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.

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|incidents_2_title=Price reduced from $89.99 to $29.99<ref name=":0" />

|incidents_2_date=August 20, 2022

|incidents_2_text=Spotify reduced the price by $60 in order to clear out their stock. The SCT would eventually sold out.

|incidents_2_text=Spotify reduced the price by $60 in order to clear out their stock. The SCT would eventually sold out exposing more consumers to its discontinuation.

|incidents_3_title=Root access in the SCT is cracked by Security researchers<ref name=":0" />

|incidents_3_date=October 20, 2022

|incidents_3_text=Root access was gained on the SCT through local means.<ref name=":1">[https://archive.is/WFjUd "Spotify Car Thing - Root and Custom OS toolkit"] - archive.is - accessed 2025-01-28</ref> While this is damning for the SCT's security it was not significant to consumer security, it merely gave consumers the ability to repurpose the device by uploading their own software. There is a risk that resold SCTs could contain malware but this is an unlikely target. Spotify's response to the exploit was "that the product is unsupported, and end-of-life, and therefore no bugs would be accepted pertaining to the product" <ref name=":1" /> which is actually the first time Spotify officially announced the discontinuation. The bypass guide is available [https://github.com/oddsolutions/superbird-bulkcmd here]

|incidents_3_text=Root access was gained on the SCT through local means.<ref name=":1">[https://archive.is/WFjUd "Spotify Car Thing - Root and Custom OS toolkit"] - archive.is - accessed 2025-01-28</ref> While this is damning for the SCT's security it was not significant to consumer security, it merely gave consumers the ability to repurpose the device by uploading their own software. There is a risk that resold jailbroken SCTs could contain malware but this is an unlikely target. Spotify's response to the exploit was "that the product is unsupported, and end-of-life, and therefore no bugs would be accepted pertaining to the product" <ref name=":1" /> which is actually the first time Spotify officially announced the discontinuation. The bypass guide is available [https://github.com/oddsolutions/superbird-bulkcmd here]

|incidents_4_title=Total discontinuation announced<ref name=":2" />

|incidents_4_date=May 23, 2024

|incidents_4_text=Spotify official announces the Car Thing's discontinuation on their website warning users that it will cease functioning entirely after December 9th, effectively discontinuation bricking] the device. <ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235625/https://support.spotify.com/us/article/car-thing-discontinued/ | "Car Thing discontinued"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref>

|incidents_4_text=Spotify official announces the Car Thing's discontinuation on their website warning users that it will cease functioning entirely after December 9th, effectively discontinuation bricking] the device. <ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235625/https://support.spotify.com/us/article/car-thing-discontinued/ | "Car Thing discontinued"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The announcement created a large scale panic with Car Thing owners who had actually enjoyed their product and were disappointed in the future bricking incident.<ref name=":3" />

|incidents_5_title=A now dismissed class action lawsuit is filed against Spotify<ref name=":3">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250129011219/https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/spotify-begins-offering-car-thing-refunds-as-it-faces-lawsuit-over-bricking-the-streaming-device/ "Spotify Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘Car Thing’ Deactivation: ‘A Useless Product’"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref>

|incidents_5_date=May 28, 2024

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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.
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 |incidents_2_title=Price reduced from $89.99 to $29.99<ref name=":0" />
 |incidents_2_date=August 20, 2022
-|incidents_2_text=Spotify reduced the price by $60 in order to clear out their stock. The SCT would eventually sold out.
+|incidents_2_text=Spotify reduced the price by $60 in order to clear out their stock. The SCT would eventually sold out exposing more consumers to its discontinuation.
 |incidents_3_title=Root access in the SCT is cracked by Security researchers<ref name=":0" />
 |incidents_3_date=October 20, 2022
-|incidents_3_text=Root access was gained on the SCT through local means.<ref name=":1">[https://archive.is/WFjUd "Spotify Car Thing - Root and Custom OS toolkit"] - archive.is - accessed 2025-01-28</ref> While this is damning for the SCT's security it was not significant to consumer security, it merely gave consumers the ability to repurpose the device by uploading their own software. There is a risk that resold SCTs could contain malware but this is an unlikely target. Spotify's response to the exploit was "that the product is unsupported, and end-of-life, and therefore no bugs would be accepted pertaining to the product" <ref name=":1" /> which is actually the first time Spotify officially announced the discontinuation. The bypass guide is available [https://github.com/oddsolutions/superbird-bulkcmd here]
+|incidents_3_text=Root access was gained on the SCT through local means.<ref name=":1">[https://archive.is/WFjUd "Spotify Car Thing - Root and Custom OS toolkit"] - archive.is - accessed 2025-01-28</ref> While this is damning for the SCT's security it was not significant to consumer security, it merely gave consumers the ability to repurpose the device by uploading their own software. There is a risk that resold jailbroken SCTs could contain malware but this is an unlikely target. Spotify's response to the exploit was "that the product is unsupported, and end-of-life, and therefore no bugs would be accepted pertaining to the product" <ref name=":1" /> which is actually the first time Spotify officially announced the discontinuation. The bypass guide is available [https://github.com/oddsolutions/superbird-bulkcmd here]
 |incidents_4_title=Total discontinuation announced<ref name=":2" />
 |incidents_4_date=May 23, 2024
-|incidents_4_text=Spotify official announces the Car Thing's discontinuation on their website warning users that it will cease functioning entirely after December 9th, effectively discontinuation bricking] the device. <ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235625/https://support.spotify.com/us/article/car-thing-discontinued/ | "Car Thing discontinued"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref>
+|incidents_4_text=Spotify official announces the Car Thing's discontinuation on their website warning users that it will cease functioning entirely after December 9th, effectively discontinuation bricking] the device. <ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250128235625/https://support.spotify.com/us/article/car-thing-discontinued/ | "Car Thing discontinued"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The announcement created a large scale panic with Car Thing owners who had actually enjoyed their product and were disappointed in the future bricking incident.<ref name=":3" />
 |incidents_5_title=A now dismissed class action lawsuit is filed against Spotify<ref name=":3">[https://web.archive.org/web/20250129011219/https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/spotify-begins-offering-car-thing-refunds-as-it-faces-lawsuit-over-bricking-the-streaming-device/ "Spotify Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘Car Thing’ Deactivation: ‘A Useless Product’"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref>
 |incidents_5_date=May 28, 2024
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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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