I also liked the dial and back button for their simple navigation. Some commands are basic, like 'pause music,' 'skip this song,' and 'play (whatever) playlist.' It's pretty responsive, and I liked it for its utility as a hands-free way to try discovering something new, though results are mixed at best. Car Thing has its own voice assistant, where saying, 'Hey Spotify,' hands-free can make the device play what you want. The fifth button is a shortcut to the settings, and the key there is the microphone. Any of those buttons you press will start playing that playlist, album, or radio station, and if you set playback to shuffle, it will just start with a random track. Play something and hold down the button you want to assign to it, and that's it. Four buttons up top align as presets you can choose for playlists or albums. While Car Thing is largely just an extension of the app on your phone, it does a couple of things that can prove useful. (Image credit: Ted Kritsonis / Android Central)

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