all Car Things in distribution.

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 |infobox_release_year=2022
 |infobox_product_type=Physical application extension
-|infobox_in_production=Discontinued, December 2024
+|infobox_in_production=No
 |infobox_website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20250127021601/https://carthing.spotify.com/&#124;archive.org archive.org]
-|description=The Spotify Car Thing was a physical device that allowed extended control of the Spotify app. When connected to a device running the Spotify app the Car Thing accesses an API for communication with the app, interacting with the Car Thing attempts to make API calls for interaction. Production of the Car Thing stopped July of 2022. The product ceased functioning on December 9th 2024 when the Car Thing API was shutdown, preventing the device from interacting with the Spotify app.
+|description=The '''Spotify Car Thing''' was a physical device that allowed extended control of the [[Spotify]] app. When connected to a device running the Spotify app the Car Thing accesses an {{Wplink|API}} for communication with the app, interacting with the Car Thing attempts to make API calls for interaction. Production of the Car Thing stopped July of 2022. The product ceased functioning on December 9th, 2024 when the Car Thing API was shutdown, preventing the device from interacting with the Spotify app.
 |summary_1_1=
 '''Revocation of control''' - the [[Self-destructive design|discontinuation bricking]] of the device ultimately took away user control for thousands of people. Control was only regained after [[Security|security vulnerabilities]] in the device were exploited.
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 |incidents_6_text=The removal of the Spotify Car Thing API completely bricked all Car Things in distribution.
 }}
 [[Category:Products]]