Not being able to save tracks for offline use on mobile has been bothering me for a while. Maybe I'm an edge case, but I do a lot of listening while commuting, which means no Internet on the subway here in NYC. That means SoundCloud isn't even an option for me unless I'm at my desk.
Also, I can't save a collection of favorite tracks in any meaningful way. I can favorite them, but they quickly get lost in the mobile UI if I do too much of that. I end up relying on global search every time I want to revisit a song or artist.
Overall it seems like UX hasn't been a top priority for them.
I'd love to pay Soundcloud actual money for the ability to cache songs for offline listening in the mobile app! This would be a killer feature for a listener-focused subscription tier.
Yes. I observed case of two media houses making mobile news apps. They both have roughly similar market share in country, and both apps are well working and okay designed.
However, during commute, the ratio of mobile use I observe is roughly 95:5. Why? Because one of the apps automatically downloads all morning news for offline reading at 6am.
-Also, I can't save a collection of favorite tracks in any meaningful way. I can favorite them, but they quickly get lost in the mobile UI if I do too much of that. I end up relying on global search every time I want to revisit a song or artist.
You can use playlists to save collections of tracks
Sure, but that's a workaround not a feature. I personally don't consume music in playlist format (on Spotify or wherever else). It forces me to still remember "oh yeah, playlist A has those few tracks from XYZ artist".
I'd prefer to have a screen that can sort my saved tracks in a meaningful way.
They "broke" that in the mobile app. It used to be that it would cache the stuff you had listened to (very useful in London where there is no network signal in the tube), but now it seems you always have to be online to listen.
Also, I can't save a collection of favorite tracks in any meaningful way. I can favorite them, but they quickly get lost in the mobile UI if I do too much of that. I end up relying on global search every time I want to revisit a song or artist.
Overall it seems like UX hasn't been a top priority for them.