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UX def sucks. I don't understand how a design-focused company that invests so much into its design teams (www.spotify.design) can create a user interface so clu
by boraoztunc 3y ago
UX def sucks. I don't understand how a design-focused company that invests so much into its design teams (www.spotify.design) can create a user interface so cluttered and hard to navigate to find music. After years of using it, I've recently discovered (on mobile) that they've hidden the search and sorting on top of the playlists.
My home page is full of things I'm not interested in; there is no way to customize which are displayed. And enough of pushing podcasts.
I've created a (free) web app using Spotify API, Echoes, with a simple interface to see your top artists and songs, it also has a New Discovery section to generate playlists based on your listening algorithm.
https://echoesapp.io https://echoesapp.io
- rchaud 3y agoThat's because "good design" and "scrambling for profitability" don't go together. The UI is cluttered because they are trying to jam in multiple media types (music, video, long podcasts). Why? Because they lose money on music.
- Vorh 3y agoWas going to try this out, but the permissions required are too much for me. View your email Add and remove items in Your Library Create, edit, and follow private playlists Create, edit, and follow playlists Manage who you follow on Spotify Stream and control Spotify on your other devices
- boraoztunc 3y agoI understand. It seems like too much, but I've no intention of storing or doing something with the data. Spotify API lets us follow artists, like songs through the app, and create playlists. Also, there is a built-in player that we can listen to the songs and playlists directly without opening the Spotify app. You should try, pretty cool.