Marco ArmentAug 8, 2025

Integrating my now-playing controls with the new design language is hard. The biggest challenge: Where do I put the ad?

The system button-shadow style looks best at the screen edges, and can't stack (system-style toolbar buttons AND a capsule-style ad look bad next to each other).

Some options I'm playing with:

Show threadMarco ArmentAug 8, 2025

1 is the closest to the status quo.

2 seems safe, but I don't love the toolbar-style buttons floating in the middle like that.

Leaning toward 3 myself, but it's pretty different from the status quo.

Do you have a clear preference?

1: Bottom capsule ad, orange bottom controls
23.2%
2: Bottom flat ad, toolbar-style bottom controls
20.3%
3: Top flat ad, toolbar-style bottom controls
56.5%
Poll ended at .
Show threadMarco ArmentAug 8, 2025
I played with this wild idea a bit for a top ad. I don't think I like it, but I'm glad I tried it.
Show threadDaniel O’
@marcoarment Personality… I like it up there cause it’s out of the way for controls and stuff. But… depending on the terms you might have value in accidental clicks. (Not your terms, but industry in general)
Aug 9, 2025 at 1:17amWeb