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 threadRobert 
@marcoarment I also like this one the best. Not sure about the layering (shouldn't the ad be on the same layer as the cover art), but the down arrow in lower left is the key for me here. As a right handed max phone user, I love the reachability.. top left controls are always a thumb workout.
Aug 9, 2025 at 6:46amWeb