Why are we doing this?
Cards on the Explore feed are appearing from the bottom up on the screen, which is at odds with a user's mental model that content is being added sequentially in reverse chronological order as they scroll down the feed.
Proposed solution
Cards should appear from top to bottom on the feed.
Steps to QA
Pre-conditions: So that progress of content loading is more easily observed
(i) Data connectivity should be slowed; and
(ii) the feed should be customized so that the shorter "Today" and "Randomizer" cards appear first.
- Clear the cache and completely exit from the app
- Re-launch the app. It is expected that the cards should load in the Explore feed from top to bottom.
Original task description
Google says[0] the second principle of Material design is meaningful motion. Instead of appearing instantly, cards should animate in when new ones are added so that when new cards are available it is obvious but not jarring. Note: cards are already animated off screen by swiping away.
