PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-11934640-B2
Application Number: US-202217586625-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: User interfaces for record labels

Abstract:
In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface associated with a first record label. In some embodiments, the user interface includes one or more representations of artists associated with the first record label and one or more representations of content items, and does not include representations of content or artists not associated with the first record label. In some embodiments, in response to a selection of a representation of a first artist, the electronic device displays a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist, which includes one or more representations of content associated with the first artist, but not one or more representations of content associated with the second artist. In some embodiments, in response to a selection of a representation of a first content item, the electronic device initiates a process to access the first content item via the content playback application.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
 displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of a content playback application associated with a first record label, wherein:
 the user interface includes:
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a first set of one or more criteria; and 
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a second set of one or more criteria, wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria include a plurality of content items produced and/or distributed by the first record label and associated with a plurality of artists associated with the first record label 
 
 the user interface does not include representations of content or artists not associated with the first record label, and 
 the first record label is an entity that produced and/or distributed content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria; 
 
 while displaying the user interface associated with the first record label, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a user input; and 
 in response to receiving the user input:
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a first representation of a first content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first representation of the first content item, wherein the user interface associated with the first representation of the first content item includes a representation of content associated with top released content; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a second representation of a second content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the second representation of the second content item, wherein the user interface associated with the second representation of the second content item includes a representation of content associated with recently released content. 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria includes a first respective representation of a first song associated with the first record label, and a second respective representation of a first album associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first respective representation of the first song is selectable to initiate a process to begin playback of the first song, and the second respective representation of the first album is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the first album. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first content item is associated with a first artist, the second content item is associated with the first artist, and the user interface associated with the first record label includes a first representation of the first artist associated with the first record label and a second representation of a second artist associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of one or more collections of content items associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of content recently released by the first record label. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for content accessible via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the content and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for a respective artist via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the respective artist and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a first collection of content items that is associated with a respective record label, wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with the first record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with a second record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the second record label. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying a user interface of the content playback application that is associated with a first artist that is associated with the first record label, wherein the user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist includes:
 a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the first artist is associated with a second record label, a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the second record label. 
 
     
     
       12. An electronic device, comprising:
 one or more processors; 
 memory; and 
 one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: 
 displaying, via a display generation component, a user interface of a content playback application associated with a first record label, wherein:
 the user interface includes:
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a first set of one or more criteria; and 
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a second set of one or more criteria, wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria include a plurality of content items produced and/or distributed by the first record label and associated with a plurality of artists associated with the first record label 
 
 the user interface does not include representations of content not associated with the first record label, and 
 the first record label is an entity that produced and/or distributed content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria; 
 
 while displaying the user interface associated with the first record label, receiving, via one or more input devices, a user input; and 
 in response to receiving the user input:
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a first representation of a first content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first representation of the first content item, wherein the user interface associated with the first representation of the first content item includes a representation of content associated with top released content; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a second representation of a second content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the second representation of the second content item, wherein the user interface associated with the second representation of the second content item includes a representation of content associated with recently released content. 
 
 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
 displaying, via a display generation component, a user interface of a content playback application associated with a first record label, wherein:
 the user interface includes:
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a first set of one or more criteria; and 
 one or more representations of content items selected based on a second set of one or more criteria, wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria include a plurality of content items produced and/or distributed by the first record label and associated with a plurality of artists associated with the first record label 
 
 the user interface does not include representations of content or artists not associated with the first record label, and 
 the first record label is an entity that produced and/or distributed content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria; 
 
 while displaying the user interface associated with the first record label, receiving, via one or more input devices, a user input; and 
 in response to receiving the user input:
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a first representation of a first content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first representation of the first content item, wherein the user interface associated with the first representation of the first content item includes a representation of content associated with top released content; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of a second representation of a second content item of the one or more representations of content items selected based on the second set of one or more criteria, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the second representation of the second content item, wherein the user interface associated with the second representation of the second content item includes a representation of content associated with recently released content. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria includes a first respective representation of a first song associated with the first record label, and a second respective representation of a first album associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 14 , wherein the first respective representation of the first song is selectable to initiate a process to begin playback of the first song, and the second respective representation of the first album is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the first album. 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the first content item is associated with a first artist, the second content item is associated with the first artist, and the user interface associated with the first record label includes a first representation of the first artist associated with the first record label and a second representation of a second artist associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       17. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of one or more collections of content items associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       18. The device of  claim 12 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of content recently released by the first record label. 
     
     
       19. The device of  claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for content accessible via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the content and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       20. The device of  claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for a respective artist via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the respective artist and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       21. The device of  claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
 displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a first collection of content items that is associated with a respective record label, wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with the first record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
 
     
     
       22. The device of  claim 21 , wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with a second record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the second record label. 
 
     
     
       23. The device of  claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for displaying a user interface of the content playback application that is associated with a first artist that is associated with the first record label, wherein the user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist includes:
 a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the first artist is associated with a second record label, a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the second record label. 
 
     
     
       24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more representations of content items selected based on the first set of one or more criteria and the second set of one or more criteria includes a first respective representation of a first song associated with the first record label, and a second respective representation of a first album associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein the first respective representation of the first song is selectable to initiate a process to begin playback of the first song, and the second respective representation of the first album is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the first album. 
     
     
       26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the first content item is associated with a first artist, the second content item is associated with the first artist, and the user interface associated with the first record label includes a first representation of the first artist associated with the first record label and a second representation of a second artist associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of one or more collections of content items associated with the first record label. 
     
     
       28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of content recently released by the first record label. 
     
     
       29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , the method further comprising:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for content accessible via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the content and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , the method further comprising:
 receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for a respective artist via the content playback application; and 
 in response to receiving the search input, displaying, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of the first record label that is associated with the respective artist and that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
     
     
       31. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , the method further comprising:
 displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a first collection of content items that is associated with a respective record label, wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with the first record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label. 
 
 
     
     
       32. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 31 , wherein:
 in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with a second record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the second record label. 
 
     
     
