DeskThing
@deskthing.app
Making the Car Thing actually functional
A developers job is never done, just making progress
A developers job is never done, just making progress
I just managed to get the Car Thing to talk with an LLM - it's pretty neat
September 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I just managed to get the Car Thing to talk with an LLM - it's pretty neat
I know it happened almost a month ago - but if you want a neat recap of the last year of the car thing, there is truly no better resource I could point you towards!
New episode is up!
We talked with Nathan Emerick about the Spotify CarThing and it's journey to becoming the @deskthing.app :D
unnamedre.com/episode/75
We talked with Nathan Emerick about the Spotify CarThing and it's journey to becoming the @deskthing.app :D
unnamedre.com/episode/75
075 - Teleporting All Over The Timeline
An Interview with Nathan Emerick
unnamedre.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I know it happened almost a month ago - but if you want a neat recap of the last year of the car thing, there is truly no better resource I could point you towards!
Just made a new tutorial for setting up DeskThing
Huzzah! It's been nearly 7 months since I last uploaded @.@
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2b...
Huzzah! It's been nearly 7 months since I last uploaded @.@
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2b...
Modding Car Thing and your Phone with DeskThing
YouTube video by DeskThing
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just made a new tutorial for setting up DeskThing
Huzzah! It's been nearly 7 months since I last uploaded @.@
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2b...
Huzzah! It's been nearly 7 months since I last uploaded @.@
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2b...
32 feet of raw USB power! Somehow it still works though. Anyone able to test further? This is all i got.
June 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
32 feet of raw USB power! Somehow it still works though. Anyone able to test further? This is all i got.
DeskThing just had v0.11.1 release! First update in 5 months - and let me tell you, it's been a wild ride
There's not much of the original code left anymore
www.reddit.com/r/DeskThing/...
deskthing.app/support
There's not much of the original code left anymore
www.reddit.com/r/DeskThing/...
deskthing.app/support
DeskThing | Releases
Take back your CarThing.
deskthing.app
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
DeskThing just had v0.11.1 release! First update in 5 months - and let me tell you, it's been a wild ride
There's not much of the original code left anymore
www.reddit.com/r/DeskThing/...
deskthing.app/support
There's not much of the original code left anymore
www.reddit.com/r/DeskThing/...
deskthing.app/support
Hey just wanted to share that DeskThing will have a table at Teardown 2025 ✨
So if you’re in the Oregon area June 19th-22nd come over and join us!
www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por...
So if you’re in the Oregon area June 19th-22nd come over and join us!
www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por...
DeskThing: Repurposing the Spotify’s Car Thing as a Desktop Controller | Teardown 2025 | Crowd Supply
www.crowdsupply.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Hey just wanted to share that DeskThing will have a table at Teardown 2025 ✨
So if you’re in the Oregon area June 19th-22nd come over and join us!
www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por...
So if you’re in the Oregon area June 19th-22nd come over and join us!
www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por...
Local audio is hard…
With the help of @joeyeamigh.com - we now have a new app called Local Audio which updates live to music state changes on Windows, Mac (theoretically) and Linux!
deskthing.app/support if you want to test it out before the public release (you’ll also have to join the discord)
With the help of @joeyeamigh.com - we now have a new app called Local Audio which updates live to music state changes on Windows, Mac (theoretically) and Linux!
deskthing.app/support if you want to test it out before the public release (you’ll also have to join the discord)
May 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Local audio is hard…
With the help of @joeyeamigh.com - we now have a new app called Local Audio which updates live to music state changes on Windows, Mac (theoretically) and Linux!
deskthing.app/support if you want to test it out before the public release (you’ll also have to join the discord)
With the help of @joeyeamigh.com - we now have a new app called Local Audio which updates live to music state changes on Windows, Mac (theoretically) and Linux!
deskthing.app/support if you want to test it out before the public release (you’ll also have to join the discord)
Reposted by DeskThing
quick preview of Thing Labs’ BridgeThing, coming soon!
this is the original spotify webapp running on-device with a custom Rust backend to connect to the phone
long way to go, but making great progress!
this is the original spotify webapp running on-device with a custom Rust backend to connect to the phone
long way to go, but making great progress!
