Judging by the sentiment shared by my colleagues, I’m probably the only person at Android Authority and perhaps the wider world who dislikes Spotify’s overreliance on shortcut gestures. What can I say? I prefer tangible feedback, the type that only tapping a button provides.
I’m a firm believer in giving consumers options, especially when it comes to app design. Prescribing a specific workflow to consumers assumes that everyone is the same, and this simply isn’t true. We all have different needs, expectations, and methods for completing a task effectively. It’s important that you understand my point of view, as it’s not the functionality that Spotify’s shortcut gestures provide that alienates me, but rather the forced implementation of them.