Music app Doppler has gained a CarPlay app, Siri support, and more

By Oliver Haslam
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What you need to know

  • Doppler has received support for Siri requests as well as a new CarPlay app.
  • The updated app is available as a free download for existing users.

Popular music playback app Doppler has received its big version 2.3 update today. This new release brings with it some new features that are well worth the download, not least a new CarPlay app for listening to your music on the go.

Doppler has built a following for being a music app capable of playing back multiple filetypes without the need to be connected to a computer for syncing purposes. It already offers a desktop-class music listening experience, but version 2.3 changes things up by adding support for Siri commands and suggestions.

With Doppler 2.3 installed users will be able to use Siri commands to interact with their music like never before.

Siri Commands

  • Supports standard playback commands (play/pause, skip forward/backward)
  • Supports media specific commands (i.e. play album, play playlist, play liked songs) - Available in English, French, German, and Spanish

Siri will also offer suggestions on the iOS Lock screen and other places throughout the system, too.

Other improvements include a new CarPlay app that takes advantage of new iOS 14 APIs for the first time. Users can quickly access their library while on the move and you can, of course, use Siri instead of your fingers when navigating throughout the app.

Doppler now also integrates with Spotlight, making it easier to find the songs you're looking for right from your iPhone's Home screen.

All of that and more is now available for download from the App Store. It's a free update while new users can get in on the fun for just $6.99.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.