       33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , the method further comprising displaying a user interface of the content playback application that is associated with a first artist that is associated with the first record label, wherein the user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist includes:
 a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label; and 
 in accordance with a determination that the first artist is associated with a second record label, a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the second record label.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/143,755, filed Jan. 29, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     This specification relates generally to electronic devices that display user interfaces associated with record labels. 
     BACKGROUND 
     User interaction with electronic devices has increased significantly in recent years. These devices can be devices such as computers, tablet computers, televisions, multimedia devices, mobile devices, and the like. 
     In some circumstances, users wish to view content and/or artists associated with record labels. 
     SUMMARY 
     Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that display user interfaces associated with record labels. Enhancing interactions with such devices improves a user&#39;s experience with the devices and decreases user interaction time, which is particularly important where input devices are battery-operated. 
     It is well understood that the use of personally identifiable information should follow privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users. In particular, personally identifiable information data should be managed and handled so as to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of authorized use should be clearly indicated to users. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the Detailed Description below, in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures. 
         FIG.  1 A  is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  1 B  is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event handling in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  2    illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  3    is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  4 A  illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  4 B  illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  5 A  illustrates a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  5 B  is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  5 C- 5 D  illustrate exemplary components of a personal electronic device having a touch-sensitive display and intensity sensors in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  5 E- 5 H  illustrate exemplary components and user interfaces of a personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  6 A- 6 L  illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic device provides a user interface associated with a record label in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  7    is a flow diagram illustrating a method for providing a user interface associated with a record label in accordance with some embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters, and the like. It should be recognized, however, that such description is not intended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure but is instead provided as a description of exemplary embodiments. 
     There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient user interfaces and mechanisms for searching for content and/or artists associated with record labels. In some implementations, an electronic device displays a user interface associated with a record label, which optionally includes information about the record label, including content and/or artists associated with the record label, thereby increasing the efficiency of a user&#39;s learning about a record label, and/or finding content or artists associated with the record label. Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a user who uses such devices. Further, such techniques can reduce processor and battery power otherwise wasted on redundant user inputs. 
     Although the following description uses terms “first,” “second,” etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first touch could be termed a second touch, and, similarly, a second touch could be termed a first touch, without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. The first touch and the second touch are both touches, but they are not the same touch. 
     The terminology used in the description of the various described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description of the various described embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     The term “if” is, optionally, construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” is, optionally, construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context. 
     Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touchpads), are, optionally, used. It should also be understood that, in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but is a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a touchpad). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system that is in communication (e.g., via wireless communication, via wired communication) with a display generation component. The display generation component is configured to provide visual output, such as display via a CRT display, display via an LED display, or display via image projection. In some embodiments, the display generation component is integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the display generation component is separate from the computer system. As used herein, “displaying” content includes causing to display the content (e.g., video data rendered or decoded by display controller  156 ) by transmitting, via a wired or wireless connection, data (e.g., image data or video data) to an integrated or external display generation component to visually produce the content. 
     In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, that the electronic device optionally includes one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, a mouse, and/or a joystick. 
     The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a workout support application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application. 
     The various applications that are executed on the device optionally use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device are, optionally, adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the device optionally supports the variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent to the user. 
     Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices with touch-sensitive displays.  FIG.  1 A  is a block diagram illustrating portable multifunction device  100  with touch-sensitive display system  112  in accordance with some embodiments. Touch-sensitive display  112  is sometimes called a “touch screen” for convenience and is sometimes known as or called a “touch-sensitive display system.” Device  100  includes memory  102  (which optionally includes one or more computer-readable storage mediums), memory controller  122 , one or more processing units (CPUs)  120 , peripherals interface  118 , RF circuitry  108 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , microphone  113 , input/output (I/O) subsystem  106 , other input control devices  116 , and external port  124 . Device  100  optionally includes one or more optical sensors  164 . Device  100  optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors  165  for detecting intensity of contacts on device  100  (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display system  112  of device  100 ). Device  100  optionally includes one or more tactile output generators  167  for generating tactile outputs on device  100  (e.g., generating tactile outputs on a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display system  112  of device  100  or touchpad  355  of device  300 ). These components optionally communicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines  103 . 
     As used in the specification and claims, the term “intensity” of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute (proxy) for the force or pressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of a contact has a range of values that includes at least four distinct values and more typically includes hundreds of distinct values (e.g., at least 256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (or measured) using various approaches and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors underneath or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are, optionally, used to measure force at various points on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors are combined (e.g., a weighted average) to determine an estimated force of a contact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally, used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto, and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto are, optionally, used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are used directly to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the substitute measurements). In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are converted to an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a user input allows for user access to additional device functionality that may otherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device with limited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a physical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button). 
     As used in the specification and claims, the term “tactile output” refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a previous position of the device, physical displacement of a component (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to another component (e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of the component relative to a center of mass of the device that will be detected by a user with the user&#39;s sense of touch. For example, in situations where the device or the component of the device is in contact with a surface of a user that is sensitive to touch (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of a user&#39;s hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in physical characteristics of the device or the component of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is, optionally, interpreted by the user as a “down click” or “up click” of a physical actuator button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensation such as an “down click” or “up click” even when there is no movement of a physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user&#39;s movements. As another example, movement of the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally, interpreted or sensed by the user as “roughness” of the touch-sensitive surface, even when there is no change in smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface. While such interpretations of touch by a user will be subject to the individualized sensory perceptions of the user, there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a large majority of users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an “up click,” a “down click,” “roughness”), unless otherwise stated, the generated tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of the device or a component thereof that will generate the described sensory perception for a typical (or average) user. 
     It should be appreciated that device  100  is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device  100  optionally has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of the components. The various components shown in  FIG.  1 A  are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and/or application-specific integrated circuits. 
     Memory  102  optionally includes high-speed random access memory and optionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller  122  optionally controls access to memory  102  by other components of device  100 . 
     Peripherals interface  118  can be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU  120  and memory  102 . The one or more processors  120  run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory  102  to perform various functions for device  100  and to process data. In some embodiments, peripherals interface  118 , CPU  120 , and memory controller  122  are, optionally, implemented on a single chip, such as chip  104 . In some other embodiments, they are, optionally, implemented on separate chips. 
     RF (radio frequency) circuitry  108  receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  108  converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  108  optionally includes well-known circuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RF circuitry  108  optionally communicates with networks, such as the Internet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF circuitry  108  optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near field communication (NFC) fields, such as by a short-range communication radio. The wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term evolution (LTE), near field communication (NFC), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, and/or IEEE 802.11ac), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of this document. 
     Audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , and microphone  113  provide an audio interface between a user and device  100 . Audio circuitry  110  receives audio data from peripherals interface  118 , converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker  111 . Speaker  111  converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. Audio circuitry  110  also receives electrical signals converted by microphone  113  from sound waves. Audio circuitry  110  converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface  118  for processing. Audio data is, optionally, retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory  102  and/or RF circuitry  108  by peripherals interface  118 . In some embodiments, audio circuitry  110  also includes a headset jack (e.g.,  212 ,  FIG.  2   ). The headset jack provides an interface between audio circuitry  110  and removable audio input/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headset with both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input (e.g., a microphone). 
     I/O subsystem  106  couples input/output peripherals on device  100 , such as touch screen  112  and other input control devices  116 , to peripherals interface  118 . I/O subsystem  106  optionally includes display controller  156 , optical sensor controller  158 , intensity sensor controller  159 , haptic feedback controller  161 , and one or more input controllers  160  for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers  160  receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices  116 . The other input control devices  116  optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s)  160  are, optionally, coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g.,  208 ,  FIG.  2   ) optionally include an up/down button for volume control of speaker  111  and/or microphone  113 . The one or more buttons optionally include a push button (e.g.,  206 ,  FIG.  2   ). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system that is in communication (e.g., via wireless communication, via wired communication) with one or more input devices. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a trackpad, as part of a touch-sensitive display). In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include one or more camera sensors (e.g., one or more optical sensors  164  and/or one or more depth camera sensors  175 ), such as for tracking a user&#39;s gestures (e.g., hand gestures) as input. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are separate from the computer system. 
     A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a lock of touch screen  112  or optionally begins a process that uses gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g.,  206 ) optionally turns power to device  100  on or off. The functionality of one or more of the buttons are, optionally, user-customizable. Touch screen  112  is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards. 
     Touch-sensitive display  112  provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. Display controller  156  receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen  112 . Touch screen  112  displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user-interface objects. 
     Touch screen  112  has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set of sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact. Touch screen  112  and display controller  156  (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory  102 ) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen  112  and convert the detected contact into interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages, or images) that are displayed on touch screen  112 . In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact between touch screen  112  and the user corresponds to a finger of the user. 
     Touch screen  112  optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies are used in other embodiments. Touch screen  112  and display controller  156  optionally detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contact with touch screen  112 . In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in the iPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California 
     A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen  112  is, optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads described in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, touch screen  112  displays visual output from device  100 , whereas touch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output. 
     A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen  112  is described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. 
     Touch screen  112  optionally has a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes contact with touch screen  112  using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired by the user. 
     In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device  100  optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen  112  or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen. 
     Device  100  also includes power system  162  for powering the various components. Power system  162  optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation, management and distribution of power in portable devices. 
     Device  100  optionally also includes one or more optical sensors  164 .  FIG.  1 A  shows an optical sensor coupled to optical sensor controller  158  in I/O subsystem  106 . Optical sensor  164  optionally includes charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. Optical sensor  164  receives light from the environment, projected through one or more lenses, and converts the light to data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module  143  (also called a camera module), optical sensor  164  optionally captures still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the back of device  100 , opposite touch screen display  112  on the front of the device so that the touch screen display is enabled for use as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user&#39;s image is, optionally, obtained for video conferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the position of optical sensor  164  can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a single optical sensor  164  is used along with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and still and/or video image acquisition. 
     Device  100  optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors  165 .  FIG.  1 A  shows a contact intensity sensor coupled to intensity sensor controller  159  in I/O subsystem  106 . Contact intensity sensor  165  optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, electric force sensors, piezoelectric force sensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, or other intensity sensors (e.g., sensors used to measure the force (or pressure) of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact intensity sensor  165  receives contact intensity information (e.g., pressure information or a proxy for pressure information) from the environment. In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is collocated with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system  112 ). In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is located on the back of device  100 , opposite touch screen display  112 , which is located on the front of device  100 . 
     Device  100  optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors  166 .  FIG.  1 A  shows proximity sensor  166  coupled to peripherals interface  118 . Alternately, proximity sensor  166  is, optionally, coupled to input controller  160  in I/O subsystem  106 . Proximity sensor  166  optionally performs as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output”; Ser. No. 11/586,862, “Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices”; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals,” which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and disables touch screen  112  when the multifunction device is placed near the user&#39;s ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call). 
     Device  100  optionally also includes one or more tactile output generators  167 .  FIG.  1 A  shows a tactile output generator coupled to haptic feedback controller  161  in I/O subsystem  106 . Tactile output generator  167  optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devices such as speakers or other audio components and/or electromechanical devices that convert energy into linear motion such as a motor, solenoid, electroactive polymer, piezoelectric actuator, electrostatic actuator, or other tactile output generating component (e.g., a component that converts electrical signals into tactile outputs on the device). Contact intensity sensor  165  receives tactile feedback generation instructions from haptic feedback module  133  and generates tactile outputs on device  100  that are capable of being sensed by a user of device  100 . In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator is collocated with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system  112 ) and, optionally, generates a tactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g., in/out of a surface of device  100 ) or laterally (e.g., back and forth in the same plane as a surface of device  100 ). In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator sensor is located on the back of device  100 , opposite touch screen display  112 , which is located on the front of device  100 . 
     Device  100  optionally also includes one or more accelerometers  168 .  FIG.  1 A  shows accelerometer  168  coupled to peripherals interface  118 . Alternately, accelerometer  168  is, optionally, coupled to an input controller  160  in I/O subsystem  106 . Accelerometer  168  optionally performs as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059, “Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, “Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,” both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers. Device  100  optionally includes, in addition to accelerometer(s)  168 , a magnetometer (not shown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver (not shown) for obtaining information concerning the location and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device  100 . 
     In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory  102  include operating system  126 , communication module (or set of instructions)  128 , contact/motion module (or set of instructions)  130 , graphics module (or set of instructions)  132 , text input module (or set of instructions)  134 , Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions)  135 , and applications (or sets of instructions)  136 . Furthermore, in some embodiments, memory  102  ( FIG.  1 A ) or  370  ( FIG.  3   ) stores device/global internal state  157 , as shown in  FIGS.  1 A and  3   . Device/global internal state  157  includes one or more of: active application state, indicating which applications, if any, are currently active; display state, indicating what applications, views or other information occupy various regions of touch screen display  112 ; sensor state, including information obtained from the device&#39;s various sensors and input control devices  116 ; and location information concerning the device&#39;s location and/or attitude. 
     Operating system  126  (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various software components and/or drivers for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between various hardware and software components. 
     Communication module  128  facilitates communication with other devices over one or more external ports  124  and also includes various software components for handling data received by RF circuitry  108  and/or external port  124 . External port  124  (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with, the 30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices. 
     Contact/motion module  130  optionally detects contact with touch screen  112  (in conjunction with display controller  156 ) and other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motion module  130  includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining an intensity of the contact (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact or a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact), determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact). Contact/motion module  130  receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series of contact data, optionally includes determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact/motion module  130  and display controller  156  detect contact on a touchpad. 
     In some embodiments, contact/motion module  130  uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” on an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined in accordance with software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholds of particular physical actuators and can be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of device  100 ). For example, a mouse “click” threshold of a trackpad or touch screen display can be set to any of a large range of predefined threshold values without changing the trackpad or touch screen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations, a user of the device is provided with software settings for adjusting one or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality of intensity thresholds at once with a system-level click “intensity” parameter). 
     Contact/motion module  130  optionally detects a gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and/or intensities of detected contacts). Thus, a gesture is, optionally, detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event. 
     Graphics module  132  includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen  112  or other display, including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual property) of graphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including, without limitation, text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, and the like. 
     In some embodiments, graphics module  132  stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is, optionally, assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module  132  receives, from applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller  156 . 
     Haptic feedback module  133  includes various software components for generating instructions used by tactile output generator(s)  167  to produce tactile outputs at one or more locations on device  100  in response to user interactions with device  100 . 
     Text input module  134 , which is, optionally, a component of graphics module  132 , provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts  137 , e-mail  140 , IM  141 , browser  147 , and any other application that needs text input). 
     GPS module  135  determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone  138  for use in location-based dialing; to camera  143  as picture/video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets). 
     Applications  136  optionally include the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
         Contacts module  137  (sometimes called an address book or contact list);   Telephone module  138 ;   Video conference module  139 ;   E-mail client module  140 ;   Instant messaging (IM) module  141 ;   Workout support module  142 ;   Camera module  143  for still and/or video images;   Image management module  144 ;   Video player module;   Music player module;   Browser module  147 ;   Calendar module  148 ;   Widget modules  149 , which optionally include one or more of: weather widget  149 - 1 , stocks widget  149 - 2 , calculator widget  149 - 3 , alarm clock widget  149 - 4 , dictionary widget  149 - 5 , and other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets  149 - 6 ;   Widget creator module  150  for making user-created widgets  149 - 6 ;   Search module  151 ;   Video and music player module  152 , which merges video player module and music player module;   Notes module  153 ;   Map module  154 ; and/or   Online video module  155 .       

