Hi Phil,
I've just downloaded and tested UHD Radio on a Vivo phone (running Android 13 / Funtoch OS) and here are a few hot-off-the-press comments.
First of all, I'd like to point out that it works perfectly. I've actually got the headphones in my ears!
But after that, I'd also like to make a few criticisms about the interface.
When you first discover the application, the interface is confusing. In any case, I'm not familiar with the world of high-definition radio.
The top half of the screen is taken up by very large text in which you are tempted to see something other than text (a link to a website, for example). Curiously, some of this text is replicated immediately afterwards, this time in small type. Only then will we understand why the entire top space is 'reserved'.
Then you notice the big green and red buttons and guess that you have to press them.
Press them, yes, but to start or stop what: an audio stream, a video presentation, etc?
OK, an audio stream!
The blue icons on either side of these big buttons are links to something, but apart from the one with the 'i' on it, you can't work out what it's for if you're not a UHD geek.
As for the line of logos under the red and green buttons, for a moment I thought they were possible sponsors of the application and it took me a few moments to realise that I had to click on them to select the origin of the stream.
In short, the way these different elements are arranged on the page makes it hard to understand the underlying logic. And as this is an application for the 'general public', that means that there are probably a large number of users who are likely to react like me
I think that, as a guy from Europe, I'm not necessarily familiar with the radio stations you're referring to. But your audience will be worldwide...
I'm posting the interface as it appears on my smartphone so that other contributors can submit their own impressions and possibly their profound disagreement with what I've just written.
I'd like to conclude by saying that: once you've assimilated the interface, the way the application works is impeccable and I feel I'm going to be listening to some great music for a while!
Thank you for this.
Renaud