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Explore Page

The Explore page is your music notes center, containing Time Machine, Random Review, and a complete notes list. Here records all your stories with music.

Time Machine

Time Machine lets you rediscover songs you saved on this day in previous years, discovering forgotten music memories.

Today in History

  • Automatically finds songs added to favorites on this day in previous years (±1 day tolerance)
  • Shows "X years ago today" label
  • Displays song name, artist, album cover

Time Machine Interactions

  • Tap song: Open memory details, showing full information
  • Play: Replay this song from years past
  • View All: Enter the full Time Machine page

Time Machine Page

Tap "View All" or date range button to enter Time Machine page:

  • Shows all matching memory songs
  • Supports custom date range queries
  • Tap date button to switch between "Today in History" and "Custom Range" modes

Sparse Index

Time Machine uses sparse index technology for optimized performance:

  • First use will scan your Spotify library
  • Queries are extremely fast after index is built
  • Index data stored locally, never uploaded

Random Review

Randomly displays notes you've written in the past, helping you relive music-related memories.

  • Automatically switches to display different notes every 4 seconds
  • Shows note content, song info, rating

Review Card

Card displays:

  • Note content (if any)
  • Lyrics snapshot (if any)
  • Song name, artist name
  • Album cover
  • Rating icon
  • Recording time

Interactions

  • Tap card: Open note details
  • Long press card: Play that song immediately

Time Machine and Random Review form a swipeable carousel area:

  • First page: Time Machine (Today in History)
  • Second page: Random Review
  • Page indicator at bottom
  • Swipe left/right to switch

All Notes

The bottom of the page displays all your recorded notes, sorted by time in reverse order.

Search Notes

Use the search bar to search notes:

  • Supports searching note content
  • Supports searching song names
  • Supports searching artist names

Filter Function

Use filter tags to quickly filter notes:

FilterDescription
AllShows all notes with content
🔥 LikeOnly shows notes rated "Like"
😐 NeutralOnly shows notes rated "Neutral"
👎 DislikeOnly shows notes rated "Dislike"
⭐ Ratings OnlyOnly shows rating records without text content

Each filter tag shows the corresponding note count.

Note Cards

Each note displays:

  • Note content: Your written text (if any)
  • Lyrics snapshot: Lyrics when recorded (if any)
  • Song info: Song name, artist, album cover
  • Recording time: Shows as "Today HH:mm", "Yesterday HH:mm", or "MM-DD HH:mm"
  • Rating icon: 👎 / 😐 / 🔥

Note Actions

Tap Note

Opens note detail panel, where you can:

  • View full note content
  • Modify rating
  • Edit note content
  • Play song (from recorded timestamp position)
  • Generate share poster
  • Delete note

Swipe Actions (Narrow Screen Mode)

  • Swipe right: Play song
  • Swipe left: Delete note (requires confirmation)

Statistics

The left side of the filter bar shows total note count, letting you know how many music stories you've recorded.

Refresh Data

Pull down the page to refresh data:

  • Reload notes list
  • Update Time Machine data
  • Refresh Random Review

Responsive Layout

The Explore page adjusts layout based on screen width:

Narrow Screen (Phone)

  • Single column note list
  • Supports swipe actions (swipe left to delete, swipe right to play)
  • More compact card design

Wide Screen (Tablet/Desktop)

  • Two-column masonry layout
  • Card grid display
  • Separator decorations

Empty State

If you haven't recorded any notes:

  • Shows friendly empty state prompt
  • Guides you to add your first note on the "Now Playing" page