Do you love listening to music while in the car? What if you don’t have a car and need to take a taxi service to wherever you’re going? Well it has been announced that Spotify and Uber have teamed up to make your riding experience better. Currently in its beta, Uber riders will be able to listen to music of their choice when connected to their Spotify account in the taxi service. As of right now, only specific cities and certain drivers will offer this service, as it is only being rolled out as a beta.
In order for this service to work, users will have to sign up for a Premium account in Spotify first. Then when an Uber ride is requested and the car has this feature, at the bottom of the user’s phone will be a small bar where they will be directed to a music customization screen. Upon reaching that screen, customers will be able to assign any of their playlists from Spotify to that ride. If users do not have a playlist, they will be able to select from Uber’s list or even look for certain music. According to Uber,
Soundtracking your Uber ride is easy:
- Connect your Spotify account from the Uber Profile screen. You only need to do this once. (Don’t have Spotify Premium? No problem! See below for details.)
- Request a ride as usual in the Uber app. If you get matched with a music-enabled Uber, the music bar will appear at the bottom of the Uber app.
- Tap the music bar and choose a song from any of your Spotify playlists while you wait for your Uber to arrive.
Source: Uber
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