I've noticed that the Spotify app on iOS has updated recently, and frankly the new user interface is horrid. It's more akin to TikTok now in that you scroll through playlists one at a time. It used to be a lot more like the desktop interface in which there are several different genres of playlists you can sift through. I like this desktop version a lot more for a few reasons:
1. It is easier to use. It is far more streamlined and doesn't feel so clunky like the new mobile interface. Really, I find it easier to get to destinations within the app in the old interface as opposed to the new one
2. The new interface is ugly. Hear me out. The old interface was streamlined and everything had a place. I love using Spotify for this reason. Yet, the new interface is clunky and congested. I feel claustrophobic as I try to sift through playlists. Often times I end up just searching for whatever it is I'd like to listen to, but I really don't like this. I like finding new music and not just listening to the same old stuff.
3. The old interface provides more choice. Time and time again, people dare ask the question of if choice matters to humans, and the answer is always unequivocally yes. The new interface presents you with one option at a time, whereas the old interface provided you with multiple options/genres/playlists all at the glance of an eye. Overall, this made it far more easier to discover new playlists or releases from artists you love.
4. The new interface sticks you in a never ending loop. Let's return to my idea of choice and wanting to discover new songs. Spotify's algorithm already makes it hard to bust out of certain "genre loops" as I like to call them. What I mean by this is if you listen to a genre enough, pretty soon you will only be recommended that genre. No matter how much I try to best the algorithm, I am relentlessly beaten with the same old stuff. The new interface only makes this problem worse. Every time I open the app, it presents me with the same series of playlists that I really don't even care for.
The app is terrible now. It's gotten to the point where I've just been closing out of Spotify because I can hardly take it. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Spotify. The desktop interface is magnificent. There's a reason I use Spotify over other music streaming apps. However, I cannot stand this new user interface. It has taken so much fun and joy out of an app I love so much. I desperately plea to the Spotify gods to fix this. I understand why this change was made, but believe me it is NOT working and I know I am not the only person who feels this way.
*I've provided pictures of what each interface looks like for comparison. I hope this provides more insight into what I'm speaking on*