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TV Spatial Navigation - Spotify Engineering : Spotify Engineering

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Very often, when developing user interfaces, a lot of focus is given to the visuals, as that’s what primarily gets a user’s attention. However, other aspects are equally impactful for making the experience great but can be overlooked, like the user’s input – how the user interacts with the app. It is completely understandable that it might go unnoticed; most of the time, the platform", say Windows for Desktop, iOS for iPhone or Android TV for your home Smart TV, handles it instead of the application's developer. But what happens when this is not the case?This is the situation our team found ourselves in. We develop the Spotify experience for big screens, like home TVs and gaming consoles. One instance in particular that turned out to be challenging but fun was TV spatial navigation.

TV Spatial Navigation | Spotify Engineering TV Spatial Navigation Very often, when developing user interfaces, a lot of focus is given to the visuals, as that’s what primarily gets a user’s attention. However, other aspects are equally impactful for making the experience great but can be overlooked, like the user’s input – how the user interacts with the app. It is completely understandable that it might go unnoticed; most of the time, the platform, say Windows for Desktop, iOS for iPhone or Android TV for your home Smart TV, handles it instead of the application’s developer. But what happens

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