As you might have noticed, since version 8.0 (just released as beta) you can fully configure the Symfonium home screen. This thread is intended to inspire users about what is possible now if they dig a little into the home screen configuration. And it is a call to YOU to share your ideas and proudly present (and maybe explain a little) your home screen design.
I will start with my own configuration, which is not overly inventive, but highlights some new features. I am an album-oriented listener, and I do not use favorites at all, so it’s mostly album lists here:
As I tend to listen to the same albums or artists multiple times, I start with the list of the eight last played albums. I use the “Grid (Image)” display, because I don’t need artist/title names when I recognize the cover image, and the space is limited.
Next I have the usual scrollable row of paused albums (now called “Continue album listening”). It is a little superfluous because for the most part it contains the same albums as “last played”. I am still experimenting with that. I used a smaller heading for this part to give the impression that this and the previous section belong together. The option to underline the section headings contributes to structuring the home page.
Then come the shortcuts. At this position they are located at the bottom of the smartphone screen when I open the app, so quite convenient for one hand usage. I decided for the eight most important shortcuts - I use only genre most of the time anyway 
But I put everything necessary here so that I don’t need a main navigation bar at the bottom anymore (you can turn that off if you disable all navigation tabs), which saves even more space.
Often enough I want to listen to what I added last to my library, so that is the next section. After that comes the discovery section where I want to get urged not to listen to the same albums over and over again 
I worked with small headings again to combine three sections to one block. Besides the “rediscover” and “random” album lists, another very cool new feature comes handy here: you can use a playlist as a custom section on the home screen now! As I want to listen to more classical works, I created a smart playlist with ten random classical albums, and linked it here (three dots on playlist, then 'Add to home page", and then configure the new section in Settings → Interface → Home page). The random list updates every time I return to the home screen, and I made the cover images a little bigger (size “normal” vs “small” everywhere else), so I am really pushed to look here.
The last section is for statistics: the most played eight albums and top ten songs, the latter as a list, which makes more sense for songs…
I hope this post makes you look into and cherish the new customization options. Let me and everyone see how you used them to serve your own preferences!
. Haven’t played around much but will do later
