Controller application mode switching

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a control device to:

• operate in a classic mode of a media playback system controller application in which the control device is configured to (i) provide a set of options for controlling a media playback system and (ii) control the media playback system based on user selection of any option of the set of options;
• while operating in the classic mode of the media playback system controller application, receive a request to operate in a compact mode of the media playback system controller application;
• determine a context in which the control device received the request to operate in the compact mode of the media playback system controller application, wherein the context is associated with listening preference data for a user account associated with the control device;
• based on the request, transition from operating in the classic mode of the media playback system controller application to operating in the compact mode of the media playback system controller application such that, after the transition, the control device:
• (i) becomes disabled from controlling the media playback system according to at least one option of the set of options;
• (ii) becomes configured to provide a subset of options of the set of options for controlling the media playback system, wherein the subset of options is determined based on the determined context and does not include the at least one disabled option of the set of options;
• (iii) becomes configured to control the media playback system based on user selection of any option of the subset of options;
• and
• (iv) begins presenting a visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application that comprises at least one option of the subset of options, wherein the at least one option of the subset of options comprises an option to play back media content, and wherein the visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application is based on the determined context;
• while presenting the visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application, receive user input indicating a selection of the option to play back media content;
• and
• based on the user input, cause at least a first playback device of the media playback system to play back media content.

A method carried out by a control device, the method comprising:

• operating in a classic mode of a media playback system controller application in which the control device is configured to (i) provide a set of options for controlling a media playback system and (ii) control the media playback system based on user selection of any option of the set of options;
• while operating in the classic mode of the media playback system controller application, receiving a request to operate in a compact mode of the media playback system controller application;
• determining a context in which the control device received the request to operate in the compact mode of the media playback system controller application, wherein the context is associated with listening preference data for a user account associated with the control device;
• based on the request, transitioning from operating in the classic mode of the media playback system controller application to operating in the compact mode of the media playback system controller application such that, after the transition, the control device:
• (i) becomes disabled from controlling the media playback system according to at least one option of the set of options;
• (ii) becomes configured to provide a subset of options of the set of options for controlling the media playback system, wherein the subset of options is determined based on the determined context and does not include the at least one disabled option of the set of options;
• (iii) becomes configured to control the media playback system based on user selection of any option of the subset of options;
• and
• (iv) begins presenting a visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application that comprises at least one option of the subset of options, wherein the at least one option of the subset of options comprises an option to play back media content, and wherein the visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application is based on the determined context;
• while presenting the visualization of the compact mode of the media playback system controller application, receiving user input indicating a selection of the option to play back media content;
• and
• based on the user input, causing at least a first playback device of the media playback system to play back media content.