topic Re: Different Now Playing screen in Android

Different Now Playing screen

Paki7491 — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:01:29 GMT

The other day I was driving, listening to a Playlist, and the now playing screen was radically different, it had full screen album art, with the controls on top, but would disappear, it was a beautiful UI, and then it was gone when I changed playlists..... I'm not lying, I dont use any other apps so I'm not confusing it with another app. I wish I had a screenshot.

Does anyone know what that was? Maybe it's a setting I turned off but darn now I want it back.

Edit: I found the following, but it's 6 months old. It shows what I had briefly.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/01/08/spotify-testing-redesigned-now-playing-screen-full-screen-album-art/

Anyone have any info on this being an update?

Re: Different Now Playing screen

Maria_B — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:15:26 GMT

Hey @Paki7491!

Welcome to the Spotify Community.

That's odd. Just to check, it happened with a Spotify created playlist? If so, could you send us the playlist URI?

We'll take a look.

Re: Different Now Playing screen

wowsaab — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 22:46:49 GMT

This is only on some Spotify playlists and release radar, at least for iOS. What exactly do you like about it? Blown up album artwork with vanishing player controls? The normal Spotify player is perfect and I hope the don't go with this SoundCloud looking junk.

Re: Different Now Playing screen

THoff — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 23:36:26 GMT

I love that full screen look. I hope they use it for all playlists. To those who want to see it, listen to release radar

Re: Different Now Playing screen

wowsaab — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 03:11:10 GMT

I just see album art as a timeless compliment to the music that shouldn't be cropped on the sides and covered with dark fades and controls, that then vanish whether we want or not. I would be surprised if any artist enjoys seeing their art represented like that.

Re: Different Now Playing screen

Milo90 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:32:23 GMT

I love the album cover art on full screen too but just happened to me in a spotify's official playlist like "channel x" but when I go to the same song in another playlist or album just it shows the same old way. I hoped it will be able with all songs. It is very cool.

Re: Different Now Playing screen

wowsaab — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:09:30 GMT

Bye bye full screen ui 🙂 so glad to see they ditched it (at least for me). Hope it doesn't creep back.

Re: Different Now Playing screen

phteev12 — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 11:21:50 GMT

It’s like this isn’t it?

Re: Different Now Playing screen

wowsaab — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:21:13 GMT

So hideous. This style is still used for Spotify playlists such as the one referenced above. Some may like it but even if you can get past the terrible blown up artwork and ui that covers it.. how can you be into the way it opens now playing automatically with controls that then dissapear? bleh

Re: Different Now Playing screen

EIGHTY2 — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:22:29 GMT

I have installed Spotify on my car andoidradio and i like the fullscreenfeature. Is there any way to get this run on all playlists or setting toggle?

Re: Different Now Playing screen

SpiderDude1 — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:24:40 GMT

I actually quite like the full screen look. won't leave multiple comments like some of us who are adament with our opinions but the vote seems to be in favor of the new look. We hope it comes back for good 😛

or at least as a toggle in setting to consider the very few who don't like change:/

Re: Different Now Playing screen

immabeeka — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:45:02 GMT

Well I'm sure they would fix that **bleep** if it's a style they decide to stick with lol

Re: Different Now Playing screen

joshfatal — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:34:36 GMT

It does it with certain songs, and it was animated somewhat. Listening to a playlist this song came up this way. Next song, back to normal. This is ugly. Funny how the moderator on here has no idea what it is. Also funny how Spotify can’t be bothered making a legit iPad app but they can throw random garbage in that accomplishes nothing.