     Examples of other applications  136  that are, optionally, stored in memory  102  include other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , contacts module  137  are, optionally, used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state  192  of contacts module  137  in memory  102  or memory  370 ), including: adding name(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from the address book; associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), physical address(es) or other information with a name; associating an image with a name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications by telephone  138 , video conference module  139 , e-mail  140 , or IM  141 ; and so forth. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , microphone  113 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , telephone module  138  are optionally, used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in contacts module  137 , modify a telephone number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation, and disconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , microphone  113 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , optical sensor  164 , optical sensor controller  158 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , contacts module  137 , and telephone module  138 , video conference module  139  includes executable instructions to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , e-mail client module  140  includes executable instructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image management module  144 , e-mail client module  140  makes it very easy to create and send e-mails with still or video images taken with camera module  143 . 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the instant messaging module  141  includes executable instructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to an instant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit a respective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-based instant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messages), to receive instant messages, and to view received instant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or an Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, “instant messaging” refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS). 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , GPS module  135 , map module  154 , and music player module, workout support module  142  includes executable instructions to create workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burning goals); communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receive workout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; select and play music for a workout; and display, store, and transmit workout data. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , optical sensor(s)  164 , optical sensor controller  158 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and image management module  144 , camera module  143  includes executable instructions to capture still images or video (including a video stream) and store them into memory  102 , modify characteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory  102 . 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and camera module  143 , image management module  144  includes executable instructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , browser module  147  includes executable instructions to browse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , e-mail client module  140 , and browser module  147 , calendar module  148  includes executable instructions to create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and browser module  147 , widget modules  149  are mini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used by a user (e.g., weather widget  149 - 1 , stocks widget  149 - 2 , calculator widget  149 - 3 , alarm clock widget  149 - 4 , and dictionary widget  149 - 5 ) or created by the user (e.g., user-created widget  149 - 6 ). In some embodiments, a widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets). 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and browser module  147 , the widget creator module  150  are, optionally, used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portion of a web page into a widget). 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , search module  151  includes executable instructions to search for text, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory  102  that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , RF circuitry  108 , and browser module  147 , video and music player module  152  includes executable instructions that allow the user to download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions to display, present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen  112  or on an external, connected display via external port  124 ). In some embodiments, device  100  optionally includes the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.). 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , notes module  153  includes executable instructions to create and manage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , GPS module  135 , and browser module  147 , map module  154  are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data on stores and other points of interest at or near a particular location, and other location-based data) in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact/motion module  130 , graphics module  132 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , RF circuitry  108 , text input module  134 , e-mail client module  140 , and browser module  147 , online video module  155  includes instructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via external port  124 ), send an e-mail with a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module  141 , rather than e-mail client module  140 , is used to send a link to a particular online video. Additional description of the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20, 2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     Each of the above-identified modules and applications corresponds to a set of executable instructions for performing one or more functions described above and the methods described in this application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module is, optionally, combined with music player module into a single module (e.g., video and music player module  152 ,  FIG.  1 A ). In some embodiments, memory  102  optionally stores a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  102  optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     In some embodiments, device  100  is a device where operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device  100 , the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device  100  is, optionally, reduced. 
     The predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad optionally include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates device  100  to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that is displayed on device  100 . In such embodiments, a “menu button” is implemented using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device instead of a touchpad. 
       FIG.  1 B  is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event handling in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, memory  102  ( FIG.  1 A ) or  370  ( FIG.  3   ) includes event sorter  170  (e.g., in operating system  126 ) and a respective application  136 - 1  (e.g., any of the aforementioned applications  137 - 151 ,  155 ,  380 - 390 ). 
     Event sorter  170  receives event information and determines the application  136 - 1  and application view  191  of application  136 - 1  to which to deliver the event information. Event sorter  170  includes event monitor  171  and event dispatcher module  174 . In some embodiments, application  136 - 1  includes application internal state  192 , which indicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch-sensitive display  112  when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, device/global internal state  157  is used by event sorter  170  to determine which application(s) is (are) currently active, and application internal state  192  is used by event sorter  170  to determine application views  191  to which to deliver event information. 
     In some embodiments, application internal state  192  includes additional information, such as one or more of: resume information to be used when application  136 - 1  resumes execution, user interface state information that indicates information being displayed or that is ready for display by application  136 - 1 , a state queue for enabling the user to go back to a prior state or view of application  136 - 1 , and a redo/undo queue of previous actions taken by the user. 
     Event monitor  171  receives event information from peripherals interface  118 . Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., a user touch on touch-sensitive display  112 , as part of a multi-touch gesture). Peripherals interface  118  transmits information it receives from I/O subsystem  106  or a sensor, such as proximity sensor  166 , accelerometer(s)  168 , and/or microphone  113  (through audio circuitry  110 ). Information that peripherals interface  118  receives from I/O subsystem  106  includes information from touch-sensitive display  112  or a touch-sensitive surface. 
     In some embodiments, event monitor  171  sends requests to the peripherals interface  118  at predetermined intervals. In response, peripherals interface  118  transmits event information. In other embodiments, peripherals interface  118  transmits event information only when there is a significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predetermined noise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration). 
     In some embodiments, event sorter  170  also includes a hit view determination module  172  and/or an active event recognizer determination module  173 . 
     Hit view determination module  172  provides software procedures for determining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more views when touch-sensitive display  112  displays more than one view. Views are made up of controls and other elements that a user can see on the display. 
     Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is a set of views, sometimes herein called application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally correspond to programmatic levels within a programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is, optionally, called the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as proper inputs are, optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hit view of the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture. 
     Hit view determination module  172  receives information related to sub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module  172  identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which should handle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowest level view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the first sub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potential event). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determination module  172 , the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view. 
     Active event recognizer determination module  173  determines which view or views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determination module  173  determines that only the hit view should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizer determination module  173  determines that all views that include the physical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, and therefore determines that all actively involved views should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touch sub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with one particular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain as actively involved views. 
     Event dispatcher module  174  dispatches the event information to an event recognizer (e.g., event recognizer  180 ). In embodiments including active event recognizer determination module  173 , event dispatcher module  174  delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined by active event recognizer determination module  173 . In some embodiments, event dispatcher module  174  stores in an event queue the event information, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver  182 . 
     In some embodiments, operating system  126  includes event sorter  170 . Alternatively, application  136 - 1  includes event sorter  170 . In yet other embodiments, event sorter  170  is a stand-alone module, or a part of another module stored in memory  102 , such as contact/motion module  130 . 
     In some embodiments, application  136 - 1  includes a plurality of event handlers  190  and one or more application views  191 , each of which includes instructions for handling touch events that occur within a respective view of the application&#39;s user interface. Each application view  191  of the application  136 - 1  includes one or more event recognizers  180 . Typically, a respective application view  191  includes a plurality of event recognizers  180 . In other embodiments, one or more of event recognizers  180  are part of a separate module, such as a user interface kit (not shown) or a higher level object from which application  136 - 1  inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, a respective event handler  190  includes one or more of: data updater  176 , object updater  177 , GUI updater  178 , and/or event data  179  received from event sorter  170 . Event handler  190  optionally utilizes or calls data updater  176 , object updater  177 , or GUI updater  178  to update the application internal state  192 . Alternatively, one or more of the application views  191  include one or more respective event handlers  190 . Also, in some embodiments, one or more of data updater  176 , object updater  177 , and GUI updater  178  are included in a respective application view  191 . 
     A respective event recognizer  180  receives event information (e.g., event data  179 ) from event sorter  170  and identifies an event from the event information. Event recognizer  180  includes event receiver  182  and event comparator  184 . In some embodiments, event recognizer  180  also includes at least a subset of: metadata  183 , and event delivery instructions  188  (which optionally include sub-event delivery instructions). 
     Event receiver  182  receives event information from event sorter  170 . The event information includes information about a sub-event, for example, a touch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the event information also includes additional information, such as location of the sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch, the event information optionally also includes speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments, events include rotation of the device from one orientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation, or vice versa), and the event information includes corresponding information about the current orientation (also called device attitude) of the device. 
     Event comparator  184  compares the event information to predefined event or sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines an event or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator  184  includes event definitions  186 . Event definitions  186  contain definitions of events (e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event  1  ( 187 - 1 ), event  2  ( 187 - 2 ), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in an event ( 187 ) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touch movement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, the definition for event  1  ( 187 - 1 ) is a double tap on a displayed object. The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition for event  2  ( 187 - 2 ) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, for example, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitive display  112 , and liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information for one or more associated event handlers  190 . 
     In some embodiments, event definition  187  includes a definition of an event for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, event comparator  184  performs a hit test to determine which user-interface object is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an application view in which three user-interface objects are displayed on touch-sensitive display  112 , when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display  112 , event comparator  184  performs a hit test to determine which of the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respective event handler  190 , the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to determine which event handler  190  should be activated. For example, event comparator  184  selects an event handler associated with the sub-event and the object triggering the hit test. 
     In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event ( 187 ) also includes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event information until after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-events does or does not correspond to the event recognizer&#39;s event type. 
     When a respective event recognizer  180  determines that the series of sub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions  186 , the respective event recognizer  180  enters an event impossible, event failed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequent sub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other event recognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture. 
     In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer  180  includes metadata  183  with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how the event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to actively involved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata  183  includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact, or are enabled to interact, with one another. In some embodiments, metadata  183  includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varying levels in the view or programmatic hierarchy. 
     In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer  180  activates event handler  190  associated with an event when one or more particular sub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer  180  delivers event information associated with the event to event handler  190 . Activating an event handler  190  is distinct from sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view. In some embodiments, event recognizer  180  throws a flag associated with the recognized event, and event handler  190  associated with the flag catches the flag and performs a predefined process. 
     In some embodiments, event delivery instructions  188  include sub-event delivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event delivery instructions deliver event information to event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved views receive the event information and perform a predetermined process. 
     In some embodiments, data updater  176  creates and updates data used in application  136 - 1 . For example, data updater  176  updates the telephone number used in contacts module  137 , or stores a video file used in video player module. In some embodiments, object updater  177  creates and updates objects used in application  136 - 1 . For example, object updater  177  creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of a user-interface object. GUI updater  178  updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater  178  prepares display information and sends it to graphics module  132  for display on a touch-sensitive display. 
     In some embodiments, event handler(s)  190  includes or has access to data updater  176 , object updater  177 , and GUI updater  178 . In some embodiments, data updater  176 , object updater  177 , and GUI updater  178  are included in a single module of a respective application  136 - 1  or application view  191 . In other embodiments, they are included in two or more software modules. 
     It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding event handling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies to other forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices  100  with input devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens. For example, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally coordinated with single or multiple keyboard presses or holds; contact movements such as taps, drags, scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs; movement of the device; oral instructions; detected eye movements; biometric inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilized as inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to be recognized. 
       FIG.  2    illustrates a portable multifunction device  100  having a touch screen  112  in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screen optionally displays one or more graphics within user interface (UI)  200 . In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user is enabled to select one or more of the graphics by making a gesture on the graphics, for example, with one or more fingers  202  (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more styluses  203  (not drawn to scale in the figure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurs when the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, the gesture optionally includes one or more taps, one or more swipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward), and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upward and/or downward) that has made contact with device  100 . In some implementations or circumstances, inadvertent contact with a graphic does not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an application icon optionally does not select the corresponding application when the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap. 
     In some embodiments, stylus  203  is an active device and includes one or more electronic circuitry. For example, stylus  203  includes one or more sensors, and one or more communication circuitry (such as communication module  128  and/or RF circuitry  108 ). In some embodiments, stylus  203  includes one or more processors and power systems (e.g., similar to power system  162 ). In some embodiments, stylus  203  includes an accelerometer (such as accelerometer  168 ), magnetometer, and/or gyroscope that is able to determine the position, angle, location, and/or other physical characteristics of stylus  203  (e.g., such as whether the stylus is placed down, angled toward or away from a device, and/or near or far from a device). In some embodiments, stylus  203  is in communication with an electronic device (e.g., via communication circuitry, over a wireless communication protocol such as Bluetooth) and transmits sensor data to the electronic device. In some embodiments, stylus  203  is able to determine (e.g., via the accelerometer or other sensors) whether the user is holding the device. In some embodiments, stylus  203  can accept tap inputs (e.g., single tap or double tap) on stylus  203  (e.g., received by the accelerometer or other sensors) from the user and interpret the input as a command or request to perform a function or change to a different input mode. 
     Device  100  optionally also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button  204 . As described previously, menu button  204  is, optionally, used to navigate to any application  136  in a set of applications that are, optionally, executed on device  100 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen  112 . 
     In some embodiments, device  100  includes touch screen  112 , menu button  204 , push button  206  for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s)  208 , subscriber identity module (SIM) card slot  210 , headset jack  212 , and docking/charging external port  124 . Push button  206  is, optionally, used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing the button and holding the button in the depressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device  100  also accepts verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone  113 . Device  100  also, optionally, includes one or more contact intensity sensors  165  for detecting intensity of contacts on touch screen  112  and/or one or more tactile output generators  167  for generating tactile outputs for a user of device  100 . 
       FIG.  3    is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. Device  300  need not be portable. In some embodiments, device  300  is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device (such as a child&#39;s learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device (e.g., a home or industrial controller). Device  300  typically includes one or more processing units (CPUs)  310 , one or more network or other communications interfaces  360 , memory  370 , and one or more communication buses  320  for interconnecting these components. Communication buses  320  optionally include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) that interconnects and controls communications between system components. Device  300  includes input/output (I/O) interface  330  comprising display  340 , which is typically a touch screen display. I/O interface  330  also optionally includes a keyboard and/or mouse (or other pointing device)  350  and touchpad  355 , tactile output generator  357  for generating tactile outputs on device  300  (e.g., similar to tactile output generator(s)  167  described above with reference to  FIG.  1 A ), sensors  359  (e.g., optical, acceleration, proximity, touch-sensitive, and/or contact intensity sensors similar to contact intensity sensor(s)  165  described above with reference to  FIG.  1 A ). Memory  370  includes high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid state memory devices; and optionally includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storage devices. Memory  370  optionally includes one or more storage devices remotely located from CPU(s)  310 . In some embodiments, memory  370  stores programs, modules, and data structures analogous to the programs, modules, and data structures stored in memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100  ( FIG.  1 A ), or a subset thereof. Furthermore, memory  370  optionally stores additional programs, modules, and data structures not present in memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100 . For example, memory  370  of device  300  optionally stores drawing module  380 , presentation module  382 , word processing module  384 , website creation module  386 , disk authoring module  388 , and/or spreadsheet module  390 , while memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100  ( FIG.  1 A ) optionally does not store these modules. 
     Each of the above-identified elements in  FIG.  3    is, optionally, stored in one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices. Each of the above-identified modules corresponds to a set of instructions for performing a function described above. The above-identified modules or programs (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory  370  optionally stores a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  370  optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces that are, optionally, implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device  100 . 
       FIG.  4 A  illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on portable multifunction device  100  in accordance with some embodiments. Similar user interfaces are, optionally, implemented on device  300 . In some embodiments, user interface  400  includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
         Signal strength indicator(s)  402  for wireless communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;   Time  404 ;   Bluetooth indicator  405 ;   Battery status indicator  406 ;   Tray  408  with icons for frequently used applications, such as:
           Icon  416  for telephone module  138 , labeled “Phone,” which optionally includes an indicator  414  of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages;   Icon  418  for e-mail client module  140 , labeled “Mail,” which optionally includes an indicator  410  of the number of unread e-mails;   Icon  420  for browser module  147 , labeled “Browser;” and   Icon  422  for video and music player module  152 , also referred to as iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module  152 , labeled “iPod;” and   
           Icons for other applications, such as:
           Icon  424  for IM module  141 , labeled “Messages;”   Icon  426  for calendar module  148 , labeled “Calendar;”   Icon  428  for image management module  144 , labeled “Photos;”   Icon  430  for camera module  143 , labeled “Camera;”   Icon  432  for online video module  155 , labeled “Online Video;”   Icon  434  for stocks widget  149 - 2 , labeled “Stocks;”   Icon  436  for map module  154 , labeled “Maps;”   Icon  438  for weather widget  149 - 1 , labeled “Weather;”   Icon  440  for alarm clock widget  149 - 4 , labeled “Clock;”   Icon  442  for workout support module  142 , labeled “Workout Support;”   Icon  444  for notes module  153 , labeled “Notes;” and   Icon  446  for a settings application or module, labeled “Settings,” which provides access to settings for device  100  and its various applications  136 .   
               

