This is another area where Android Auto and Apple Carplay will alleviate everything. Let's continue to lobby for it.
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Spotify: Bluetooth vs Tesla built in app
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very good point, makes it even more difficult to decipher what the best quality source really is
sammyfan711
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Aha - I did not. Was not even aware this was possible! I’ll try with this on “very high” and compare
I lose my Waze police alerts if i use the car app AND get lower streaming quality if i use the car app, so no.
Phone connected via BT, downloaded playlist at highest quality, Waze running in bg for alerts = next best thing besides Android Auto / Carplay.
Phone connected via BT, downloaded playlist at highest quality, Waze running in bg for alerts = next best thing besides Android Auto / Carplay.
jkcheng122
Member
You should be able to make the Waze alerts either use BT Phone Audio (iOS) or phone speaker (Android) and still use the car app. I do agree at this time BT trumps in-car app.
destructure00
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Same here. I used the car app for a day or two until I realized Waze alerts were gone, back to BT.
I have a few favorite songs cached in the "tesla" music app that are incomplete, which is kind of a bummer. I was unable to find a way to clear them out - anyone have ideas?
Blucenturion
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I certainly don't. I am going to give Spotify two months to get it together before I quit.
My guess is that it happens Bc your internet signal to the car is going through weak zones —I notice in car Spotify app hang up on songs when the LTE signal is only 1 bar — when it’s 2+ bars, Spotify seems to work fine
I still see this issue in my garage on full strength wifi .. I think Tesla just did a hack job on integrating Spotify into the car.
I wouldn't be mad at Spotify - they work seamless across my phone, google home, PS4, web player, desktop app etc...eeeeexcept the car
It is very dissapointing to have such a wonderfully engineered sound system in my new X that totally goes to waster, and I can't usb my phone for the best quality. I didn't plan on pulling out the old time machine to advance 10 years earlier so I could pull together old lossless AAC files to put onto a usb drive, just to listen to music the way it was supposed to be heard. I sure hope we can get this together soon.
jkcheng122
Member
Are there WiFi capable storage USB drives that would allow us to transfer music files from home computer to the drive over network?
You can also experience Spotify’s full “extreme quality” on most other newer cars with a great sound system that simply allows you to connect to your phone thru usb.
corndog
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To all those claiming that they hear the in car app has better quality than their phone app, consider that you might be getting confused with the sound being louder. I've noticed that when streaming BT from my phone the audio is a little quieter than other sources (radio, in car spotify, etc). I run my android spotify on the highest quality setting, and the difference between that and the in-car app is night and day. BT is a little quieter, but loooaaads better quality. Very easily heard in the complex high end frequencies (i.e. drum cymbals, distorted guitars, etc). In-car app sounds very low bitrate and trashy. It's quite harsh.
Four weeks into my delivery window for my first Tesla Model 3 and I'm incredibly saddened by this thread. As an audiophile, I was so excited when Tesla integrated Spotify into the MCU and also loved seeing all the comments about how great the premium sound system is. I really hope Tesla improves the bitrate allowed through the Spotify app.
Not wishing to be funny - but Audiophile and Spotify (or most streaming services) seem incongruent.
I used Spotify for music selection, definitely not sound quality. I have local music files for that.
corndog
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In this case, you definitely won't be satisfied with the 3 sound quality, regardless of audio source.
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