Apple don’t really do testing like most companies. The real reason is that designers drive the Apple Music experience more than most products, and more of their ideas — both good and slightly nutty — make it to release because the current Apple execs aren’t super passionate about music.
This is one area that would be very different if Jobs was still around.
I think Apple Music is very well designed
I’ve been up since 2:30. 😂
Yep. It is ironically the best music app on Android too.
I have not found a single app that can compete for features or ease of use.
* store your own music and play from icloud anywhere (even android)
* lossless + atmos (usually competitors have one, but not the other)
* beautiful reactive UI on all platforms
* karaoke mode removes vocals
* airplay + lyrics + vocal remover makes an ipad a full karaoke machine
etc…
I have Spotify Family, i’ve tried Tidal, YouTube Music… still can’t let go of Apple Music.
For me it’s too nested for quick navigation. Do love Spotify. Haven’t used Tidal yet, but should definitely check it out for obvious reasons.
Today I agree, but they’ve had some disastrous attempts in the last 6 or 7 years and they’ve had to course correct a few times. And I hear the new Classical app is pretty bad. It would be better if SJ was still there.
I'm sure Steve would delight in the Apple ecosystem being as difficult to leave once you've committed to it fully, but hate how overdesigned macOS and iOS are at the expense of the user experience.
Insert helloSystem documentation here.
I think iOS is very well designed!
This thread is doing a good job of highlighting how hard it is to please everyone :)
From a UI point of view, iOS is very well designed and has had years of polish from the overly flat iOS 7 to find the balance between minimalism and skeuomorphism.
The UX, however, has only gotten worse since Jobs' passing due to the prioritization of surface-level simplicity over genuinel simplification of complex computing tasks.
Just scroll down to the "Links" part to read Richard Mori's articles, if you'd rather not read additional fluff.