     It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in  FIG.  4 A  are merely exemplary. For example, icon  422  for video and music player module  152  is labeled “Music” or “Music Player.” Other labels are, optionally, used for various application icons. In some embodiments, a label for a respective application icon includes a name of an application corresponding to the respective application icon. In some embodiments, a label for a particular application icon is distinct from a name of an application corresponding to the particular application icon. 
       FIG.  4 B  illustrates an exemplary user interface on a device (e.g., device  300 ,  FIG.  3   ) with a touch-sensitive surface  451  (e.g., a tablet or touchpad  355 ,  FIG.  3   ) that is separate from the display  450  (e.g., touch screen display  112 ). Device  300  also, optionally, includes one or more contact intensity sensors (e.g., one or more of sensors  359 ) for detecting intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface  451  and/or one or more tactile output generators  357  for generating tactile outputs for a user of device  300 . 
     Although some of the examples that follow will be given with reference to inputs on touch screen display  112  (where the touch-sensitive surface and the display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detects inputs on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display, as shown in  FIG.  4 B . In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,  451  in  FIG.  4 B ) has a primary axis (e.g.,  452  in  FIG.  4 B ) that corresponds to a primary axis (e.g.,  453  in  FIG.  4 B ) on the display (e.g.,  450 ). In accordance with these embodiments, the device detects contacts (e.g.,  460  and  462  in  FIG.  4 B ) with the touch-sensitive surface  451  at locations that correspond to respective locations on the display (e.g., in  FIG.  4 B,  460    corresponds to  468  and  462  corresponds to  470 ). In this way, user inputs (e.g., contacts  460  and  462 , and movements thereof) detected by the device on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,  451  in  FIG.  4 B ) are used by the device to manipulate the user interface on the display (e.g.,  450  in  FIG.  4 B ) of the multifunction device when the touch-sensitive surface is separate from the display. It should be understood that similar methods are, optionally, used for other user interfaces described herein. 
     Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that, in some embodiments, one or more of the finger inputs are replaced with input from another input device (e.g., a mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click (e.g., instead of a contact) followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture (e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to detect the contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are simultaneously detected, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are, optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are, optionally, used simultaneously. 
       FIG.  5 A  illustrates exemplary personal electronic device  500 . Device  500  includes body  502 . In some embodiments, device  500  can include some or all of the features described with respect to devices  100  and  300  (e.g.,  FIGS.  1 A- 4 B ). In some embodiments, device  500  has touch-sensitive display screen  504 , hereafter touch screen  504 . Alternatively, or in addition to touch screen  504 , device  500  has a display and a touch-sensitive surface. As with devices  100  and  300 , in some embodiments, touch screen  504  (or the touch-sensitive surface) optionally includes one or more intensity sensors for detecting intensity of contacts (e.g., touches) being applied. The one or more intensity sensors of touch screen  504  (or the touch-sensitive surface) can provide output data that represents the intensity of touches. The user interface of device  500  can respond to touches based on their intensity, meaning that touches of different intensities can invoke different user interface operations on device  500 . 
     Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity are found, for example, in related applications: International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application,” filed May 8, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2013/169849, and International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069483, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     In some embodiments, device  500  has one or more input mechanisms  506  and  508 . Input mechanisms  506  and  508 , if included, can be physical. Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatable mechanisms. In some embodiments, device  500  has one or more attachment mechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms, if included, can permit attachment of device  500  with, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch straps, chains, trousers, belts, shoes, purses, backpacks, and so forth. These attachment mechanisms permit device  500  to be worn by a user. 
       FIG.  5 B  depicts exemplary personal electronic device  500 . In some embodiments, device  500  can include some or all of the components described with respect to  FIGS.  1 A,  1 B, and  3   . Device  500  has bus  512  that operatively couples I/O section  514  with one or more computer processors  516  and memory  518 . I/O section  514  can be connected to display  504 , which can have touch-sensitive component  522  and, optionally, intensity sensor  524  (e.g., contact intensity sensor). In addition, I/O section  514  can be connected with communication unit  530  for receiving application and operating system data, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular, and/or other wireless communication techniques. Device  500  can include input mechanisms  506  and/or  508 . Input mechanism  506  is, optionally, a rotatable input device or a depressible and rotatable input device, for example. Input mechanism  508  is, optionally, a button, in some examples. 
     Input mechanism  508  is, optionally, a microphone, in some examples. Personal electronic device  500  optionally includes various sensors, such as GPS sensor  532 , accelerometer  534 , directional sensor  540  (e.g., compass), gyroscope  536 , motion sensor  538 , and/or a combination thereof, all of which can be operatively connected to I/O section  514 . 
     Memory  518  of personal electronic device  500  can include one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more computer processors  516 , for example, can cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including process  700  ( FIG.  7   ). A computer-readable storage medium can be any medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In some examples, the storage medium is a transitory computer-readable storage medium. In some examples, the storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include, but is not limited to, magnetic, optical, and/or semiconductor storages. Examples of such storage include magnetic disks, optical discs based on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray technologies, as well as persistent solid-state memory such as flash, solid-state drives, and the like. Personal electronic device  500  is not limited to the components and configuration of  FIG.  5 B , but can include other or additional components in multiple configurations. 
     As used here, the term “affordance” refers to a user-interactive graphical user interface object that is, optionally, displayed on the display screen of devices  100 ,  300 , and/or  500  ( FIGS.  1 A,  3 , and  5 A- 5 B ). For example, an image (e.g., icon), a button, and text (e.g., hyperlink) each optionally constitute an affordance. 
     As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input element that indicates a current part of a user interface with which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a cursor or other location marker, the cursor acts as a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchpad  355  in  FIG.  3    or touch-sensitive surface  451  in  FIG.  4 B ) while the cursor is over a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element), the particular user interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations that include a touch screen display (e.g., touch-sensitive display system  112  in  FIG.  1 A  or touch screen  112  in  FIG.  4 A ) that enables direct interaction with user interface elements on the touch screen display, a detected contact on the touch screen acts as a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input by the contact) is detected on the touch screen display at a location of a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element), the particular user interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations, focus is moved from one region of a user interface to another region of the user interface without corresponding movement of a cursor or movement of a contact on a touch screen display (e.g., by using a tab key or arrow keys to move focus from one button to another button); in these implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance with movement of focus between different regions of the user interface. Without regard to the specific form taken by the focus selector, the focus selector is generally the user interface element (or contact on a touch screen display) that is controlled by the user so as to communicate the user&#39;s intended interaction with the user interface (e.g., by indicating, to the device, the element of the user interface with which the user is intending to interact). For example, the location of a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, a contact, or a selection box) over a respective button while a press input is detected on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad or touch screen) will indicate that the user is intending to activate the respective button (as opposed to other user interface elements shown on a display of the device). 
     As used in the specification and claims, the term “characteristic intensity” of a contact refers to a characteristic of the contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is, optionally, based on a predefined number of intensity samples, or a set of intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after detecting the contact, prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, before or after detecting a start of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an end of the contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity of the contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is, optionally, based on one or more of: a maximum value of the intensities of the contact, a mean value of the intensities of the contact, an average value of the intensities of the contact, a top 10 percentile value of the intensities of the contact, a value at the half maximum of the intensities of the contact, a value at the 90 percent maximum of the intensities of the contact, or the like. In some embodiments, the duration of the contact is used in determining the characteristic intensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is an average of the intensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user. For example, the set of one or more intensity thresholds optionally includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold. In this example, a contact with a characteristic intensity that does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the first intensity threshold and does not exceed the second intensity threshold results in a second operation, and a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In some embodiments, a comparison between the characteristic intensity and one or more thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one or more operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation or forgo performing the respective operation), rather than being used to determine whether to perform a first operation or a second operation. 
       FIG.  5 C  illustrates detecting a plurality of contacts  552 A- 552 E on touch-sensitive display screen  504  with a plurality of intensity sensors  524 A- 524 D.  FIG.  5 C  additionally includes intensity diagrams that show the current intensity measurements of the intensity sensors  524 A- 524 D relative to units of intensity. In this example, the intensity measurements of intensity sensors  524 A and  524 D are each 9 units of intensity, and the intensity measurements of intensity sensors  524 B and  524 C are each 7 units of intensity. In some implementations, an aggregate intensity is the sum of the intensity measurements of the plurality of intensity sensors  524 A- 524 D, which in this example is 32 intensity units. In some embodiments, each contact is assigned a respective intensity that is a portion of the aggregate intensity.  FIG.  5 D  illustrates assigning the aggregate intensity to contacts  552 A- 552 E based on their distance from the center of force  554 . In this example, each of contacts  552 A,  552 B, and  552 E are assigned an intensity of contact of 8 intensity units of the aggregate intensity, and each of contacts  552 C and  552 D are assigned an intensity of contact of 4 intensity units of the aggregate intensity. More generally, in some implementations, each contact j is assigned a respective intensity Ij that is a portion of the aggregate intensity, A, in accordance with a predefined mathematical function, Ij=A·(Dj/ΣDi), where Dj is the distance of the respective contact j to the center of force, and ΣDi is the sum of the distances of all the respective contacts (e.g., i=1 to last) to the center of force. The operations described with reference to  FIGS.  5 C- 5 D  can be performed using an electronic device similar or identical to device  100 ,  300 , or  500 . In some embodiments, a characteristic intensity of a contact is based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the intensity sensors are used to determine a single characteristic intensity (e.g., a single characteristic intensity of a single contact). It should be noted that the intensity diagrams are not part of a displayed user interface, but are included in  FIGS.  5 C- 5 D  to aid the reader. 
     In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for purposes of determining a characteristic intensity. For example, a touch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contact transitioning from a start location and reaching an end location, at which point the intensity of the contact increases. In this example, the characteristic intensity of the contact at the end location is, optionally, based on only a portion of the continuous swipe contact, and not the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipe contact at the end location). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithm is, optionally, applied to the intensities of the swipe contact prior to determining the characteristic intensity of the contact. For example, the smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of: an unweighted sliding-average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothing algorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and/or an exponential smoothing algorithm. In some circumstances, these smoothing algorithms eliminate narrow spikes or dips in the intensities of the swipe contact for purposes of determining a characteristic intensity. 
     The intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally, characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds, such as a contact-detection intensity threshold, a light press intensity threshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and/or one or more other intensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform operations typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform operations that are different from operations typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, when a contact is detected with a characteristic intensity below the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and above a nominal contact-detection intensity threshold below which the contact is no longer detected), the device will move a focus selector in accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface without performing an operation associated with the light press intensity threshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally, unless otherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent between different sets of user interface figures. 
     An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the light press intensity threshold to an intensity between the light press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a “light press” input. An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the deep press intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a “deep press” input. An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity between the contact-detection intensity threshold and the light press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting the contact on the touch-surface. A decrease of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity above the contact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-surface. In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is zero. In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is greater than zero. 
     In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations are performed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a respective press input or in response to detecting the respective press input performed with a respective contact (or a plurality of contacts), where the respective press input is detected based at least in part on detecting an increase in intensity of the contact (or plurality of contacts) above a press-input intensity threshold. In some embodiments, the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., a “down stroke” of the respective press input). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contact below the press-input threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of the respective press input). 
       FIGS.  5 E- 5 H  illustrate detection of a gesture that includes a press input that corresponds to an increase in intensity of a contact  562  from an intensity below a light press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT L ”) in  FIG.  5 E , to an intensity above a deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT D ”) in  FIG.  5 H . The gesture performed with contact  562  is detected on touch-sensitive surface  560  while cursor  576  is displayed over application icon  572 B corresponding to App  2 , on a displayed user interface  570  that includes application icons  572 A- 572 D displayed in predefined region  574 . In some embodiments, the gesture is detected on touch-sensitive display  504 . The intensity sensors detect the intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface  560 . The device determines that the intensity of contact  562  peaked above the deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT D ”). Contact  562  is maintained on touch-sensitive surface  560 . In response to the detection of the gesture, and in accordance with contact  562  having an intensity that goes above the deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT D ”) during the gesture, reduced-scale representations  578 A- 578 C (e.g., thumbnails) of recently opened documents for App  2  are displayed, as shown in  FIGS.  5 F- 5 H . In some embodiments, the intensity, which is compared to the one or more intensity thresholds, is the characteristic intensity of a contact. It should be noted that the intensity diagram for contact  562  is not part of a displayed user interface, but is included in  FIGS.  5 E- 5 H  to aid the reader. 
     In some embodiments, the display of representations  578 A- 578 C includes an animation. For example, representation  578 A is initially displayed in proximity of application icon  572 B, as shown in  FIG.  5 F . As the animation proceeds, representation  578 A moves upward and representation  578 B is displayed in proximity of application icon  572 B, as shown in  FIG.  5 G . Then, representations  578 A moves upward,  578 B moves upward toward representation  578 A, and representation  578 C is displayed in proximity of application icon  572 B, as shown in  FIG.  5 H . Representations  578 A- 578 C form an array above icon  572 B. In some embodiments, the animation progresses in accordance with an intensity of contact  562 , as shown in  FIGS.  5 F- 5 G , where the representations  578 A- 578 C appear and move upwards as the intensity of contact  562  increases toward the deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT′D”). In some embodiments, the intensity, on which the progress of the animation is based, is the characteristic intensity of the contact. The operations described with reference to  FIGS.  5 E- 5 H  can be performed using an electronic device similar or identical to device  100 ,  300 , or  500 . 
     In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoid accidental inputs sometimes termed “jitter,” where the device defines or selects a hysteresis intensity threshold with a predefined relationship to the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensity threshold is X intensity units lower than the press-input intensity threshold or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or some reasonable proportion of the press-input intensity threshold). Thus, in some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold that corresponds to the press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of the respective press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, the press input is detected only when the device detects an increase in intensity of the contact from an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity at or above the press-input intensity threshold and, optionally, a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact to an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity, and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g., the increase in intensity of the contact or the decrease in intensity of the contact, depending on the circumstances). 
     For ease of explanation, the descriptions of operations performed in response to a press input associated with a press-input intensity threshold or in response to a gesture including the press input are, optionally, triggered in response to detecting either: an increase in intensity of a contact above the press-input intensity threshold, an increase in intensity of a contact from an intensity below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press-input intensity threshold, a decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input intensity threshold, and/or a decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press-input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where an operation is described as being performed in response to detecting a decrease in intensity of a contact below the press-input intensity threshold, the operation is, optionally, performed in response to detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact below a hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to, and lower than, the press-input intensity threshold. 
     As used herein, an “installed application” refers to a software application that has been downloaded onto an electronic device (e.g., devices  100 ,  300 , and/or  500 ) and is ready to be launched (e.g., become opened) on the device. In some embodiments, a downloaded application becomes an installed application by way of an installation program that extracts program portions from a downloaded package and integrates the extracted portions with the operating system of the computer system. 
     As used herein, the terms “open application” or “executing application” refer to a software application with retained state information (e.g., as part of device/global internal state  157  and/or application internal state  192 ). An open or executing application is, optionally, any one of the following types of applications:
         an active application, which is currently displayed on a display screen of the device that the application is being used on;   a background application (or background processes), which is not currently displayed, but one or more processes for the application are being processed by one or more processors; and   a suspended or hibernated application, which is not running, but has state information that is stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile, respectively) and that can be used to resume execution of the application.       