January 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
quick preview of Thing Labs’ BridgeThing, coming soon!
this is the original spotify webapp running on-device with a custom Rust backend to connect to the phone
long way to go, but making great progress!
this is the original spotify webapp running on-device with a custom Rust backend to connect to the phone
long way to go, but making great progress!
Finally off break ✨
Time to start DeskThinging again
Time to start DeskThinging again
January 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Finally off break ✨
Time to start DeskThinging again
Time to start DeskThinging again
Credit to TheBigLoud for this one!
He did a fantastic job making the website ✨
He did a fantastic job making the website ✨
ooh, the new @deskthing.app website is super sick! (deskthing.app)
December 30, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Credit to TheBigLoud for this one!
He did a fantastic job making the website ✨
He did a fantastic job making the website ✨
Reposted by DeskThing
ooh, the new @deskthing.app website is super sick! (deskthing.app)
December 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM
ooh, the new @deskthing.app website is super sick! (deskthing.app)
Merry Christmas Everyone!
December 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Merry Christmas Everyone!
There’s really no such thing as a “simple feature”
And if there is, I’ve never encountered it
And if there is, I’ve never encountered it
December 22, 2024 at 8:26 AM
There’s really no such thing as a “simple feature”
And if there is, I’ve never encountered it
And if there is, I’ve never encountered it
Reposted by DeskThing
This is the longest video I’ve ever published. But for the sake of getting our Spotify Car Things working again, it’s worth it.
Special call out to @dammitjeff.bsky.social for the great stand.
youtu.be/yYKXvpjppsE?...
Special call out to @dammitjeff.bsky.social for the great stand.
youtu.be/yYKXvpjppsE?...
Spotify Bricked the Car Thing, So Let's Unbrick it With Easy Mods!
YouTube video by Anoraker
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
This is the longest video I’ve ever published. But for the sake of getting our Spotify Car Things working again, it’s worth it.
Special call out to @dammitjeff.bsky.social for the great stand.
youtu.be/yYKXvpjppsE?...
Special call out to @dammitjeff.bsky.social for the great stand.
youtu.be/yYKXvpjppsE?...
Reposted by DeskThing
Attention Kernel Engineers: The Spotify Car Thing revival project needs assistance with graphics acceleration. The device features a Mali G31 Bifrost GPU on an Amlogic S905D2. Currently, graphics performance is severely limited with Panfrost,
December 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Attention Kernel Engineers: The Spotify Car Thing revival project needs assistance with graphics acceleration. The device features a Mali G31 Bifrost GPU on an Amlogic S905D2. Currently, graphics performance is severely limited with Panfrost,
DeskThing v0.10 just dropped!!!
More details abt the release are on Reddit and Discord
For now, you can basically customize anything abt the app!
More details abt the release are on Reddit and Discord
For now, you can basically customize anything abt the app!
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM
DeskThing v0.10 just dropped!!!
More details abt the release are on Reddit and Discord
For now, you can basically customize anything abt the app!
More details abt the release are on Reddit and Discord
For now, you can basically customize anything abt the app!
The original Car Thing has officially just turned to Trash Thing - at least that’s what spotify wants for it
F to pay respects for the original operating system:
F to pay respects for the original operating system:
December 9, 2024 at 11:07 PM
The original Car Thing has officially just turned to Trash Thing - at least that’s what spotify wants for it
F to pay respects for the original operating system:
F to pay respects for the original operating system:
Really grinding to get this update out by Monday (the brick date)
I don’t think I’ll get all the features I want - but that’s what patches are for!!
Button mappings are 100% working though!
I don’t think I’ll get all the features I want - but that’s what patches are for!!
Button mappings are 100% working though!
December 8, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Really grinding to get this update out by Monday (the brick date)
I don’t think I’ll get all the features I want - but that’s what patches are for!!
