Audio streaming
Andriod feature
Users can listen to mobile device audio on their PC
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Users need to accept permission to access the feature
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The feature is announced via PC in a banner on the What's new page
Request: Draft content for permissions and a banner for PC introducing the feature
Apps: Figma, MS 365, MS Internal products
Team: UX Designer, Product Manager, Engineering
Role: Content Designer
A new feature in Phone Link allows users to play audio from their PC. The introduction is made on Phone Link-PC as a banner. Users who have allowed notification permissions can get a notification to view audio permissions.
Users that have not, will manually turn on the permission toggle.
Things to consider:
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Android-specific feature
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Users must allow permission
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Content for mobile and PC
Strategy
Here are the steps taken to design content for the Audio streaming feature.
PM collaboration
Understanding business needs
Design collaboration
Gaining insight to what happens next
Engineering collaboration
Learning connection timeframe, potiential error, and edge cases
Outcome
The final content:
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Banner on PC introduces feature to users
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Users have clear premission requests
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Users can select the link to view their phone on their PC
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Users can select YouTube video on their phone and play it on their PC
Outcome
The final content:
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Banner on PC introduces the feature to users
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Users have clear permission requests
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Users can select the link to view their phone on their PC
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Users can select YouTube videos on their phones and play it on their PC
