“When Apple Music first launched in iOS 8.4 on June 30, the streaming service was bombarded with hidden menus and a wild array of options.,” Oscar Raymundo reports for Macworld. “In fact, this “menus on menus on menus” design was one of our biggest complaints about Apple Music when it first launched. ”
“Well, if the iOS 9 public beta is any indication, it looks like Cupertino’s UX design wizards have started to clean up Apple Music’s messy interface,” Raymundo reports. “The iOS 9 update gives the Music app a subtle but much-needed makeover so you can spend less time browsing through options and more time actually listening to music.”
“Early reviews of Apple Music called it ‘uncharacteristically complicated by Apple standards,’ while others basically said it was a ‘hot mess,'” Raymundo reports. “Even though streaming services like Spotify and Tidal can be equally confusing, Apple prides itself on the simplicity of its products. The Apple Music updates in iOS 9 prove that the company is looking to simplify its streaming service, quickly getting rid of all the clutter to soften the learning curve.”
Read more, and see the screenshots, in the full article – recommended – here.
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