Fixing the Xbox Music UI

[Ebuka Allison]

The blocky charging Icon makes it obviously 8.1. But is it sideloaded or a hack or something? Or a very mean photoshop

 

[tapehead]

Probably an app he's been working on and deployed with the SDK.

But believe me, we are all pawing at his pantlegs!

 

[Bernard Ofori]

Mehn I wish we could have Zune instead of Xbox. Xbox is such a mess.smh

 

[Ebuka Allison]

If it is, could he share XD. Besides, I don't really think Xbox music is a mess. On the computer and web.l, it's decent. I do think that Microsoft is killing the Xbox Music brand with this app though. That's 1.5 million(total no of people on 8.1 at last count) people now who are gonna have mixed feelings about Xbox anything. Oh and the video app is decent tbh.

 

[travis_valkyrie]

I appreciate you guys like my work, but it is nothing special really. Unfortunately I can't release the app for obvious reasons, one being the app is heavily based off copyrighted materials, so I'm using this for myself. Like the others guessed, I have started developing this app since the release of xbox music before 8.1 came out, likely because I have had quite a sluggish experience with it. It's still in development but it already does play my music so I'm kinda slacking off, although genres and playlists still doesn't work so I couldn't get screenshots of them. Artist images look different rather because I configure them manually, somehow I cannot get the feed to work and displays blank instead so I didn't bother with it. There's still a lot to fix and to add, and takes an awful lot of time for me to develop since I ain't no Rudy Huyn.

Here are a couple more screenshots.

Here's what the player looks like when it's not playing anything, it displays the last played song instead.


Artist pane


Albums pane


Songs pane


Artist view

 

[tapehead]

...You need to get with Rudy Huyn and finish this. I bet you two could finish it before Microsoft even figures out how to add a stop button.

 

[jomarr]

i appreciate you guys like my work, but it is nothing special really. Unfortunately i can't release the app for obvious reasons, one being the app is heavily based off copyrighted materials, so i'm using this for myself. Like the others guessed, i have started developing this app since the release of xbox music before 8.1 came out, likely because i have had quite a sluggish experience with it. It's still in development but it already does play my music so i'm kinda slacking off, although genres and playlists still doesn't work so i couldn't get screenshots of them. Artist images look different rather because i configure them manually, somehow i cannot get the feed to work and displays blank instead so i didn't bother with it. There's still a lot to fix and to add, and takes an awful lot of time for me to develop since i ain't no rudy huyn.

Here are a couple more screenshots.

Here's what the player looks like when it's not playing anything, it displays the last played song instead.
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artist pane
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albums pane
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songs pane
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artist view
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​i want this

 

[omgitsnick]

I love it!!!!!!! well it looks similar to the Xbox Music app but the main ui and how it's pink and orange and very zune-y is what really gives it away. I also like how there's the pink visualizer at the bottom as well. But like you said its really copyright-heavy, I'd take down the images, there could be a chance of you getting a cease and desist letter from Microsoft.

 

[tapehead]

I love it!!!!!!! well it looks similar to the Xbox Music app but the main ui and how it's pink and orange and very zune-y is what really gives it away. I also like how there's the pink visualizer at the bottom as well. But like you said its really copyright-heavy, I'd take down the images, there could be a chance of you getting a cease and desist letter from Microsoft.

They would have no claim on a mock-up.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

somebody should tell rudy huyn or daniel gary lol. 6tunes, 6player, 6music?

 

[Siah1214]

somebody should tell rudy huyn or daniel gary lol. 6tunes, 6player, 6music?

6une?

 

[berty6294]

I mean you can share the app with the internet for people to sideloard if they want, you just can't put it in the store.

 

[Keith Wallace]

Pass on both. I'd rather just get 8.0 back.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

Pass on both. I'd rather just get 8.0 back.

8.0 just for music...that's a bit extreme.
I have an 8.0 phone and using it just feels weird. It looks similar but feels off...

 

[tapehead]

I mean you can share the app with the internet for people to sideloard if they want, you just can't put it in the store.

This.

 

[omgitsnick]

I mean you can share the app with the internet for people to sideloard if they want, you just can't put it in the store.

I thought it's illegal to distribute copyright content you don't have the rights to. Obviously the app he made is using zune aesthetics, not to mention also the name.

 

[tapehead]

I thought it's illegal to distribute copyright content you don't have the rights to. Obviously the app he made is using zune aesthetics, not to mention also the name.

All he'd have to change is the name. You can't copyright pink and brown.