Hi,
First, I wanted to say that I appreciate the effort to streamline the spotify app & keep it modern. But, as someone who spends 2+ hours finding & curating music in spotify every single day, with a massive library, the changes to the "like" button are rather devastating to me.
The problematic changes (in my opinion) are these, in the order of decreasing impact:
1. The heart (like) icon is no longer visible next to tracks inside of playlists
2. The heart (like) icon is no longer visible in the "Now Playing" view for a song
3. Songs added to a playlist are automatically added to the "liked" song list (unless you manually deselect "Liked songs" when adding the song)
For years I have been relying on the heart icon as a binary rating system, distinguishing the "really good tracks" from the "pretty good tracks". A third of the songs in my playlists (10,000 songs total) have the prized designation of "liked", and this designation is crucial when I'm building playlists for specific events or playing something on demand. Years of work have gone into choosing which songs in my library receive this designation. So by far the biggest loss for me with this app update is that this designation is completely invisible within a playlist, on iOS.
The other problematic issue is that when I click the "add to playlist" button or the "plus" icon, the song is automatically added to "liked songs". 75% of the time, this is definitely *not* what I want, as it will quickly pollute that carefully-curated list of liked songs. This means extra care is needed (i.e. an extra step) to deselect "liked songs" when adding a track to *any* playlist of mine for the first time. This now provides an opportunity for human error, and headaches later on when I discover my mistake.
I will say though, the ability to add a track to multiple playlists at once, and *see playlist membership*, is a truly amazing feature. But I would still prefer the old UI if it means I can get my heart icons back.
Proposed solutions:
1. Bring back the heart icon next to tracks inside of a playlist (this is crucial)
2. Bring back the heart icon on the "Now playing" screen
3. When adding a track to a playlist, deselect "liked songs" by default (when presenting the list of playlist options)
It seems there is ample space in the UI to bring the heart icon back -- both inside of a playlist, and on the "now playing" screen. Please please please bring that back, I am entirely reliant on that feature.
As a music fanatic who spends a significant portion of my waking life inside of spotify, this is super important to me. Thanks so much!
Staff / Moderator/ 2 years ago in Social & Random