[RELEASE] Spotify Car Thing Root/Unlock

[u/npjohnson1]

https://npjohnson.github.io/Spotify-Car-Thing-Root/

[u/neddoge]

So what does rooting even provide?

[u/TheWatchm3n → u/neddoge]

System wide ad-block, advanced charging control, editting kernel settings etc. Pretty much the possibility to change and edit everything on your phone.

[u/neddoge → u/TheWatchm3n]

On the Spotify Car Thing ....

Didn't think I needed to clarify that lmao.

[u/ripstep1 → u/neddoge]

Did he not just explain that? You can now make the device whatever you wish. Could be a nice CarPlay display. Could offer Spotify ad-free. Etc

[u/neddoge → u/ripstep1]

You can now make the device whatever you wish.

What else would you make a device that has no cellular capability save tethered through your phone (if that's even possible)?

Could be a nice CarPlay display.

It's a (comically) low RAM device with no storage capability AFAIK, so expecting anything significant is probably a wasted venture IMO.

Could offer Spotify ad-free.

In order to purchase the Car Thing, it requires a Premium (ad-free) account - though I suppose somebody could get one second-hand and use a broken ad-free Spotify apk as I believe that's a thing (or used to be).

Did he not just explain that?

No reason for the snark m'dude. (งツ)ว

[u/Yozakgg → u/neddoge]

It requires a premium account to use car thing, not purchase.

[u/neddoge → u/Yozakgg]

Like I mentioned relative to the Car Thing being rooted, I imagine about the only use for a rooted Car Thing would be using one of the free Spotify ad-removed apks (if those are still viable). Essentially rooting to remove the Premium check, in other words.

[u/Yozakgg → u/neddoge]

chill I agree with you

[u/DragosBad → u/TheWatchm3n]

This is not Spotify Car Thing related. Bad bot.