SpotifyPlus patcher for BYD infotainment. Fully functional Spotify UI, LHS/RHS layout + auto-resume
I’ve been playing around with Spotify on my 2023 Atto 3 because the OEM app is only partially functional for me. Home and Recent don’t load properly and it is quite limited, although playback/library still work. If BYD put a bit more effort into maintaining the native Spotify experience, I probably wouldn’t have needed to do this. My aim was just to bring the experience a bit closer to Tesla in terms of usability and polish.
I ended up making a small Windows patcher for anyone who has already unlocked APK/app installation on their BYD infotainment.
It takes a clean, official Spotify 8.9.76.538 APK and creates a separate SpotifyPlus version specifically adjusted not to conflict with the OEM version.
Main changes:
- installs alongside the factory Spotify. it doesn’t replace or modify the OEM app
- renamed to SpotifyPlus with a separate package so both versions can coexist
- Fully functional UI with DJ X, easy to start radio of a song, lyrics, albums, artists info, etc. Font was enlarged to work better on BYD display
- choice of LHS or RHS navigation/player layout depending on your preference/driving side
- background playback restoration when the car starts
I’ve tested the RHS version on my 23 Atto 3 and it’s been working very well.
This is only useful if you have already enabled installation of third-party APKs on your BYD. It doesn’t unlock the head unit or bypass BYD’s installation restrictions.
For anyone understandably cautious about downloading a random EXE: the whole project is open source on GitHub, the Windows build is made automatically by GitHub Actions from the public source, and the release includes a SHA-256 checksum. The patcher also does not contain or distribute Spotify itself. You download the original Spotify APK separately and the modification happens locally on your PC.
Github Link