     As used herein, the term “closed application” refers to software applications without retained state information (e.g., state information for closed applications is not stored in a memory of the device). Accordingly, closing an application includes stopping and/or removing application processes for the application and removing state information for the application from the memory of the device. Generally, opening a second application while in a first application does not close the first application. When the second application is displayed and the first application ceases to be displayed, the first application becomes a background application. 
     In addition, in methods described herein where one or more steps are contingent upon one or more conditions having been met, it should be understood that the described method can be repeated in multiple repetitions so that over the course of the repetitions all of the conditions upon which steps in the method are contingent have been met in different repetitions of the method. For example, if a method requires performing a first step if a condition is satisfied, and a second step if the condition is not satisfied, then a person of ordinary skill would appreciate that the claimed steps are repeated until the condition has been both satisfied and not satisfied, in no particular order. Thus, a method described with one or more steps that are contingent upon one or more conditions having been met could be rewritten as a method that is repeated until each of the conditions described in the method has been met. This, however, is not required of system or computer readable medium claims where the system or computer readable medium contains instructions for performing the contingent operations based on the satisfaction of the corresponding one or more conditions and thus is capable of determining whether the contingency has or has not been satisfied without explicitly repeating steps of a method until all of the conditions upon which steps in the method are contingent have been met. A person having ordinary skill in the art would also understand that, similar to a method with contingent steps, a system or computer readable storage medium can repeat the steps of a method as many times as are needed to ensure that all of the contingent steps have been performed. 
     Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) and associated processes that are implemented on an electronic device, such as device  100 , device  300 , or device  500 . 
     User Interfaces and Associated Processes 
     User Interfaces for Record Labels 
     Users interact with electronic devices in many different manners, including browsing for and playing back content (e.g., songs, albums, music videos, etc.). In some situations, a user desires to discover the record label(s) that is associated with a content item or artist (e.g., the record label that distributed or produced the content and/or artist), and further search for other content and/or artists associated with the record label. The embodiments described below provide ways in which an electronic device displays user interfaces associated with record labels, which optionally include selectable options to access content and/or artists associated with the record labels. Further, the embodiments described below provide ways in which a user can navigate to the record label, such as via a user interface associated with content items with which the record label is associated and/or user interfaces associated with artists with which the record label is associated, thus enhancing the user&#39;s interaction with the device. Enhancing interactions with a device reduces the amount of time needed by a user to perform operations, and thus reduces the power usage of the device and increases battery life for battery-powered devices. 
       FIGS.  6 A- 6 L  illustrate exemplary ways in which an electronic device provides a user interface associated with a record label. The embodiments in these figures are used to illustrate the processes described below, including the processes described with reference to  FIG.  7   . Although  FIGS.  6 A- 6 L  illustrate various examples of ways an electronic device is able to perform the processes described below with reference to  FIG.  7   , it should be understood that these examples are not meant to be limiting, and the electronic device is able to perform one or more processes described below with reference to  FIG.  7    in ways not expressly described with reference to  FIGS.  6 A- 6 L . 
       FIG.  6 A  illustrates an exemplary device  500  displaying a user interface  600 . In some embodiments, user interface  600  is displayed via a display generation component. In some embodiments, a display generation component is a hardware component (e.g., including electrical components) capable of receiving display data and displaying a user interface. In some embodiments, examples of a display generation component include a touch screen display  504 , a monitor, a television, a projector, an integrated, discrete, or external display device, or any other suitable display device. 
     As shown in  FIG.  6 A , device  500  is displaying user interface  600 , which is optionally a user interface of a music browsing and playback application (or more generally, a content browsing and playback application for browsing and/or playing content of one or multiple types, such as music, videos, movies, songs, etc.). In some embodiments, a music browsing and playback application is an application that is executable on device  500  (e.g., whether installed or not installed on device  500 ) with which a user is able to search for, browse for, and play back musical content. In some embodiments, the musical content is received from a centralized server that hosts the plurality of musical content available via the music browsing and playback application. In some embodiments, the musical content is received from a plurality of content sources (e.g., directly from each content source, or indirectly via a centralized server or via a plurality of servers). In some embodiments, the music browsing and playback application aggregates content from the multiple content sources and provides a unified application for accessing the available content. In some embodiments, a centralized server aggregates content from multiple content sources and provides a unified host for the available content (e.g., a single point of contact for the music browsing and playback application). In some embodiments, the music browsing and playback application provides access to content from multiple different content creators (e.g., artists, etc.), including songs, singles, albums, playlists, music videos, album art, multimedia content, etc. In some embodiments, the music browsing and playback application can provide user interfaces associated with any number of content items (e.g., songs, albums, playlists, etc.) and/or entities (e.g., artists, recording studios, record labels, etc.), from which a user is able to access content and/or view information associated with the respective content item or entity, as will be described in further detail below. 
     In some embodiments, the music browsing and playback application is its own standalone application, is integrated with another application, or is a web application (e.g., web page) displayed by a browser application (e.g., user interface  600  is a web page). 
     In some embodiments, user interface  600  is a user interface associated with a record label (e.g., Record Label A, in  FIG.  6 A ). In some embodiments, a record label is an entity, such as an individual, a group of individuals, a business, a corporation, etc., that records, produces, promotes, distributes, licenses, and/or sells musical content. As shown in  FIG.  6 A , user interface  600  includes artwork  602  that is representative of Record Label A. In some embodiments, artwork  602  is an image, a graphic, a video, a trailer, etc. In some embodiments, user interface  600  includes icon  604  that is representative of Record Label A. In some embodiments, icon  604  is a logo or other still image that represents Record Label A. 
     In some embodiments, user interface  600  includes top releases section  606 , which includes one or more representations of content determined to be the top releases for Record Label A. In  FIG.  6 A , top releases section  606  includes representation  608 - 1  associated with Album C and representation  608 - 2  associated with Album B. In some embodiments, the representation of the content item (e.g., song, album, etc.) includes an icon or other representation of the respective content item (e.g., the album artwork, the cover art, etc.), the name of the content item and/or the name of the artist that created the content item, as shown in  FIG.  6 A . In some embodiments, a top release is determined based on the most views, the most playbacks, the most downloads, the most purchases, the highest popularity, the most likes, etc. In some embodiments, top releases section  606  is sorted in ascending or descending order. In some embodiments, top releases section  606  is scrollable (e.g., horizontally scrollable in  FIG.  6 A ) to reveal further representations of top release content. In some embodiments, top releases section  606  includes a predetermined number of items (e.g., 3 items, 5 items, 10 items, etc.). In some embodiments, top releases section  606  includes a “See All” link that is selectable to display a user interface of all content associated with Record Label A that is determined to be a top release. As shown in  FIG.  6 A , top release content can be an album that is associated with Record Label A (e.g., distributed by Record Label A). In some embodiments, a top release content can be a song (e.g., a single) associated with Record Label A. Thus, top releases section  606  can include only albums, can include only singles, or can be a mix of albums and singles. In some embodiments, top releases section  606  optionally includes other types of content, such as playlists, album art, music videos, etc. In some embodiments, the representations of content in top releases section  606  are optionally selectable to access the respective content. For example, representation  608 - 1  corresponding to Album C is optionally selectable to display a user interface associated with Album C (e.g., similar to user interface  628  described below with respect to  FIG.  6 E ) and/or to begin playback of the tracks (e.g., songs) in Album C. In some embodiments, representations of a group of content items (e.g., an album, a playlist, etc.) are selectable to display of a user interface associated with the group of content items while representations of individual content items (e.g., songs, singles, etc.) are selectable to cause playback of the respective content item. 
     In some embodiments, user interface  600  includes latest releases section  610 , which includes one or more representations of content determined to be the latest releases for Record Label A. In  FIG.  6 A , latest releases section  610  includes representation  612 - 1  associated with Album D and representation  612 - 2  associated with Song  3 . In some embodiments, the representation of the content item (e.g., song, album, etc.) includes an icon or other representation of the respective content item (e.g., the album artwork, the cover art, etc.), the name of the content item, the name of the artist that created the content item, and/or the release date of the album, as shown in  FIG.  6 A . In some embodiments, a latest release is a content item, such as a song (e.g., a song that is a part of an album, or a single, which is not released as part of an album), album, playlist, music video, etc. that was recently made available to the public by Record Label A. In some embodiments, latest releases section  610  includes a predetermined number of recent releases (e.g., 3 items, 5 items, 10 items, etc.), optionally sorted in descending order (e.g., most recent at the top, and least recent at the bottom). In some embodiments, latest releases section  610  includes a “See All” link that is selectable to display a user interface of all content that is determined to be a recent release (e.g., all content released in the last 3 months, in the last 6 months, last year, etc.). As shown in  FIG.  6 A , a latest release can be an album that is associated with Record Label A (e.g., distributed by Record Label A) and/or a song (e.g., a single) associated with Record Label A. Thus, latest releases section  610  can include only albums, can include only singles, or can be a mix of albums and singles. In some embodiments, latest releases section  610  optionally includes other types of content, such as playlists, album art, music videos, etc. In some embodiments, the representations of content in latest releases section  610  are optionally selectable to access the respective content. For example, representation  612 - 1  corresponding to Album D is optionally selectable to display a user interface associated with Album D (e.g., similar to user interface  628  described below with respect to  FIG.  6 E ) and/or to begin playback of the tracks (e.g., songs) in Album D. In some embodiments, representations of a group of content items (e.g., an album, a playlist, etc., such as representation  612 - 1 ) are selectable to display of a user interface associated with the group of content items while representations of individual content items (e.g., songs, singles, etc., such as representation  612 - 2 ) are selectable to cause playback of the respective content item. 
     In  FIG.  6 B , a user input  603   b  is received corresponding to an upward scrolling gesture (e.g., an upward swipe on touch screen  504 ). In some embodiments, in response to user input  603   b , user interface  600  is scrolled upwards further revealing portions of user interface  600  that were previously not displayed, as shown in  FIG.  6 B . As shown in  FIG.  6 B , user interface  600  optionally includes representation  612 - 3  corresponding to Album E (e.g., which, as shown, is created by Artist E and was released on “Release Date”) and representation  612 - 4  corresponding to Song  4  (e.g., which, as shown, is created by Artist D and was released on “Release Date”). 
     As shown in  FIG.  6 B , user interface  600  optionally includes top artists section  614 , which includes one or more representations of artists that are associated with Record Label A. In  FIG.  6 B , top artists section  614  includes representation  616 - 1  associated with Artist C, representation  616 - 2  associated with Artist E, and representation  616 - 3  associated with Artist A. In some embodiments, the representation of the artist (e.g., song, album, etc.) includes an icon, an image, a portrait, or other representation (e.g., head shot) of the respective artist. In some embodiments, an artist is associated with Record Label A if Record Label A recorded, produced, advertised, promote, and/or distributed content (e.g., singles, songs, albums, playlists, music videos, etc.) by the respective artist and/or if Record Label A has a current agreement to record, produce, advertise, promote, and/or distribute content by a respective artist. In some embodiments, a top artist is determined based number of views (e.g., artists with content having the most views, in aggregate, optionally weighted by recency), the most playback (e.g., artists with content having the most plays, in aggregate, optionally weighted by recency), the most download (e.g., artists with content having the most downloads, in aggregate, optionally weighted by recency), the most purchases (e.g., content with the most purchases, in aggregate, optionally weighted by recency), the highest popularity, the most likes, etc. In some embodiments, top artists section  614  is sorted in ascending or descending order. In some embodiments, top artists section  614  includes a predetermined number of top artists (e.g., 3 items, 5 items, 10 items, etc.), optionally sorted in descending order (e.g., most popular at the left, and least popular at the right). In some embodiments, top artists section  614  is horizontally scrollable to reveal additional representations of artists associated with Record Label A. In some embodiments, top artists section  614  includes a “See All” link that is selectable to display a user interface of all top artists. In some embodiments, the representations of artists are optionally selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective artist, such as user interface  644  described below with respect to  FIG.  6 G . 
     As shown in  FIG.  6 B , user interface  600  optionally includes about section  618 . In some embodiments, about section  618  includes information about the record label, such as bibliographical information, biographical information, or a description of the record label. In some embodiments, about section  618  include other information such as ratings (e.g., maturity rating, etc.), popularity (e.g., number of likes, number of stars, number of thumbs up, an industry popularity rating, etc.), etc. 
     It is understood that although the figures illustrate user interface  600  including a top releases section, a recent releases section and a top artists section, user interface  600  can include any combination of sections and/or content and in any order (e.g., not necessarily the sections shown herein and not necessarily in the order shown herein). For example, user interface  600  can include a top releases section and a recent releases section, without including a top artists section, user interface  600  can include a top releases section and a top artists section, without a recent releases section, or user interface  600  can include a recent releases section and a top artists section, without a top releases section. Any such combination is contemplated (e.g., only one of the three sections described, any two of the sections, all three of the sections, etc.). In some embodiments, user interface  600  can include additional sections and/or information not explicitly described herein. 
     In  FIG.  6 C , a user input  603   c  (e.g., a tap on touch screen  504 ) is received selecting representation  612 - 2  corresponding to Song  3 . In some embodiments, in response to user input  603   c , the electronic device begins playback of Song  3  (e.g., or otherwise initiates a process to access Song  3 , including but not limited to downloading Song  3 , purchasing Song  3 , playing Song  3 , etc.), as shown in  FIG.  6 D . In some embodiments, beginning playback of Song  3  optionally includes displaying playback user interface  620 . As shown in  FIG.  6 D , playback user interface  620  includes representation  622  of the content being played back (e.g., the artwork for Song  3  and/or the name of Song  3 ) and/or one or more playback controls, such as pause button  624  and next track button  626 . In some embodiments, pause button  624  is selectable to pause playback (e.g., at which point, pause button  624  changes into a play button, which is selectable to resume playback), and next track button  626  is selectable to play the next track in the playback queue. In some embodiments, playback user interface  620  includes other navigation controls (e.g., rewind, fast forward, etc.). In some embodiments, device  500  plays Song  3  without displaying playback user interface  620  (e.g., playback user interface  620  is optional). In some embodiments, playback user interface  620  overlays a portion of user interface  600 . 
     In  FIG.  6 D , a user input  603   d  is received selecting representation  612 - 3  corresponding to Album E. In some embodiments, in response to receiving user input  603   d , device  500  displays user interface  628 , as shown in  FIG.  6 E . In some embodiments, user interface  628  is a user interface associated with Album E and optionally includes content associated with (e.g., included in) Album E (e.g., and optionally does not include content that is not associated with (e.g., included in) Album E). As shown in  FIG.  6 E , user interface  628  includes cover art  630  associated with Album E and indication  632  that indicates the name of the album and/or the name of the artist that created the album. In some embodiments, user interface  628  includes a description of the album (e.g., which is provided by the artist, record label, or another entity). In some embodiments, user interface  628  includes affordance  634  that is selectable to begin playback of the tracks (e.g., songs) in the album (e.g., optionally starting from the first track). In some embodiments, user interface  628  includes affordance  636  that is selectable to begin playback of the tracks in the album in a randomized (e.g., or pseudorandom) order (e.g., starting from a random track, continuing onto another random track, etc.). 
     In some embodiments, user interface  628  includes one or more entries of the songs that are in the respective album. For example, in  FIG.  6 E , user interface  628  includes representation  638 - 1  corresponding to the first track in the album (e.g., Song  1 ), representation  638 - 2  corresponding to the second track in the album (e.g., Song  2 ), representation  638 - 3  corresponding to the third track in the album (e.g., Song  3 ), and representation  638 - 4  corresponding to the fourth track in the album (e.g., Song  4 ). In some embodiments, more or fewer representations of more or fewer tracks are possible. In some embodiments, the representations of the tracks are selectable to cause playback of the respective track. For example, representation  638 - 1  is selectable to begin playback of Song  1  and representation  638 - 2  is selectable to begin playback of Song  2  (e.g., and optionally display playback user interface  620  as described above with respect to  FIG.  6 D ). In some embodiments, only the selected track is played. In some embodiments, the tracks in the album are played starting with the selected track (e.g., and continuing in descending order, or in a random or pseudorandom order). 
