Having moved to Deezer from Spotify I was quite disappointed to find that whilst driving and despite having my device on charge, my android screen would turn itself off. Something Spotify did not do.
If a song started to play and I needed to know who it was, I would have to use my fingerprint to unlock my phone to see this information, requiring me to dangerously adjust my concentration as a fingerprint is not always recognised the first time and after a few attempts the phone can only be unlocked via the pin for 30 seconds.
1- With new laws in the UK it is illegal to even so much as touch a mobile device whilst driving, even being parked stationary with your engine running. This is still illegal.
2- It is dangerous, a risk for myself, pedestrians and other drivers... to operate a mobile device whilst driving. It is irresponsible. Sadly this is an issue close to my heart as I lost my 3 closest friends in one accident in which a driver behaved irresponsibly.
With the screen always on whilst driving I just need to glance at my screen to see who the artist is. I can already skip tracks using my car stereo and this is sufficient for the average user.
I would implore Deezer to make this a priority safety issue as well as a QoL (Quality of Life) improvement
It's an android permission and should be added as a option in the display section of our settings as to whether we want our screen always on or to adhere to our mobile devices power saving features and go to sleep.
I left Spotify because they took away landscape view and this left me with no options to view the artist and song that was currently playing safely whilst driving.
In fact it made it an incredibly dangerous act to find the information.
Months after the issue was raised they announced landscape view would not be returning despite the outcry and even news stories reporting the concern.
So please do the right thing.
I was lucky as my Sony has a feature, (though not easy to find,) that allows me to select apps I want to bypass the sleep function and I was able to do this. I am unsure as to other makes and models as I only use Sony Mobile Phones.
In my mind this should become a standard option across all variants of the app in the name of safety
With deepest respect & gratitude
W'o'a
