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One Hit Wonder
May 16, 2019
Not for now

Integrate Deezer on Tesla

  • May 16, 2019
  • 85 replies
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Make Deezer available to work through the Tesla infotainment system? Spotify now is integrated Deezer should partner with Tesla, they are currently in the top 5 richest car companies and rising quickly
    Pinned Reply By Rudi

    Hey @paul.johnson 

    Thank you for your support. We're keen to develop more integrations, including this one, but it isn't on the cards for now.

    This may change if we gather more votes on this idea :relaxed:

     

    85 replies

    Guitar Hero
    November 22, 2022

    I second that!

    Roadie
    April 16, 2023

    Have cancelled the renewal of my Deezer subscription because the Spotify integration in a Tesla just works and the Deezer-via-bluetooth to my device in the car is clunky and more often doesn’t.

    As others report, it routinely fails to display artwork, ignores button presses to skip and restart tracks, and most commonly, doesn’t work at all.

    A reminder that, regardless what you think of them, Tesla’s quarterly production isn’t far short of 0.5 million units now.

    Roadie
    April 16, 2023

    Not having a cell phone there is no option for me to run Deezer in my Tesla via bluetooth.  I understand both that I am a rarity without a cell and also that integration is most likely Tesla’s call but is Deezer even lobbying them for integration?

    Likely many of us support Deezer because the word is that it supports artists better than the other music streaming options.  I have been willing to put up with some clunkiness in the belief that this is true but at a certain point everyone needs functionality.

    Guitar Hero
    April 16, 2023

    Yeah, I totally agree and second that! Apart from having a Deezer app integrated to Tesla OS, you should at least fix the artwork display and skip button issues! Using the iTunes app via Bluetooth (not speaking of the built-in Apple Music app) everything is fine and smooth, but via the Deezer app, using the same device, it’s all rusty! Come on, fix this please!

    GropplerZorn
    Superuser
    Superuser
    April 16, 2023

    Feels like this is more a Tesla thing than a deezer thing. This article speaks to CarPlay, but addresses the issue at hand.

    https://www.idropnews.com/news/faq-do-teslas-have-carplay/190972

    Deezer Legend
    Roadie
    April 20, 2023

    Needs an update from @Rudi on progress here. Love Deezer but if it's not gonna work right in the car, I can't keep it. Other options are just as good AND work flawlessly in the tesla

    September 27, 2023

    Any news on this subject? It's is becoming verry annoying.that I need to subscribe to two services.

    Roadie
    October 5, 2023

    Status is not for now, is there any planning about when it will be implemented?

    GropplerZorn
    Superuser
    Superuser
    October 6, 2023

    hello @nathan46 , @Freek , and @asi 

    I can certainly empathize with the Tesla owners (although not one myself), and also understand just how many of you there are, and how many more will be in the future. It seems as though this would be a desirable market to tap into.

    That said, I think we all understand the nature of Tesla, and its self-sufficiency, and I have to wonder, purely out of speculation, if this is something on their side, as with CarPlay.

    Tests have shown the streaming bitrate for the Tesla in-car Spotify app to be variable, averaging around 128 to 160kbps, not exactly the quality deezer is shooting for. 

    Tidal is similarly nerfed when streaming over cellular, dropping to a lossy stream. Again, as I don’t have a Tesla, I can’t speak to the quality of either service in the car.

    When I read about it online, it seems as if many people use bluetooth in their Teslas, because they aren’t happy with the native Tesla apps. In the absence of CarPlay, or a native app that supports hifi, that's probably the route I would go as well, and just stream deezer from my phone.

     

    anyway, @Rudi is long gone, he is no longer a part of the deezer team. Maybe one of the current Community Managers will chime in. Thanks for the chat.

    Deezer Legend
    bloodline
    One Hit Wonder
    One Hit Wonder
    October 16, 2023

    We need a native Deezer app for Tesla, come on guys!

     

    I am planning to see if I can access the Tesla SDK once my current contract comes to an end. I wonder how had an web app would be?