     As shown in  FIG.  6 E , in some embodiments, user interface  628  includes a record label section  640  that indicates the record labels that were involved and/or are associated with the respective album. For example, in  FIG.  6 E , record label section  640  includes representation  642 - 1  corresponding to Record Label A and representation  642 - 2  corresponding to Record Label C. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6 E , Album E is associated with Record Label A and Record Label C. In some embodiments, an album is associated with a record label if the record label recorded, produced, managed, promoted, and/or distributed the album (e.g., or otherwise made the album available to the public). In some embodiments, an album is associated with a plurality of record labels if multiple record labels were involved in the recording, production, management, promotion, and/or distribution of the album. In some embodiments, record label section  640  includes indications of the record labels that were involved and/or associated with the album. For example, in  FIG.  6 E , because Album E is associated with Record Label A and Record Label C, record label section  640  includes representation  642 - 1  and representation  642 - 2 . In some embodiments, if Album E is associated with only one record label, record label section  640  includes only one representation of the one record label. In some embodiments, representations  642 - 1  and  642 - 2  are selectable to display different respective user interfaces associated with the different respective record labels, such as user interfaces like user interface  600  described above. For example, representation  642 - 1  associated with Label A is selectable to display user interface  600  described above with respect to  FIG.  6 A . In some embodiments, if a respective record label does not have an associated user interface (e.g., a user interface for the record label does not exist or has not been created yet), then the respective representation of the record label is not selectable to display a user interface associated with the record label (e.g., optionally the representation is a textual indication that is not selectable or optionally the representation is not displayed). 
     In some embodiments, user interface  628  includes one or more elements not illustrated in  FIG.  6 E . For example, user interface  628  optionally includes representations of similar content, information associated with the popularity of Album E, the rating of Album E (e.g., maturity rating, user rating, critics ratings, reviews, etc.), etc. 
       FIG.  6 F  illustrates device  500  displaying user interface  600 , similar to user interface  600  described above with respect to  FIG.  6 D . In  FIG.  6 F , a user input  603   f  is received selecting representation  616 - 3  associated with Artist A. In some embodiments, in response to user input  603   f , device  500  displays user interface  644 , as shown in  FIG.  6 G . 
     In some embodiments, user interface  644  is a user interface associated with Artist A. In some embodiments, user interface  644  includes artwork  646  (e.g., a banner, an image, a video, a trailer, a featured music video, etc.) that represents Artist A. In some embodiments, user interface  644  includes top songs section  648  and albums section  652 . Top songs section  648  optionally includes one or more representations of songs associated with Artist A (e.g., created by Artist A) that were selected based on popularity. For example, in  FIG.  6 G , top songs section  648  includes representation  650 - 1  corresponding to Song  1  from Album A that was released on “Date” and representation  650 - 2  corresponding to Song  2  from Album C that was released on “Date”. Albums section  652  optionally includes representations of the albums created by Artist A. For example, in  FIG.  6 G , albums section  652  includes representation  654 - 1  corresponding to Album A and representation  654 - 2  corresponding to Album B. In some embodiments, the representation of songs (e.g., in top songs section  648 ) are selectable to begin playback of the respective song. In some embodiments, the representation of albums (e.g., in albums section  652 ) are selectable to display a user interface associated with the selected album and/or begin playback of the tracks in the album. 
     In  FIG.  6 H , a user input  603   h  is received corresponding to an upward scrolling gesture (e.g., an upward swipe on touch screen  504 ). In some embodiments, in response to user input  603   h , user interface  600  is scrolled upwards further revealing portions of user interface  644  that were previously not displayed, as shown in  FIG.  6 H . As shown in  FIG.  6 H , user interface  644  includes record label section  656  that indicates the record labels that are associated with the respective artist (e.g., Artist A). For example, in  FIG.  6 H , record label section  656  includes representation  658  corresponding to Record Label A. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6 H , Artist A is associated with Record Label A and optionally no other record labels. In some embodiments, an artist is associated with a record label if the record label recorded, produced, managed, promoted, and/or distributed content made by the artist (e.g., or otherwise made the content available to the public). In some embodiments, an artist is associated with a plurality of record labels if the artist worked with multiple record labels (e.g., different content items were distributed by different record labels, or one or more of the artist&#39;s content items were distributed by multiple record labels). In some embodiments, record label section  656  includes indications of the record labels that were involved and/or associated with the artist. For example, in  FIG.  6 H , because Artist A is associated with Record Label A, record label section  656  includes representation  658 . In some embodiments, if Artist A is associated with multiple record labels, record label section  656  includes multiple representations of the multiple record labels. In some embodiments, representation  658  is selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective record label (e.g., Record Label A), such as user interface  600  described above. In some embodiments, if a respective record label does not have an associated user interface (e.g., a user interface for the record label does not exist or has not been created yet), then the respective representation of the record label is not selectable to display a user interface associated with the record label (e.g., optionally the representation is a textual indication that is not selectable or optionally the representation is not displayed). 
     In some embodiments, user interface  644  includes about section  660 . In some embodiments, about section  660  includes information about the artist, such as bibliographical information, biographical information, or a description of the artist. In some embodiments, about section  660  includes other information such as ratings (e.g., maturity rating, etc.), popularity (e.g., number of likes, number of stars, number of thumbs up, an industry popularity rating, etc.), etc. 
     In  FIG.  6 I , a user input  603   i  is received selecting representation  658  corresponding to Record Label A. In some embodiments, in response to user input  603   i , device  500  displays user interface  600  associated with Record Label A, similar to user interface  600  described above with respect to  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B , as shown in  FIG.  6 J . 
       FIGS.  6 K- 6 L  illustrate embodiments in which device  500  displays representations of record labels in response to a search request. In  FIG.  6 K , device  500  is displaying user interface  662  corresponding to a search user interface. In some embodiments, user interface  662  includes a search field  664  within which a user is able to provide a search term. In some embodiments, when search field  664  is not populated (e.g., search field  664  does not include any text), user interface  662  includes one or more suggested content items and/or one or more categories of content items (e.g., pop music, rock music, soft music, upbeat music, top 40, etc.). For example, in  FIG.  6 K , user interface  662  includes representation  668 - 1  corresponding to a first category of content, representation  668 - 2  corresponding to a second category of content, representation  668 - 3  corresponding to a third category of content, representation  668 - 4  corresponding to a fourth category of content, representation  668 - 5  corresponding to a fifth category of content, and representation  668 - 6  corresponding to a sixth category of content. In some embodiments, the one or more categories of content items can include an artist, a record label, a playlist, an album, etc., which are optionally selectable to display user interface associated with the artist, record label, playlist, album, etc. In some embodiments, representations  668 - 1  to  668 - 6  are selectable to display content associated with the selected category. 
     In  FIG.  6 L , a user input was received providing a search term into search field  664  (e.g., “Search Term”). In some embodiments, the search term is entered into search field  664  via a soft keyboard (e.g., virtual keyboard) displayed on touch screen  504 , a voice command (e.g., received by a microphone of device  500 ), an I/O device (e.g., a wireless keyboard, etc.), etc. As shown in  FIG.  6 L , in response to receiving a search term in search field  664 , user interface  662  updates to display one or more search results that match or correspond to the provided search term. In some embodiments, the search results are able to be filtered based on categories and/or types of search results. For example, in  FIG.  6 L , user interface  662  is displaying the top search results based on the provided search term (e.g., not filtered based on a particular category), as indicated by selection indicator  670  around the “Top Results” option. In some embodiments, the search results can be filtered to only display Artists, Albums, Labels, Songs, Playlists, etc. (e.g., via selection of the respective category). 
     In some embodiments, the search results can be a mix of different types of content and different entities. For example, in  FIG.  6 L , user interface  662  includes representation  672 - 1  of Artist A, representation  672 - 2  of Record Label B, representation  672 - 3  of Song  4 , representation  672 - 4  of Playlist  1 , representation  672 - 5  of Record Label C, and representation  672 - 6  of Album F. In some embodiments, user interface  662  is scrollable to reveal further search results not currently being displayed. As shown, the displayed search results can be a mix of artists, songs, record labels, albums, and/or playlists. In some embodiments, at least some of the search results are based on a text match between a particular content item or entity and the search term. For example, if the Search Term is the name of a song or a partial name of a song, the search results optionally include songs whose names match or partially match the Search Term. In some embodiments, the search results can additionally or alternatively include albums, playlists, record labels, and/or artists if the name of the respective album, playlist, record labels, or artists match or partially match the provided Search Term (e.g., even if the albums, playlists, record labels, and/or artists are not a text match for the Search Term). In some embodiments, at least some of the search results are optionally based on the associations with the items that match the search term. For example, if the provided Search Term is the name of Artist A, then user interface  662  optionally includes a representation of Artist A (e.g., representation  672 - 1 ). Additionally or alternatively, user interface  662  includes representations of content and/or entities that are associated with Artist A. For example, if Record Label B is associated with Artist A (e.g., Record Label B distributed content by Artist A), then user interface  662  optionally includes a representation of Record Label B (e.g., representation  672 - 2 ). Similarly, if Song  4  is a popular song by Artist A (e.g., the most popular song by Artist A), then in some embodiments, user interface  662  includes a representation of Song  4  (e.g., representation  672 - 3 ) and/or if Artist A created Playlist  1 , then in some embodiments, user interface  662  includes a representation of Playlist  1 . In some embodiments, if Artist A is also associated with Record Label C, then user interface  662  can also include a representation of Record Label C (e.g., representation  672 - 5 ). Lastly, if Album F is an album associated with Artist A (e.g., a popular album, the most popular album, etc.), then user interface  662  optionally includes a representation of Album F (e.g., representation  672 - 7 ). In some embodiments, the representations are optionally selectable to access the respective content. For example, representations of groups of content items (e.g., an album, a playlist, etc., such as representation  672 - 4  and representation  672 - 6 ) are selectable to display of a user interface associated with the respective group of content items while representations of individual content items (e.g., songs, singles, etc., such as representation  672 - 3 ) are selectable to cause playback of the respective content item. In some embodiments, representations of artists (e.g., such as representation  672 - 1 ) and/or representations of record labels (e.g., such as representation  672 - 2 ) are selectable to display a user interface associated with the artist (e.g., such as user interface  644  described above with respect to  FIG.  6 G ) or record label (e.g., such as user interface  600  described above with respect to  FIG.  6 A ), respectively. Thus, as described above, the search results provided to the user can be the result of a smart search that discovers the associations between content items and entities and provides the associated content items and/or entities to the user, without the user explicitly searching for those content items and/or entities. 
     In some embodiments, the search results need not be unfiltered (e.g., as in  FIG.  6 L ) to display associated content and/or entities (e.g., the smart search results). For example, if a user searches for a song and filters the results by songs (e.g., by selecting the songs filter option), the results can include songs and optionally artists, albums, and/or record labels associated with the songs. In some embodiments, smart search results are only displayed when the search results are not filtered (e.g., when the “Top Results” filter option is selected). 
     In some embodiments, the smart search results can be based on associations of multiple content items and/or entities (e.g., as opposed to just one content item or one entity). For example, if the provided search term matched both a song and an artist (e.g., the search term matches or partially matches the name of a song and the name of an artist), then user interface  662  can concurrently include songs and/or entities associated with the matching song (e.g., other songs in the same album, the album that the song is part of, the artist that created the song, the record label that distributed the song, etc.) and songs and/or entities associated with the matching artist (e.g., songs by the artist, the record label(s) associated with the artist, albums by the artist, other artists associated with the matching artist, etc.). 
       FIG.  7    is a flow diagram illustrating a method  700  for providing a user interface associated with a record label in accordance with some embodiments. The method  700  is optionally performed at an electronic device such as device  100 , device  300 , or device  500  as described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 A- 1 B,  2 - 3 ,  4 A- 4 B and  5 A- 5 H . Some operations in method  700  are, optionally combined and/or the order of some operations is, optionally, changed. 
     As described below, the method  700  provides ways in which an electronic device provides a user interface associated with a record label. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user when interacting with a user interface of the device of the disclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated electronic devices, increasing the efficiency of the user&#39;s interaction with the user interface conserves power and increases the time between battery charges. 
     In some embodiments, method  700  is performed at an electronic device (e.g., device  500 ) in communication with a display generation component (e.g., touch screen  504 ) and one or more input devices (e.g., a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a media player, or a wearable device), a set-top box or a computer, optionally in communication with one or more of a mouse (e.g., external), trackpad (optionally integrated or external), touchpad (optionally integrated or external), remote control device (e.g., external), another mobile device (e.g., separate from the electronic device), a handheld device (e.g., external), and/or a controller (e.g., external), etc.). In some embodiments, a display generation component is a display integrated with the electronic device (optionally a touch screen display in which the display generation component includes an input device), external display such as a monitor, projector, television, or a hardware component (optionally integrated or external) for projecting a user interface or causing a user interface to be visible to one or more users, etc. 
     In some embodiments, the electronic device displays ( 702 ), via the display generation component, a user interface of a content playback application associated with a first record label, such as user interface  600  in  FIG.  6 A  (e.g., displaying a user interface associated with and/or dedicated to the first record label). 
     In some embodiments, a record label (e.g., also known as a music label) is an entity (e.g., a business, a corporation, an individual, etc.) that produces and/or distributes content that are created by musical artists (e.g., content creators). In some embodiments, a record label is the same entity as the music studio that recorded the content. In some embodiments, a record label is a different entity than the music studio that recorded the content. In some embodiments, a record label is the same entity as the musical artist (e.g., the artist produced and distributed the content himself/herself/themselves). In some embodiments, the user interface is a user interface for the first record label and not other record labels (e.g., does not include information and/or content distributed by or associated with other record labels or entities, optionally except for those produced in collaboration with the first record label and/or with which the first record label was involved). In some embodiments, the user interface associated with the first record label includes information about the record label, such as a description of the record label, biographical information, etc. In some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of content produced by, distributed by, or otherwise associated with the first music label, which are optionally selectable to access the content, cause playback of the content, and/or display information associated with the content. In some embodiments, the content includes individual content items (e.g., songs, singles, movies, etc.), collections of content (e.g., music albums, television series, movie sagas, etc.), etc. In some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of artists whose content the first record label is associated (e.g., produced or distributed, optionally even if the respective artists are also associated with other record labels) that are selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective artist. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a top artists list, a top songs list, and/or a top albums list (e.g., ranked by popularity, views, listens, likes, downloads, purchases, etc.). In some embodiments, a content playback application is an application that is capable of accessing and playing content items. For example, a media application that is capable of playing music, movies, videos, etc. is a type of content playback application. In some embodiments, a content playback application is a standalone playback application. In some embodiments, a content playback application is capable of browsing for and/or finding content and is able to display user interfaces for browsing and selecting content for playback. In some embodiments, a content playback application is an application installed on a device. In some embodiments, a content playback application is a web application that is displayed on a browser. In some embodiments, a content playback application is integrated with other applications or is a native feature of an operating system. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface includes ( 704 ) one or more representations of artists associated with the first record label, including a first representation of a first artist, such as representations  616 - 1 ,  616 - 2 , and  616 - 3  in  FIG.  6 B  ( 706 ) (e.g., the user interfaces includes representations of artists that are associated with the first record label (e.g., one or more artists, a plurality of artists, artists that are associated with each other, artists that are not associated with each other, etc.)). 
