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A new
apple music
experience

Apple music is my go-to music streaming app I’ve used for nearly a decade. While I was talking to my friends about different kinds of streaming apps, some ideas for enhancement started to  emerge in my mind.

GETTING STARTED

Analysis

To determine grounds of enhancements, I’ve analyzed the app in terms of its current information architecture, and received various feedback from current users.

Current IA Breakdown

In analyzing Apple Music’s current IA, I identified several potential areas of enhancement. Although the current app does include numerous interesting features, I thought that reorganizing and simplifying them would further maximize the usability of the app.

Interview Takeaways

Conducting a brief interview on the app’s features helped me to gain a better understanding of how certain features should be altered or improved. It was interesting to discover overlaps and variances between my friends’ and my feelings toward each feature. Below is a screenshot of the notes I’ve taken during the interview. From the feedback received, I decided to focus on enhancing features that emerged the most.

GETTING STARTED

Design

I first focused on our research strategy in order to identify the opportunities for growth and enhancement.

Love&Unlove Songs

  • Easily love and unloved songs in the home screen of your phone without the hassle of having to unlock your phone to do so. 
    • A new personalized dashboard with unique courses catered to user’s mood and progress monitoring
    • Newly organized categories of themes and activities, with quick & easy on top for easier access

    Apple Music 60 Sec

  • We all know how picky you can be about letting new music into your playlist. Preview up to 60 seconds of music recommended to your taste, and decide if you grant its entrance.

    • Creating New Station

  • Create your own station based on your liked artist or song, and feel free to invite your friends to jam together!
    • A new page to customize all settings to user’s needs, and view all completed courses & activities
    • Newly organized categories of themes and activities, with quick & easy on top for easier access

    Search Results by Themes

  • View search results by organized themes.

    • Multi-Select Songs

    You'll be able to select multiple songs to add or delete them from your playlist.
    • A new page to customize all settings to user’s needs, and view all completed courses & activities
    • A new page to customize all settings to user’s needs, and view all completed courses & activities

    Editing Options

  • A new page to customize all setting to your needs.