Fountain 1.4.4 - CarPlay and Android Auto
We've made some major improvements to playback in the car - just in time for your drive home for Christmas.
Fountain has always been compatible with CarPlay and Android Auto, but the app has never really been optimised for use when driving. As the world takes to the roads to travel home to their families, we wanted to make some timely improvements to offer the best in-car experience possible.
You can now use your vehicles’s built-in controls to open Fountain and find something to listen to. That might not sound like headline news, but if you who often listen to Fountain in the car, this will be music to your ears.
The Home tab shows your recently played episodes, making it easy to pick up where you left off. You can also explore trending episodes and trending tracks, which are recommendations from other listeners you are following.
The new Library tab now includes Albums, Artists, Episodes, Shows and Tracks. There is also a dedicated page for Downloads, in case you’re driving through area with poor coverage. The Queue tab remains unchanged and works just as it always has.
We’ve also added collection playback to improve listening continuity. When you select an item from an Album, Artist, Trending Tracks, or Tracks page, we’ll now load and play the entire collection starting from your selected item.
Finally, here’s a quick look at Android Auto, which also features library search. The new in-car improvements are available now in version 1.4.4 on iOS and Android.
We would love to hear how you’re finding Fountain. Please submit your thoughts and feedback via the main menu in the app and we will take it on board as we continue to improve the app.
If you want to help test new features out before they get released, you can join Fountain Beta on Telegram. All iOS and Android users welcome.