     In some embodiments, an artist is associated with the first record label if, for example, the first record label recorded, produced, and/or distributed content by the artist. For example, if the first record label distributed a single or an album by the first artist, then the first artist is associated with the first record label and the user interface optionally includes a representation of the first artist. In some embodiments, an artist is associated with the first record label even if the artist has worked with multiple record labels to distribute different content items. In some embodiments, the one or more representations are selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective artist. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface includes one or more representations of content items, including a first representation of a first content item, associated with a second artist associated with the first record label other than the first artist ( 708 ), such as representations  608 - 1  and  608 - 2  and representations  612 - 1 ,  612 - 2 ,  612 - 3 , and  612 - 4  in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B  (e.g., the user interface includes content that was at least partially created by the second artist and that was recorded, produced, and/or distributed by the first record label). 
     In some embodiments, the content that was at least partially created by the second artist includes content that was created solely by the second artist, content that was created in collaboration with another artist, content which lists the second artist as at least one of the creators, etc. In some embodiments, the content includes any of individual songs, collections of songs, albums, tv shows, movies, videos, paintings, written works, and/or multimedia content, etc. In some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of content of multiple types (e.g., songs and albums, songs and movies, etc.). In some embodiments, the one or more representations of content are selectable to perform a function associated with the respective content, such as begin playback of the content (or initiate a process to playback the content), display information about the content, navigate to a user interface associated with the content, etc. In some embodiments, the user interface includes one or more representations of content items associated with the first artist, optionally concurrently with the one or more representations of content items associated with the second artist. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface does not include representations of content or artists not associated with the first record label ( 710 ), such as user interface  600  not including representations of songs, albums, playlists and/or artists that were distributed by record labels other than Record Label A in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B  (e.g., the user interface does not include content or artists that are associated with other record labels or otherwise not associated with the first record label). For example, the user interface only includes items that are associated with the first record label because the user interface is a dedicated user interface for the first record label and not for other record labels. In some embodiments, the user interface is not a search result user interface, which may include representations of content or artists that are not associated with the first record label. 
     In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface associated with the first record label, the electronic device receives ( 712 ), via the one or more input devices, a user input, such as user input  603   c , user input  603   d , and/or user input  603   f  in  FIGS.  6 C- 6 D and  6 F  (e.g., receiving a selection of one of the representations on the user interface (e.g., a representation of a content item, a representation of an artist, etc.)). In some embodiments, the user input includes a click by a mouse or other input device, a tap on a touchpad (e.g., while a cursor is on a representation or while a representation has focus) or touch screen at a location associated with a representation, a predetermined gesture associated with a selection input, a voice command corresponding to a selection of a representation, or any other suitable selection input directed at a representation. 
     In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input ( 714 ), in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of the first representation of the first artist (e.g., the user input includes a selection of a representation of an artist), the electronic device displays ( 716 ), via the display generation component, a user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist, wherein the user interface associated with the first artist includes one or more representations of content associated with the first artist, but not one or more representations of content associated with the second artist, such as user interface  644  in  FIG.  6 G  (e.g., displaying a user interface for the first artist). 
     In some embodiments, the user interface is optionally dedicated to the first artist and optionally includes information and/or content associated with the artist. In some embodiments, an artist is an individual, a group of individuals, a collaboration, a content creator, etc. that generates content such as music, movies, videos, paintings, written works, multimedia content, etc. In some embodiments, the user interface includes information about the artist, such as bibliographic information, biographic information, etc. In some embodiments, the user interface include representations of content created by the first artist, which are optionally selectable to cause playback of the content and/or initiate a process to playback the content. In some embodiments, the user interface provides links (e.g., via selectable options, affordances, etc.) to other user interfaces that are related to or associated with the first artist, such as similar content, similar artists, collaborators, producers, record labels, etc. 
     In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user input corresponds to selection of the first representation of the first content item (e.g., the user input includes a selection of a representation of a content item, such as a song, an album, a playlist, etc.), the electronic device initiates ( 718 ) a process to access the first content item via the content playback application, such as beginning playback of Song  3  in  FIG.  6 D  and/or displaying user interface  628  in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., beginning playback of the first content item). 
     In some embodiments, the first content item is played back by the content playback application. In some embodiments, if the content item is a group of content items (e.g., an album, a playlist, etc.), then the device begins playback of one of the content items in the group of content items (e.g., the first content item, a randomly selected content item, etc.). In some embodiments, the process to access the first content item includes displaying a user interface that includes a selectable option to begin playback (e.g., a play button). In some embodiments, the process to access the first content item includes displaying a user interface associated with the first content item, from which the user can begin playback of the first content item or, if the first content item is a group of content items (e.g., an album, a playlist, etc.), one of the content items in the group of content items (e.g., one of the songs in the album, playlist, etc.). In some embodiments, the process to access the first content item includes beginning playback of the content item without navigating away from the user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist. In some embodiments, the process to access the first content item includes acquiring entitlement to access the content, such as logging in (e.g., providing username and password), purchasing the content, etc. 
     The above-described manner of displaying information associated with a record label (e.g., by providing, on a user interface for a record label, artists and content items associated with the record label) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering content and content creators associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to perform research and find content and artists that are associated with a record label), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, initiating the process to access the first content item via the content playback application includes beginning playback of the first content item via the content playback application, such as in  FIG.  6 D  (e.g., playing the selected song, album, playlist, etc.). In some embodiments, if a group of content items was selected (e.g., album or playlist), then the first song in the group is played (e.g., if shuffle is not enabled) or a random song in the group is played (e.g., if shuffle is enabled). In some embodiments, initiating the process includes displaying a user interface from which the user can begin playback. For example, displaying a music playback user interface that includes playback control options such as play, rewind, and fast forward. In some embodiments, initiating the process includes displaying a user interface that includes one or more representations of one or more content items (e.g., the songs in an album, the songs in a playlist, etc.), which are selectable to begin playback of the respective content item. In some embodiments, the content item is played back via the content playback application. For example, the content playback application performs the playback of the content item and another application is not launched or displayed to access the content item. 
     The above-described manner of playing content items (e.g., by providing, on a user interface for a record label, representations of content items that are selectable to playback the respective selected content item) provides for quick and efficient method of playing content associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to navigate to a user interface for a respective content item to begin playback of the respective content item), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, initiating the process to access the first content item via the content playback application includes displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the first content item and not a second content item associated with the first record label, such as in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., displaying a user interface associated with the first content item). 
     For example, if the first content item is a collection of songs, such as an album or a playlist, then in response to receiving the user input, the electronic device displays a user interface for the album or playlist, respectively. In some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of songs that are included in the album or playlist, which are optionally selectable to cause playback of the respective song. In some embodiments, the user interface includes an affordance to begin playback of the collection of songs (e.g., play the entire album or playlist, as opposed to a single song in the album or playlist). In some embodiments, the user interface is not associated with other collections of content items. For example, the user interface is dedicated for the first content item (e.g., the album or playlist). In some embodiments, the user interface includes one of more representations of similar content (e.g., content similar to the first content item), which are selectable to begin playback of the similar content or display a user interface associated with the similar content (e.g., and optionally navigate away from the user interface associated with the first content item). 
     The above-described manner of accessing content items (e.g., by displaying a user interface associated with the content item in response to a selection of the content item) provides for quick and efficient method of accessing content associated with a record label (e.g., by displaying a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of content items, which are selectable to play back the selected content item), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to find and manually navigate to a user interface for a respective content item to begin playback of the respective content item), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the one or more representations of content items includes a first respective representation of a first song associated with the first record label, and a second respective representation of a first album associated with the first record label, such as in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B  (e.g., the user interface concurrently includes representations of songs and representation of albums released by the first record label). 
     In some embodiments, the song is a single (e.g., a single song that was optionally released separately from an album) that was produced and/or distributed by the first record label. In some embodiments, the first album is an album that was produced and/or distributed by the first record label. In some embodiments, the representation of a first song and/or the representation of the first album are in the top releases and/or recent releases section of the user interface. Thus, in some embodiments, the user interface includes a mix of songs (e.g., singles) and albums. In some embodiments, the user interfaces includes a mix of songs, albums, and/or playlists. In some embodiments, the user interfaces includes representations of artists that created one or more of the songs, albums, and/or playlists associated with the first record label. 
     The above-described manner of displaying different types of content associated with the record label (e.g., by concurrently displaying, on the user interface associated with the record label, representations of songs and representations of albums) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering different types of content associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to navigate to different user interfaces to find different types of content associated with the record label), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the first respective representation of the first song is selectable to begin playback of the first song, and the second respective representation of the first album is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the first album, such as in  FIGS.  6 D- 6 E  (e.g., representations of songs are selectable to begin playback of the song, whereas representations of albums are selectable to display a user interface associated with the album, which optionally includes representations of songs in the album that are selectable to cause playback of the song). 
     The above-described manner of accessing content (e.g., by beginning playback of a song in response to selection of a representation of a song, but displaying a user interface associated with an album in response to a selection of a representation of an album) provides for quick and efficient method of accessing content associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to access songs and content via the same type of interaction, without requiring the user to perform different inputs based on whether the desired content is a song or album), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface associated with the first record label includes a second representation of the second artist, and a second representation of a second content item associated with the first artist, such as in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B  (e.g., the user interface concurrently includes a representation of the second artist (e.g., in the artists and/or top artists section) and a representation of a content item created by the first artist). 
     Thus, in some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of representations of a plurality of artists whose content was distributed by the record label and the user interface includes a plurality of representations of a plurality of content items (e.g., songs, singles, albums, etc.) which were created by a plurality of artists and released and/or distributed by the record label. In some embodiments, the representation of the second artist is selectable to display a user interface associated with the second artist (e.g., the second artist&#39;s “page”). In some embodiments, the representation of the second content item associated with the first artist is selectable to access the second content item (e.g., begin playback of the second content item and/or display a user interface associated with the second content item). In some embodiments, the user interface includes representations of content items created by artists for which there is not a representation on the user interface. In other words, the user interface can include a representation of a content item but may not include a representation of the artist that created the content item. For example, if the artist is not a top artist, but a content item created by the respective artist is a top track, then the user interface includes a representation of the content item, but not necessarily a representation of the artist. Similarly, the user interface can include a representation of an artist, but not include representations of the content generated by the artist. 
     The above-described manner of displaying content and artists associated with a record label (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface associated with the record label, a plurality of content by a plurality of artists and a plurality of artists) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering content and artists associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access content items and/or artists that are associated with the record label), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of one or more collections of content items associated with the first record label, such as representation  608 - 1  of Album C in  FIG.  6 A  (e.g., the user interface includes representations of albums distributed by the first record label). 
     In some embodiments, an album is a collection of songs created by an artist (or a group of artists) and released and distributed as a unit. In some embodiments, the representations of albums are displayed at a “top albums” section of the user interface, which includes albums that are sorted based on popularity, purchases, downloads, likes, etc. (e.g., top 10 albums, top 15 albums, top 50 releases, etc.) and/or a “top releases” section of the user interface, which includes content that are sorted based on popularity, purchases, downloads, likes, etc. (e.g., top 10 releases, top 15 releases, top 50 releases, etc.). In some embodiments, the representations of albums are selectable to access the respective album and/or the content in the album. For example, in response to a user input selecting a representation of an album, the device optionally begins playback of the album (e.g., a song from the album, the first song from the album, a random song from the album, etc.) or the device optionally displays a user interface associated with the album, which includes representations of the songs from the album (e.g., which themselves are selectable to cause playback of the respective song). 
     The above-described manner of displaying albums and/or playlists associated with a record label (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface associated with the record label, representations of albums and/or playlists) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering content associated with a record label, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access albums and/or playlists that are associated with the record label), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface associated with the first record label includes one or more representations of content recently released by the first record label, such as representations  608  and  612  in  FIGS.  6 A- 6 B  (e.g., the user interface includes representations of content (e.g., songs, singles, albums, playlists, etc.) that are distributed by the first record label). 
     In some embodiments, the representations of content are displayed in a “recent releases” section of the user interface, which includes content that are sorted based on release date (e.g., date that the content was made available to the public), etc. (e.g., 10 most recent releases, 15 most recent releases, 50 most recent releases, etc.). In some embodiments, the representations of content are selectable to access the respective content (e.g., begin playback of a selected song, etc.). 
