I stripped the distractions out of Android Auto, and I like it so much more now
A calmer dashboard changed everything
Android fans have observed the prevalence of wavy progress bars in Google's design language, particularly in Material 3 Expressive interfaces, including Android Auto. However, the significance of user sentiment towards this design element has remained largely unclear. Recently, the Android Auto wavy progress bar unexpectedly reverted to a straight line for certain users, particularly when streaming music in full-screen mode on Spotify.
This change provided an opportunity to gauge reader opinions on the wavy design versus the traditional straight line. Remarkably, over 1,300 readers participated in voting, with some comments expressing notably polarized views on the topic.
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