Spotify had also added music streaming support to its Apple Watch app. The service is supposed to include a “Hey Spotify” voice command as well. Spotify has been working on “Car Thing,” a voice-controlled music and podcast assistant, since 2019. The company has been reported to be moving closer towards the launch of an integrated Spotify car assistant, dubbed its Car Thing. This isn’t something you’re going to use while your phone is falling asleep or while Spotify is merely running in the background. It’s really that easy.Īs compared to the other native voice assistants built into your phone, Spotify has lacked the utility as users need to leave the app open for this feature to work properly.

Simply click the “Hey Spotify” toggle, and you’re done.

Afterward, click on “Voice Interactions.”.

On the Spotify homepage, tap the Settings icon to activate the “Hey Spotify” feature.

There may be some users who are unable to find it since it’s just rolling out, but here’s where it should be: While many users reported seeing the voice option, Spotify remains reluctant to not officially announce this new feature, leading to confusion about availability at the user’s end. Tapping the notification opened Spotify’s new voice interface, where the app then asked users to give it access to their microphone before they could verbally request music. “Just enable your mic and say ‘Hey Spotify, Play my Favorite Songs.”

The Android users were notified about the new feature via a push notification of the Spotify app. Now, all users will be able to access the new “Hey Spotify” function along with the voice search, also currently available only to Premium subscribers, to improve their listening experience. The “Hey Spotify” wake phrase has been around since March 2020 for Premium subscribers. There’s no shortage of voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana, and even Bixby that will help you listen to your favorite tracks without digging through your phone. The hands-free wake word feature has already been tested for some time, and now it will be available to iPhone and Android users, as reported by Ricky of GSMArena. It appears that Spotify is rolling out its hands-free wake word, i.e., “Hey Spotify” on Android and iOS however, there’s no official word by the Music streaming giant.

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