I went online to find a music app to play my own music that is added to my phone.
I came across Poweramp and thought I would give it a test.
It is now downloaded and I started up a song to see what the play screen looks like. (See attached screenshot as to what I saw.)
The first thing I noticed was the really messy interface.
Containing the music art.
On top of that and rotating the title of the music piece.
Just below the title a thumbs up / thumbs down.
To the right of that the 3 dot drop down menu.
4 buttons faded into the background.
Below the equalizer vertical bars.
On top of that the play buttons.
Just below left. Current time in the track. To the right shows how long the track is.
Below middle. Type of file.
Below additional options faded in.
First of all a welcome screen should be seen upon installing the app asking questions in relation to what to see.
I would right away hide the equalizer bars (as an option to not show these), as I find it distracting to see it when playing a file.
I would probably have the title in the top and then the cover art just below it.
I would remove the thumbs up/down. I do not need these. I even wonder why it is there. I just plan on playing my own music.
Place the 3 dot into the bottom options icons menu.
Remove the faded options seen just below the cover art, and consolidate these with the options in the bottom.
Remove some options that are more general from the play screen and add these into the settings screen.
Bottom options have these fit better in with the area it is located in.
Because of this UI, I might just have to uninstall the app.
I will wait and see the response to my feedback. As I got a feeling that app is really good, but that the initial impression i get is that the UI is messy and crowded.
I went online to find a music app to play my own music that is added to my phone. I came across Poweramp and thought I would give it a test. It is now downloaded and I started up a song to see what the play screen looks like. (See attached screenshot as to what I saw.) The first thing I noticed was the really messy interface. Containing the music art. On top of that and rotating the title of the music piece. Just below the title a thumbs up / thumbs down. To the right of that the 3 dot drop down menu. 4 buttons faded into the background. Below the equalizer vertical bars. On top of that the play buttons. Just below left. Current time in the track. To the right shows how long the track is. Below middle. Type of file. Below additional options faded in. First of all a welcome screen should be seen upon installing the app asking questions in relation to what to see. I would right away hide the equalizer bars (as an option to not show these), as I find it distracting to see it when playing a file. I would probably have the title in the top and then the cover art just below it. I would remove the thumbs up/down. I do not need these. I even wonder why it is there. I just plan on playing my own music. Place the 3 dot into the bottom options icons menu. Remove the faded options seen just below the cover art, and consolidate these with the options in the bottom. Remove some options that are more general from the play screen and add these into the settings screen. Bottom options have these fit better in with the area it is located in. Because of this UI, I might just have to uninstall the app. I will wait and see the response to my feedback. As I got a feeling that app is really good, but that the initial impression i get is that the UI is messy and crowded.
