Windows 11: Microsoft is finally redesigning the volume flyout
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:10 pm
Windows 11’s leaked preview brought in some interesting new additions – including improved support for multi-monitor setups and touchscreen gestures. It appears that there are some nifty features hidden away in the leaked build, including a redesigned volume flyouts for media controls. For those unaware, volume flyout or music flyout is the little box that pops up on the top-left corner when you change the volume on your device using keyboard shortcuts. When you’re playing media via apps like Chrome, Groove Music and Spotify, it shows media controls. These media controls allow users to change track and pause/resume the media content playing inside the first or third-party programs. The volume flyout wasn’t redesigned when Microsoft introduced Windows 10 in 2015. As a result, it still uses the outdated “metro” design from the Windows 8 era. 
Volume flyout on Windows 10 In addition to the old design, the volume flyout is a mess and some users have described their frustrating experience on Feedback Hub. With Windows 11, which is the next generation of the operating system, Microsoft is finally planning to replace the outdated volume flyout with a modern version that supports rounded corners and new controls. 
As you can see in the above screenshot, there’s a new design for the volume flyout, but the new feature is disabled by default in the preview build. There’ll be new media playback controls in the fly-out and it looks like the company is also working on improvements for the media flyout which pops up from the taskbar when you adjust the volume. 
Image Courtesy: Ahmed Microsoft is currently testing various size options. For example, there is “SmallUI”, “MediumUI”, “LargeUI”, “ReducedMarginsUI”, “CompactUI”, and “ExtraSmallUI” too. The flyout will be offered in two modes: NormalMediaLayout” and “AttributionOnlyLayout”, and it would be possible to hide the thumbnail. This overhaul has long been requested by many users, so this will certainly be a welcome change. As mentioned, the feature is under development and it has to be enabled using Visual Studio. Since the flyout is hidden, it’s possible that it will feature a different design when it exits beta testing later this fall. For most folks, it will be enabled by default when Windows 11 launches on June 24 in the Windows Insider channels. The post Windows 11: Microsoft is finally redesigning the volume flyout appeared first on Windows Latest
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Volume flyout on Windows 10 In addition to the old design, the volume flyout is a mess and some users have described their frustrating experience on Feedback Hub. With Windows 11, which is the next generation of the operating system, Microsoft is finally planning to replace the outdated volume flyout with a modern version that supports rounded corners and new controls. As you can see in the above screenshot, there’s a new design for the volume flyout, but the new feature is disabled by default in the preview build. There’ll be new media playback controls in the fly-out and it looks like the company is also working on improvements for the media flyout which pops up from the taskbar when you adjust the volume. Image Courtesy: Ahmed Microsoft is currently testing various size options. For example, there is “SmallUI”, “MediumUI”, “LargeUI”, “ReducedMarginsUI”, “CompactUI”, and “ExtraSmallUI” too. The flyout will be offered in two modes: NormalMediaLayout” and “AttributionOnlyLayout”, and it would be possible to hide the thumbnail. This overhaul has long been requested by many users, so this will certainly be a welcome change. As mentioned, the feature is under development and it has to be enabled using Visual Studio. Since the flyout is hidden, it’s possible that it will feature a different design when it exits beta testing later this fall. For most folks, it will be enabled by default when Windows 11 launches on June 24 in the Windows Insider channels. The post Windows 11: Microsoft is finally redesigning the volume flyout appeared first on Windows Latest Source: https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/06/2 ... me-flyout/