Spotify desktop app go offline. As part of updates to its Windows and web desktop apps, the official Spotify for Linux client has picked up a minor redesign.
Well, sort of.
The company is testing a small redesign of the main player control UI in its desktop app with a sub-section of Spotify desktop users.
With this latest update, iOS users will see a new design for the mobile app interface. Seemingly, Spotify wants to overhaul its user experience as part of its larger plan to break into new markets.
Not everyone using the official Spotify app can see the new look —and not everyone who can is happy about it!
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- Spotify may be looking to redesign its desktop app to look more like the streaming service’s web player. App reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong found the possible redesign and posted images of it on Twitter. She notes that it looks pretty much the same as the web player.
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- Spotify's app gets an overhaul to make it easier to access your favourite tunes. Evening,' depending on the time of day and a layout to reflect your listening habits. And possibly planning.
The new version has since rolled out to all users.
Redesigned Player Toolbar
Jeroen, one of our Twitter followers, is among the testing group. He pinged us a screenshot of the new design as it looks on his Linux desktop: https://browncc290.weebly.com/spotify-playlist-download-icon-grey.html.
@omgubuntu It looks like Spotify has updated it's UI for Ubuntu! The bar at the bottom is now centered and they changed some colors. https://browncc290.weebly.com/spotify-app-windows-download.html. pic.twitter.com/L1NicEarKq
— Jeroen (@jjeroennl) November 7, 2016
Unless you have the old version in front of you, you probably can’t spot what’s changed.
Player controls are now entered. The progress bar no longer spans the width of the window, and is no longer green. Repeat and shuffle options sit either side of the main player controls.
Icons for volume, playlist and available devices (e.g. Chromecast) sit tucked in the lower right hand corner.
The tweak means the sidebar is now larger by default, which gives album artwork more prominence when expanded (as in the image above). Track name and artist sit inline with the rest of this new toolbar. The “new playlist” button is now more prominent and has a text label.
The sidebar background is now black, and category items no longer have symbolic icons beside them.
Spotify premium mod apk download cracked. Not a dramatic overhaul, but one that is (arguably) cleaner — and it’s reassuring to see it’s also being tested on Linux users.
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