Recent leaks suggested that Spotfify is still working on the Car Thing, but time will tell whether it actually hits the market. However, it could pave the way for voice control in Spotify's Car Thing, a long-rumored device for vehicles that could rival CarPlay, Android Auto and Echo Auto. Spotify's in-app voice assistant doesn't appear to do a whole lot that Siri and Google Assistant can't already handle. Engadget has contacted Spotify for more details. Spotify has been testing the feature for a few weeks and the company appears to be rolling it out more broadly. It'll only work when you have the Spotify app open.

Of course, this isn't a system-wide voice assistant like Siri or Google Assistant. As GSM Arena notes, Spotify’s privacy policy states that the service only stores recordings and transcriptions of your searches after you say the wake word or tap the voice button.

You'll need to grant Spotify permission to access your microphone if you want to use the feature, which you can switch on from the voice interactions section of the menu. Spotifys voice search lets you quickly play specific music or podcasts. After saying the 'Hey, Spotify' wake word, you can ask the app to fire up a song or playlist or play music from a certain artist. With cutting edge embedded AI including voice control, biometric identification.

The audio streaming service has an in-app voice assistant you can operate hands free, building on the existing voice search function. Spotify users on iOS and Android have another way to quickly play something.

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