expand media keys control specification with like and dislike buttons

[Tag Howard]

A big challenge here would be application buy-in as it would probably require updates to the JavaScript Audio API <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/audio#events> as most mainstream media players are web or electron based (looks to me like yandex-music is Electron). Of course there are native Linux players so assuming we only care about those users it's probably doable. Windows doesn't <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.systemmediatransportcontrolsbutton?view=winrt-26100> support like/dislike in media controls, but macOS does <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter#Rating-a-media-item>. Their API has some control over presentation as well, letting you pick between being able to dislike, like, or both. A Linux implementation would probably just expose capabilities and leave it up to the app. Support for this would probably look like adding `CanLike`, `CanDislike`, `Liked`, and `Disliked` properties as well as `Like` and `Dislike` methods.

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025, at 4:02 AM, Linux Admin wrote:
> Hi. First want to say thank you all for great work. I am happy user of
> KDE Plasma since 2005 and really enjoy my desktop experience. 
> 
> Today streaming services are mostly used for playing music, rather than
> classic media players, and AI recommendations working well. I totally
> switched from downloading music and listening it in
> clementine/strawberry to yandex-music app. which streams music I like.
> 
> But for better recommendations, I need to click like/dislike, and
> everytime open the app, click, then minimizing. I am using media player
> control widget in kde plasma, and would be great to expand media keys
> control specification with like and dislike buttons, so then it will be
> implemented in widgets and kde connect.
> 
> Many android apps already have such buttons on lock screen widget, I
> really miss it in kde connect and desktop. 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
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