
The Verge speculates that Spotify has launched this feature because the company is “tracking toward its own hardware, such as headphones or earbuds, where its voice assistant will be always on and always ready.” It mentions that Spotify debuted Car Thing, a dedicated smart phone for the vehicle, in January 2019.
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It found another manual way to activate the feature: Settings > Microphone permissions > Hey Spotify. The Verge reports that it discovered that the “play something I like” command resulted in playing a random song in its Daily Mix playlists. It is enabled via the “settings” button in the Spotify app where the user turns on “voice interactions.” Spotify is now facing privacy questions. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong reported that the mobile version of the feature has been in the works for at least a year.


Unlike other voice assistants, the app must be open to work it will play a song, pull up a playlist and tune into a radio station as well as skip and pause.
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Audio streaming service Spotify unveiled a voice assistant with the wake phrase “Hey Spotify” on Android and iOS.
