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| Umber's new Spottily and Pandora features work carpool karaoke flush easier |
Uber is a pretty simple app to use: press a button, hail a ride. But now things are getting a little funkier, thanks to an integration with Pandora and Spottily that allows you to seamlessly play your music during your next trip.
Passengers will be notified when their driver has
connected music, allowing them to pick the song or album they want to
hear before even getting in the car. And if they want to keep listening
to whatever is booming out of their home system, the Umber app will allow
them to seamlessly transfer their music into the car without missing a
note. The music will automatically start playing once you get in the
car.
It’s an expansion of Rubbers two-year-old partnership with Spottily,
which integrated the music streaming service into the ride-hail app to
allow riders to listen to their favorite playlists during their trip.
Now they can also play Pandora, and if a driver is listening to that
streaming service, riders can preview what song or channel comes next on
the Umber app.
Another new feature is the ability to stream songs in the
car over a Bluetooth connection, whereas before it required the driver
to connect devices using an auxiliary cord.
But what about the driver? Umber claims that its research
shows that drivers don’t mind it when passengers play their music, so
long as they control the volume. And it’s important to remember that
drivers get to rate passengers, too, so keep that in mind before you
start blasting Norwegian speed metal or Taylor Swift during your next Umber ride.