Bose App
Product Companion App
Bose App
Product Companion App
Context
PROJECT
The Bose App is Bose's companion app for all products. It unifies a product family once split across device types and ecosystems, making it Bose's most complex digital screen product on the software platform.
ROLE
Junior UX Designer —
I worked on partner integrations, sign-up flows, connectivity, noise cancellation management, product enablement, and music service provider experiences
IMPACT
Music service provider and VPA integration across wearables and in home products
Product enablement for headphones
Main product page Mode access & setup, iconography, and design language
TIMELINE
2018-2023
RELEVANT PRODUCTS
Bose QC 35, 35 II, 45, NC 700
Bose QC Earbuds 1st & 2nd Gen, Sport Earbuds, SoundSport Free
Bose Soundbars 500, 700, 900
Bose Home Speaker 300, 500, Portable
…and more
Context
PROJECT
The Bose App is Bose’s companion app for all products. It unifies a product family once split across device types and ecosystems, making it Bose’s most complex digital screen product on the software platform.
ROLE
Junior UX Designer —
I worked on partner integrations, sign-up flows, connectivity, noise cancellation management, product enablement, and music service provider experiences
IMPACT
Music service provider and VPA integration across wearables and in home products
Product enablement for headphones
Main product page Mode access & setup, iconography, and design language
TIMELINE
2018-2023
RELEVANT PRODUCTS
Bose QC 35, 35 II, 45, NC 700
Bose QC Earbuds 1st & 2nd Gen, Sport Earbuds, SoundSport Free
Bose Soundbars 500, 700, 900
Bose Home Speaker 300, 500, Portable
…and more
Design
Simple Setup
Users walk through a very simple setup sequence so they can quickly get to their product controls.
Full Control
A main page shows all controls and a quick path to advanced settings for fine tuning in a clear information hierarchy.
Intuitive Features
Features like noise cancellation and spatialized audio are brought into focus in individual, immediately legible menus.
Design
Simple Setup
Users walk through a very simple setup sequence so they can quickly get to their product controls.
Full Control
A main page shows all controls and a quick path to advanced settings for fine tuning in a clear information hierarchy.
Intuitive Features
Features like noise cancellation and spatialized audio are brought into focus in individual, immediately legible menus.
Versatile Digital Designer
With my expansive knowledge extending from user delight, authentication flows, designing logic for local vs. account based experiences, partnering with third parties, all the way to ensuring my headphone hardware experiences would be reflected in app...
I’m familiar with every side of digital interface design.
Versatile Digital Designer
With my expansive knowledge extending from user delight, authentication flows, designing logic for local vs. account based experiences, partnering with third parties, all the way to ensuring my headphone hardware experiences would be reflected in app...
I’m familiar with every side of digital interface design.
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Bose App
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