Why there is no progress bar in NotchStar Now Playing
NotchStar shows a progress bar only when the playing app gives it a duration and an elapsed time. If either is missing, the bar and the two timestamps are left out. NotchStar does not guess.
When this happens
- Radio style Apple Music items. They run without a fixed length.
- Some streaming items. Not every stream publishes a duration.
- The AppleScript fallback with streamed Apple Music tracks. Music often returns no duration through scripting. NotchStar reads a duration of 0 as unknown.
The title, artist and buttons still work. Only the bar is missing.
When a bar does appear
A normal album track in Music or Spotify publishes both numbers. The bar then moves in real time, with the elapsed time on the left and the total on the right.
What to try
Play a normal album track instead of a radio station and see if the bar returns. If it does, the player was the reason. If a track you know has a length still shows no bar, close and reopen the notch on Home to reconnect.
See Apple Music behaviour, which apps show up and the Now Playing page.