Button mappings are 100% working though!
I don’t think I’ll get all the features I want - but that’s what patches are for!!
Button mappings are 100% working though!
Workin on the new client. A big focus for this one is customization.
Customizable button locations
Customizable colors
Custom MiniPlayer height
Custom fonts
Custom icons
You get the idea. Hopefully this will help you make DeskThing an extension of your setup - not just something on top
Customizable button locations
Customizable colors
Custom MiniPlayer height
Custom fonts
Custom icons
You get the idea. Hopefully this will help you make DeskThing an extension of your setup - not just something on top
December 1, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Workin on the new client. A big focus for this one is customization.
Customizable button locations
Customizable colors
Custom MiniPlayer height
Custom fonts
Custom icons
You get the idea. Hopefully this will help you make DeskThing an extension of your setup - not just something on top
Customizable button locations
Customizable colors
Custom MiniPlayer height
Custom fonts
Custom icons
You get the idea. Hopefully this will help you make DeskThing an extension of your setup - not just something on top
I think the car thing hacking scene has changed forever
@embed.dog really did something amazing with terbium
Hacking your Spotify Car Thing from ANY PLATFORM
youtu.be/RxUmyFUajiE
@embed.dog really did something amazing with terbium
Hacking your Spotify Car Thing from ANY PLATFORM
youtu.be/RxUmyFUajiE
Hacking your Spotify Car Thing from ANY PLATFORM
YouTube video by DeskThing
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I think the car thing hacking scene has changed forever
@embed.dog really did something amazing with terbium
Hacking your Spotify Car Thing from ANY PLATFORM
youtu.be/RxUmyFUajiE
@embed.dog really did something amazing with terbium
Hacking your Spotify Car Thing from ANY PLATFORM
youtu.be/RxUmyFUajiE
Linus Tech Tips just mentioned DeskThing on the WAN Show
I think I've peaked as a developer.
www.youtube.com/live/rIQlOYS...
I think I've peaked as a developer.
www.youtube.com/live/rIQlOYS...
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November 2, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Linus Tech Tips just mentioned DeskThing on the WAN Show
I think I've peaked as a developer.
www.youtube.com/live/rIQlOYS...
I think I've peaked as a developer.
www.youtube.com/live/rIQlOYS...
v0.9.0 just dropped and I'm genuinely so glad this nightmare has a good ending XDD
8 hours of nonstop debugging and banging your head against a wall has an effect on you - but it's just a daily experience as a developer
8 hours of nonstop debugging and banging your head against a wall has an effect on you - but it's just a daily experience as a developer
October 31, 2024 at 7:22 AM
v0.9.0 just dropped and I'm genuinely so glad this nightmare has a good ending XDD
8 hours of nonstop debugging and banging your head against a wall has an effect on you - but it's just a daily experience as a developer
8 hours of nonstop debugging and banging your head against a wall has an effect on you - but it's just a daily experience as a developer
Can whoever found my video with the search term: "
beethoven piano concerto 5" please let themselves be known? I'm seriously concerned...
beethoven piano concerto 5" please let themselves be known? I'm seriously concerned...
October 29, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Can whoever found my video with the search term: "
beethoven piano concerto 5" please let themselves be known? I'm seriously concerned...
beethoven piano concerto 5" please let themselves be known? I'm seriously concerned...
Just found I can load DeskThing faster than a song can finish
youtube.com/shorts/N8QvG...
Hopefully we can get flashing to be just as fast
youtube.com/shorts/N8QvG...
Hopefully we can get flashing to be just as fast
Modding The Spotify Car Thing Before The Song Ends #tech #opensource #modding #spotify #carthings
YouTube video by DeskThing
youtube.com
October 28, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Just found I can load DeskThing faster than a song can finish
youtube.com/shorts/N8QvG...
Hopefully we can get flashing to be just as fast
youtube.com/shorts/N8QvG...
Hopefully we can get flashing to be just as fast