     The above-described manner of displaying new content (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface associated with the record label, representations of content that were recently released, optionally in a “recent releases” section) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering newly released content, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access recently released content that are associated with the record label), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the electronic device receives, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for content accessible via the content playback application, such as the insertion of a search term in search field  664  in  FIG.  6 L  (e.g., a request to search for content based on a provided search query). For example, on a search user interface, receiving a user input providing a search term in a text input field. In some embodiments, the request includes a voice command requesting a search for content based on one or more search terms. The search input is optionally a text string or phrase of the name of a song or album (e.g., or partial name). 
     In some embodiments, in response to receiving the search input, the electronic device displays, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of a respective record label that is associated with the content and that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective record label, such as representation  672 - 2  of Record Label B in  FIG.  6 L  (e.g., providing one or more search results that match the one or more provided search terms). 
     In some embodiments, the search results include songs, albums, playlists, artists, record labels, etc. For example, the search result can include a representation of a song, a representation of the album that includes the song, a representation of the artist that created the song, and the record label that distributed the album and/or song (e.g., which are all associated with and/or relevant to the provided search term(s)). Thus, in some embodiments, the search is able to search for content (e.g., songs, albums, playlists, etc.) and/or entities (e.g., artists, record labels, etc.) that match the search results (e.g., via a text search), and additionally provide other content items and/or entities associated with the matching search result (e.g., the album that includes the song, the artist that created the song, etc.). In some embodiments, the search results are selectable to access the respective search result. For example, selection of a representation of a song is selectable to begin playback of the song, selection of a representation of an album is selectable to display a user interface associated with the album (e.g., and/or begin playback of the album), selection of a representation of an artist is selectable to display a user interface associated with the artist, selection of a representation of a record label is selectable to display a user interface associated with the record label, etc. 
     The above-described manner of searching for content (e.g., by providing, as a search result, representations of record labels associated with searched content) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering record labels (e.g., by finding and displaying record labels associated with content that match the search terms), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access record labels that are associated with searched content), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the electronic device receives, via the one or more input devices, a search input that corresponds to a request to search for a respective artist via the content playback application, such as the insertion of a search term in search field  664  in  FIG.  6 L  (e.g., the search user interface includes one or more affordances to filter the search results and/or search for a particular type of content or entity). For example, the user interface includes an “artist” affordance to search for artists, a “songs” affordance to search for songs, etc. The search input is optionally a text string or phrase of the name of the respective artist (e.g., or a partial name of the respective artist). 
     In some embodiments, in response to receiving the search input, the electronic device displays, via the display generation component, one or more search results corresponding to the search input, wherein the one or more search results include a representation of a respective record label that is associated with the respective artist and that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the respective record label, such as representation  672 - 2  of Record Label B in  FIG.  6 L  (e.g., in response to a search for artists that match a provided search term, the electronic device displays one or more representations of artists that match the search term, optionally one or more representations of content generated by the respective artists that match the search term (e.g., songs, albums, etc.) for which a representation is displayed, and/or optionally one or more representations of record albums associated with the respective artists that match the search term). 
     For example, if the user performs a search for a first artist, the device optionally concurrently displays a representation of the first artist, one or more representations of content generated by the first artist, and/or one or more representations of record labels associated with the first artist. Thus, in some embodiments, a list of search results includes a mix of content (e.g., songs, albums, etc.) and entities associated with the content (e.g., artists that generated the content listed, record labels that distributed the content listed, etc.), concurrently. In some embodiments, the displayed representations of the artists are selectable to display a user interface associated with the artist, the displayed representations of the content generated by the artists are selectable to access the content (e.g., play back or display a user interface associated with the content, from which content can be played back), and/or the displayed representations of the record labels associated with the artists are selectable to display a user interface associated with the record label. 
     The above-described manner of searching for content (e.g., by providing, as a search result, representations of record labels associated with searched artists) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering record labels (e.g., by finding and displaying record labels associated with artists that match the search terms), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access record labels that are associated with searched artists), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the electronic device displays, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a first collection of content items that is associated with a respective record label, such as user interface  628  in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., a user interface for an album). In some embodiments, the user interface for the album includes one or more representations of songs in the album, which are selectable to access the respective songs (e.g., download, playback, etc.). In some embodiments, the user interface for an album includes an affordance to play the songs in the album (e.g., to begin playback of every song). In some embodiments, the user interface for an album includes information about the album such as cover art, a description, an indication of the artist (e.g., and optionally a link to a user interface associated with the artist), an indication of the record label associated with the album (e.g., and optionally a link to a user interface associated with the album). 
     In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with the first record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label, such as representation  642 - 1  and representation  642 - 2  in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., if the album is associated with the first record label, then the user interface for the album includes a link (e.g., a textual description that is selectable) to the user interface for the first record label). In some embodiments, an album is associated with the first record label if the first record label recorded, produced, distributed, and/or advertised the album. In some embodiments, the user interface for the album includes representations of content items in the album, which are selectable to access (e.g., cause playback, download, save to library, etc.) the respective content items. 
     The above-described manner of providing a record label associated with an album (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface for an album, an indication of the record label that is associated with the album, which is selectable to display the user interface associated with the record label) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering record labels (e.g., by displaying a selectable link of the record label that distributed the album, on the user interface for the album), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access the record label associated with a respective album), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the first collection of content items is associated with a second record label, the user interface associated with the first collection of content items includes a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface associated with the second record label, such as in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., if the album is associated with a plurality of labels, then the user interface for the album includes a plurality of links for the plurality of labels that are selectable to display a user interface for the respective label). In some embodiments, an album is associated with a plurality of labels if multiple labels cooperated or otherwise were involved in the recording, production, distribution, etc. of the album. In some embodiments, if an artist is associated with a plurality of record labels (e.g., if an album or single was distributed by multiple labels, or if different albums and singles were distributed by different labels), then the user interface for the artist includes a plurality of links for the plurality of record labels. 
     The above-described manner of providing the record labels associated with an album (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface for an album, multiple indications of record labels if the album is associated with multiple record labels) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering the record labels involved with the album (e.g., by displaying selectable links for multiple record labels if the album is associated with multiple record labels), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access any additional records that are associated with a respective album), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     In some embodiments, the user interface of the content playback application associated with the first artist includes a first respective selectable option that is selectable to display the user interface associated with the first record label (e.g., the user interface associated with the first artist includes a link (e.g., textual link, graphical link, or any other selectable option) that is selectable to display the user interface for a record label that is associated with the first artist) and in accordance with a determination that the first artist is associated with a second record label, a second respective selectable option that is selectable to display a user interface, of the content playback application, associated with the second record label, in a manner similar to user interface  628  described in  FIG.  6 E  (e.g., if the first artist is associated with a second record label, the user interface for the first artist includes a link that is selectable to display the user interface for the second record label). 
     In some embodiments, a record label is associated with the first artist if the record label has recorded, produced, distributed, etc. content by the first artist (e.g., optionally even if the first record label does not have a current agreement to distribute future content by the first artist) and/or has a current agreement to record, produce, distribute, etc. content by the first artist. 
     In some embodiments, the first artist is additionally associated with a second record label if the first artist has worked with two different record labels for different content items. For example, if the first artist worked with the first record label for a first album and a second record label for a second album, then the first artist is associated with the first and second record label and the user interface for the first artist include links for the first and second record label. In some embodiments, if a content item by the first artist was recorded, produced, and/or distributed by both the first and second record labels (e.g., the two labels worked together and/or cooperated, and/or performed different aspects of the distribution), then the first artist is associated with the first and second record labels. 
     The above-described manner of providing the record labels associated with an album (e.g., by displaying, on the user interface for an album, multiple indications of record labels if the album is associated with multiple record labels) provides for quick and efficient method of discovering the record labels involved with the album (e.g., by displaying selectable links for multiple record labels if the album is associated with multiple record labels), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., without requiring the user to perform additional inputs to independently research, find, and access any additional records that are associated with a respective album), which additionally reduces power usage and improves battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiency, while reducing errors in usage. 
     It should be understood that the particular order in which the operations in method  700  and/or  FIG.  7    have been described is merely exemplary and is not intended to indicate that the described order is the only order in which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in the art would recognize various ways to reorder the operations described herein. 
     The operations in the information processing methods described above are, optionally, implemented by running one or more functional modules in an information processing apparatus such as general purpose processors (e.g., as described with respect to  FIGS.  1 A- 1 B,  3 ,  5 A- 5 H ) or application specific chips. Further, the operations described above with reference to  FIG.  7    are, optionally, implemented by components depicted in  FIGS.  1 A- 1 B . For example, displaying operations  702  and  716 , and receiving operation  712 , are optionally implemented by event sorter  170 , event recognizer  180 , and event handler  190 . When a respective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer  180  activates an event handler  190  associated with the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler  190  optionally utilizes or calls data updater  176  or object updater  177  to update the application internal state  192 . In some embodiments, event handler  190  accesses a respective GUI updater  178  to update what is displayed by the application. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on the components depicted in  FIGS.  1 A- 1 B . 
     As described above, one aspect of the present technology potentially involves the gathering and use of data available from specific and legitimate sources to facilitate the display of content. The present disclosure contemplates that in some instances, this gathered data may include personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to identify a specific person. Such personal information data can include demographic data, location-based data, online identifiers, telephone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, data or records relating to a user&#39;s health or level of fitness (e.g., vital signs measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or any other personal information, usage history, content playback history, favorite content, etc. 
     The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information data, in the present technology, can be used to the benefit of users. For example, the personal information data can be used to automatically suggest content for selection that are personalized to the user of the electronic device. Accordingly, use of such personal information data enables users to enter fewer inputs to perform an action with respect to searching for and/or accessing content. Further, other uses for personal information data that benefit the user are also contemplated by the present disclosure. For instance, aggregated playback history can provide the user with lists of popular content (e.g., top releases, top albums, etc.). 
     The present disclosure contemplates that those entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure, transfer, storage, or other use of such personal information data will comply with well-established privacy policies and/or privacy practices. In particular, such entities would be expected to implement and consistently apply privacy practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining the privacy of users. Such information regarding the use of personal data should be prominent and easily accessible by users, and should be updated as the collection and/or use of data changes. Personal information from users should be collected for legitimate uses only. Further, such collection/sharing should occur only after receiving the consent of the users or other legitimate basis specified in applicable law. Additionally, such entities should consider taking any needed steps for safeguarding and securing access to such personal information data and ensuring that others with access to the personal information data adhere to their privacy policies and procedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to evaluation by third parties to certify their adherence to widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adapted for the particular types of personal information data being collected and/or accessed and adapted to applicable laws and standards, including jurisdiction-specific considerations that may serve to impose a higher standard. For instance, in the US, collection of or access to certain health data may be governed by federal and/or state laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); whereas health data in other countries may be subject to other regulations and policies and should be handled accordingly. 
     Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates embodiments in which users selectively block the use of, or access to, personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates that hardware and/or software elements can be provided to prevent or block access to such personal information data. For example, the user is able to configure one or more electronic devices to change the discovery or privacy settings of the electronic device. For example, the user can select a setting that only allows an electronic device to disable the collection of the user&#39;s browsing history, search history, and/or playback history when displaying content as described herein. 
     Moreover, it is the intent of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and handled in a way to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risk can be minimized by limiting the collection of data and deleting data once it is no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including in certain health related applications, data de-identification can be used to protect a user&#39;s privacy. De-identification may be facilitated, when appropriate, by removing identifiers, controlling the amount or specificity of data stored (e.g., collecting location data at city level rather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g., aggregating data across users), and/or other methods such as differential privacy. 
     Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers use of personal information data to implement one or more various disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that the various embodiments can also be implemented without the need for accessing such personal information data. That is, the various embodiments of the present technology are not rendered inoperable due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal information data. For example, location data can be recognized based on aggregated non-personal information data or a bare minimum amount of personal information, such as the location information being handled only on the user&#39;s device, or other non-personal information. 
     The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best use the invention and various described embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20220127
Publication Date: 20240319
Grant Date: 20240319
Priority Date: 20210129
Inventors: CIELAK, MATTHEW J.
MILLS, EVAN
HARAMI, SAMER A.
Assignee: APPLE INC
CPC Classifications: [{"code": "G06F3/0484", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F3/0482", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F3/0484", "inventive": true, "first": true, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F3/04883", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F3/04886", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}, {"code": "G06F3/0485", "inventive": true, "first": false, "tree": "[]"}]
Family ID: 82612499