Live Status
Live Status
Live Status
iOS Feature Concept / Social Music Experience / 2026
iOS Feature Concept /
Social Music Experience / 2026
Overview
Overview
What would it look like if real-time music activity lived directly inside someone’s contact card?
Live Status explores what music sharing could look like inside the iOS contact experience.
What would it look like if real-time music activity lived directly inside someone’s contact card?
Live Status explores what music sharing could look like inside the iOS contact experience.
The Concept
The Concept
By combining Spotify’s Friend Activity with the visual personality of Apple’s Contact Posters, the concept creates a subtle way for users to express what they’re listening to without needing to post about it.
The goal was to make music feel present, personal, and discoverable within everyday communication.
By combining Spotify’s Friend Activity with the visual personality of Apple’s Contact Posters, the concept creates a subtle way for users to express what they’re listening to without needing to post about it.
The goal was to make music feel present, personal, and discoverable within everyday communication.
The Experience
The Experience
I designed the prototype around one main moment: opening someone’s contact card and instantly seeing what they’re listening to when the feature is active.
The live waveform and now-playing card were designed to feel native to the Contact Poster, not like a feature layered on top of it.
I designed the prototype around one main moment: opening someone’s contact card and instantly seeing what they’re listening to when the feature is active.
The live waveform and now-playing card were designed to feel native to the Contact Poster, not like a feature layered on top of it.
The Privacy Layer
The Privacy Layer
Music can say a lot about someone’s mood, taste, or even what they’re going through, so sharing needed more nuance than a simple on/off toggle.
I explored states like "Live, Just Finished, Quiet Hours, Hidden, and Off" to give people control without making the experience feel heavy.
Music can say a lot about someone’s mood, taste, or even what they’re going through, so sharing needed more nuance than a simple on/off toggle.
I explored states like "Live, Just Finished, Quiet Hours, Hidden, and Off" to give people control without making the experience feel heavy.
The Utility
The Utility
I added one small action that made the concept more useful: "Add to my Queue"
Instead of just seeing what someone is listening to, you can act on it right away. That turns passive music presence into a lightweight recommendation moment.
I added one small action that made the concept more useful: "Add to my Queue"
Instead of just seeing what someone is listening to, you can act on it right away. That turns passive music presence into a lightweight recommendation moment.
The Outcome
The Outcome
The final result was a five-screen interactive prototype designed around Apple’s interface patterns and completed in one focused session.
The concept could work as a native iOS feature, an Apple Music extension, or a more privacy-focused alternative to Spotify Friend Activity.
The final result was a five-screen interactive prototype designed around Apple’s interface patterns and completed in one focused session.
The concept could work as a native iOS feature, an Apple Music extension, or a more privacy-focused alternative to Spotify Friend Activity.
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