[Touch Bar] Audio Control Strip icon doesn't make sense

Originator:zach
Number:rdar://29596230 Date Originated:09-Dec-2016 11:54 AM
Status:Duplicate/28413191 Resolved:false
Product:macOS + SDK Product Version:macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2659)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
Something not on this list

Summary:
When an app is playing audio and notifies Media Player of it, such as iTunes or Safari, a pop-up button is added to the Control Strip.

The icon literally makes no sense. I'm sorry, I love its functionality, but it doesn't. I understand using the typical 8th-note glyph might confuse it with iTunes itself, but it's still so much more clear. What is on the Touch Bar today is a spreadsheets glyph, not an oscilloscope glyph. If it were animated, that would be a different story. But it's not, and it's ridiculously confusing.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open iTunes
2. Play a song
3. Look at the Touch Bar

Expected Results:
"Oh, look, my music!"

Actual Results:
"Oh, look, my spreadsheets!"

Version:
macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2659)

Notes:
Thread: https://twitter.com/zwaldowski/status/805819945833508864

I'm sorry. I love the functionality, I really do. The icon is insanity.

Configuration:
MacBook Pro Late 2016 with Touch Bar (MacBookPro13,3)

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Apple Developer Bug Reporting

Engineering has determined that your bug report (29596230) is a duplicate of another issue (28413191) and will be closed.

By zach at Jan. 31, 2017, 4:13 p.m. (reply...)

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