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[Mobile] Get rid of 'Create' button on mobile navigation bar

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I recently got the last update, and found that a fourth button was added to the bottom navbar. What's the point of this? It's in the way of entering 'Your Library' section, as this was the default spot for that button.

Besides that, does it really need to have a shortcut? How often do people create new playlists or blends? There's already a button for that in 'Your Library', so...

I think removing this button will improve UI.

Updated on 2025-07-31

 

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Top Answer
beomi

the new settings to turn off + button on nav bar appears at [my profile icon click -> settings -> contents and display -> + button toggle on the bottom of the list]. I successfully removed via that menu.

Comments
removecreatebutton7

Can’t you just swap places with the library button? Do you know how annoying it is to be running and wanting to quickly change songs. Man I really need to start checking these forums before updating 

biancacarmen

the location of the crate button has been a nuisance for me since it’s been implemented, and I know many other friends who share the same sentiments. 

 

I never use it rather just create a playlist from a song therefore, the constant accidental touching of it is really annoying. 

 

please allow users to be able to customize the interface and options at the bottom of the app so if those who like that feature want it there they can keep it

Jay_Leko

Please get rid of this button. It’s gets in the way of the normal UI. It is super aggravating. For those who want to create, it takes .5 seconds more to hit ‘Library’ then ‘Create’.

gerardjauros

Delete the "create" button that now appears at the bottom right in the phone app

luqta

There is no point in this button. Please remove or give us the liberty to customize. 

BiscoffBae

I hit the "create" button multiple times a day when trying to get to my library. Nobody needs the create bottom on the far right, who is creating playlists on the daily? 

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I’m really struggling with the recent change to the mobile app’s bottom navigation. The new “Create” tab means there are now 4 tabs instead of the original 3, and it’s honestly making the app much harder to use.

After years of using just 3 tabs, my thumb and brain are used to the old layout. Now I keep pressing the wrong tab by mistake, and it’s super frustrating. The new “Create” button isn’t something I use often—when I want to make a playlist, I always do it from my Library, and I don’t need super quick access to it.

Three tabs were clean, simple, and easy to navigate. Four just feels crowded and unnecessary, and I’ve seen lots of people on social media complaining about the exact same thing. Why change something that was working perfectly?

Please consider bringing back the 3-tab design, or at least let users customize what shows up in the bottom bar. The old UI was way better for muscle memory and efficient navigation!

beomi

Pleeeeeease remove this annoying button!

This is terror for UX.

I've never used this useless anti-user + button on nav bar 😞

martijnox

I’m really frustrated by this button from the start. I can’t believe there are people who’d make a new playlist remotely as much as they open their library to find those many playlists. **bleep** like this makes me consider switching streaming services. It messes with my daily flow of listening and navigating, day after day after day. 

guey

It would be so much more useful if they changed the "create" button to "profile".