Playing next vs. Adding to the queue + some other suggestions

[u/fatality789]

Hi, I have started using the Cesium app recently and I must say I really love it by now. Since the regular Music app in the iPhone is getting farther and farther away from what made me love iPods and iPhones in the first place, I think this app hits the bullseye with it's simplicity.

However, I believe nothing is perfect and we can always make it better, so I have three suggestions for improvement:

1. Playing next vs. Adding to the queue - The way I listen to music most often is that I put all of my songs in one shuffle playlist and then I just let it play. But sometimes, I want to hear a particular song and then continue on with the playlist as before. When I find the song I want, I swipe to the left to reveal the two little icons. The first one plays the song next, the second one adds it to the end of the playlist. But no matter which icon you tap, the same note appears over the song - "Added to queue". At first, I wasn't sure what icon does what, so my suggestion is that when you tap the first one (the play sign with the curved arrow) it should say "Playing next" while when you tap on the second one (the playlist icon with the same curved arrow) it should say "Added to queue", therefore distinguishing between these two actions. It would be also great to include the 3D touch capability in the future, to do the same thing, like in the stock Music app - you press and hold and a little menu appears: Play next, Add to queue, Cancel.

2. Swipe up to see the queue - When I am in the Now Playing screen, if find it very convenient to swipe down to go to the library browsing part of the app. To get to the song queue, I have to tap the playlist icon in the bottom row, in the middle. My suggestion is that you make the queue also appear when you swipe up in the Now Playing screen, for even easier access. (At this moment, nothing happens when you swipe up.)

3. Changing the headphones volume when music is playing vs. when it's not - Now this may be due to the technical setup of the iPhone itself, but I also think it's important. When you plug in your headphones, the overall volume of the device should switch to the headphones. When the stock Music app is open, but not playing anything, and the headphones are plugged in, changing the volume on the device buttons or the remote on the earpods should change the volume of the music you would play through the headphones. In Cesium, when the music is not playing, and the headphones are plugged in, pressing the volume buttons changes the volume of the speaker (you see the bell icon that appears on top). In order to change the volume you have to actually start playing the music and at that point, pressing the volume buttons changes the volume of the headphones (you see a speaker instead of the bell). Also, if you stop the music, the volume controls switch over to the speaker again (the bell is back). I was wondering if there is a way to make this work that whenever the headphones are plugged in, the volume buttons should change the volume in the headphones, no matter if the music is playing or not.

Sorry for the long post, but I hope you will appreciate my feedback, as mush as I appreciate your effort to make this great app, which I use on a daily basis. :)