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Product Strategist β€’ Officer β€’ Developer
Interface Designer β€’ Architect β€’ Brander

Leave MacOS Toolbars At Top

I appreciate the gusto if this is purely experimental, but I think the design, function, and placement of this separate bottom toolbar in the Music app may be the single worst UI change in macOS 26.

Suggested Changes

  • Move and merge the full toolbar back to the top
  • Stay in same place when queue or lyrics selected
  • Make volume popup from toolbar and have mute
  • Collapse volume popup when clicked second time
  • Don't blur song title and info when mouse over
  • Move star icon to the toolbar and always show
  • Make all icons including playback the same size
  • Move shuffle to right of playback, left of repeat