CarPlay Archives

CarPlay & Android Auto listening grows in the US

23/09/2025

Connected Dashboards Growing As of Q2 2025, just over one-third of Americans (13+) have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in their primary vehicle, according to Edison Research’s Share of Ear survey. Among those who have that tech and have driven in the past month, 83% use it regularly. What Drivers Are Listening To Even with CarPlay or Android Auto, AM/FM radio leads Among US drivers with CarPlay or Android Auto, 47% of in-car listening still […]

SoundCloud improves discovery and adds CarPlay functionality

08/07/2025

SoundCloud improves discovery and adds CarPlay functionality in a range of upgrades launched in June 2025. Discovery made more social with ‘Liked By’ feature Music Discovery was never a solo activity according to SoundCloud and have introduced ‘Liked By’ a new feature that brings SoundCloud’s community to life by showing you what your friends, fellow fans, and favourite artists are loving. From searching for the perfect song to browsing new playlists, ‘Liked By’ shows both […]

Apple Music Classical is now on CarPlay

13/11/2024

Apple Music Classical is now on CarPlay giving users access to their library, playlists, and other recommendations from the Apple Music Classical app directly in CarPlay. Search is also now Siri enabled allowing you to search for composers, artists, works, and instruments within Apple Music Classical, across a variety of languages. In the past year, Apple Music Classical has added 50,000 album booklets to its classical music app, seen its expansion into Asia and the launch of […]

Qobuz rolls out ‘My Weekly Q’ and ‘Carplay Online’

15/09/2021

Qobuz rolls out ‘My Weekly Q’ and ‘Carplay Online’ and announces reductions in all its subscription plans. ‘My Weekly Q’ is a musical recommendation feature which is adapted to each subscriber. Every Friday, Qobuz now offers its subscribers a personalised playlist that highlights musical discoveries based on listening to users with similar musical profiles. Using collaborative Artificial Intelligence, the musical experience of its subscribers will be enhanced by offering eclectic and personalised tracks. This feature […]

IDAGIO integrates with Apple CarPlay

11/03/2020

IDAGIO integrates with Apple CarPlay enabling listeners to seamlessly enjoy over 2 million classical music tracks while on the road. IDAGIO is the first classical-only music streaming service offering a full Apple CarPlay experience with multiple playback options for both IDAGIO Free and IDAGIO Premium users. In 2019, more than 82% of American drivers reported they felt feelings of road rage or had driven aggressively. With IDAGIO’s new Apple CarPlay integration, drivers can easily divert […]

How to listen to Spotify in your car

10/09/2019

Spotify has published guidance on How to listen to Spotify in your car in a recent blog posting giving details of cable connected, wireless and dedicated apps to enjoy music and podcasts on the move. A summary of the posting is here but there is also a podcast series ‘How to Use Spotify in the Car‘ for those that would prefer audio instructions. How to listen to Spotify in your car Cable connection If your […]

BBC Sounds app updates include Chromecast

24/08/2019

BBC Sounds app updates include Chromecast support as well as an increased number of categories according to a recent BBC blog posting. This comes soon after Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support, Alexa support and live rewind and live restart. Google Home speakers are also included in the Chromecast support update. The number of categories in the app has been increased from 12 to 40. These can be accessed from the home screen or via […]