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 threadTim Fengler
@marcoarment I like it!
Aug 9, 2025 at 8:31amIvory for iOS