

Other times, whatever you happened to be listening to last on your smartphone is what blasts out of your vehicle’s speakers. Last year, The Verge staff wrote odes to “the songs we unwittingly start our drive with.” It was never the best song that would play first, but because Apple would default to whatever was first in iTunes, you’d end up with some pretty random songs like “A-Plus” by Hieroglyphics, “A/B Machines” by Sleigh Bells, or “About to Die” by the Dirty Projectors. It doesn’t matter if you’re connecting through Bluetooth or a USB port, it happens.

For some reason, iPhones will automatically play whatever song is listed first alphabetically in your iTunes.

It’s happened to everyone: you plug your smartphone into your car, and then cringe when that song - the same song every time - begins to play.
