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Sections

Most Popular in the beta was called "Popular Songs".
In the files for the game, it can be seen that there are a lot of unused sections. Here is the list of all of the currently unused sections:
- Sorted by Artist
- Party Songs
- Slow Songs
- Happy Songs
- Sweet Songs
- Easter Songs
- Summer Songs
- Winter Songs
- Autumn Songs
- Spring Songs
- Christmas Songs
- Hanukkah Songs
- Ramadan Songs
- Couples
- Family Songs
- Oldies But Goodies
- Sixties Songs
- Seventies Songs
- Eighties Songs
- Nineties Songs
- Sing-a-Long
- Chorus Songs
- Just Sweat
- Greatest Hits
- Kids
- Latino
- Hollywood
- Around The World
- Pop
- R&B Vibes
- Electro Sounds
- Just 80's
- Extreme
- Easy
- Pop Hits
- Disco Classics
- Caliente
- Just Dance 1
- Just Dance 2
- Just Dance 3
- Just Dance 4
- Just Dance 2014
- Just Dance 2015

Textures

In the files of the app, there are some progression textures which can be found in the "drawable-hdpi-v4" folder. The said textures bear a strong resemblance to the song levels (which gives Mojo Coins and avatars in-game), as there are some images named "progress_current_(1 to 3)/progress_done.png", which can possibly mean that the textures were for an early version of the song level feature.
Also, there are some other textures that include "quest" in their filenames. These, of course, are unused as well.

Avatars and Interface

Pre-October 2015 version

While the app was still in Beta, the game was going to use the avatars from Just Dance 2014; however, when the app was officially released, they were replaced with Just Dance 2015’s avatars.
In the Beta version of the menu, there was a line of text under the "PLAY" button reading: "View all songs" and tapping on it would bring up the tracklist. However, ever since the official release, the line of text was removed and there is now a pink corner at the top-left corner of the screen showing the amount of songs there are in the game, and a line of text on there reads: "VIEW SONG LIST".
In the Beta version of the menu, one of the unknown dancers for Just Dance 2014 (the one with the red, white, and blue spiky jacket) and Starships appeared at the sides of the screen. However, in the first official release, they have been replaced by the coach from You Make Me Feel... and P1 from Turn Up the Love.
In the launch trailer, the following graphical differences can be seen:
- The player’s high score is placed on the left of the menu icon and not on the right (unlike in the first official release).
- The player’s user name is written in the "Just Dance Regular" font rather than in the "Just Dance Bold" font.
- The song title and the artist’s name are not displayed.
- The statistics for each song are shown on three rectangles (a green one and a yellow one above a light blue one).

June 2017 update

According to the teaser that plays in the menu of the June 2017 update, the menu icons did not have the white border with curved angles that is used in the final version.

August 2020 update

In the earliest version, which was discovered around April 8, 2020, the following differences could be noticed.
- The main menu was almost identical to the previous one (except for the colors, which were in shades of blue and purple, and the "TRY FOR FREE!" button, which was in shades of blue and green).
- The previous fonts were used instead of the new ones.
  - However, the font used for the song titles was slightly different.
- The QR code had a different border.
- The icons for the Playlists and Songs menus were separated by a different border.
- The rectangle that displayed "Connect your smartphone to play!" was entirely purple.
- Playlists were displayed in rows consisting of three items.
- Playlist covers had more rounded corners and no overlapped silhouettes behind.
  - Besides, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme ABBA!" could be seen in spite of it not being featured in the final menu.
- The yellow button with the backwards arrow was replaced by a grey X with a grey circle.
- The playlist duration was displayed above the description.
- Menu icons were displayed in rows consisting of four items, and their borders were more rounded.
- When a menu icon was selected, the song title and artist’s name were displayed in the "Just Dance Bold" font, and the former was light blue.
  - Moreover, the two strings of code were shown below the preview rather than above.
- Statistics and the "Dance!" button were entirely fuchsia, without gradients.
During the first half of April 2020, the "Fitness" playlist was moved before "Recommended For You", and a new playlist called "SUPER MIX!", which accidentally used the cover for "Extreme", could be seen before "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme ABBA!".

Songs

Songs in the launch trailer

The following songs can be seen in the launch trailer (some of them have been released after the official launch of the game, while others are still unavailable):
- Barbra Streisand
- Call Me Maybe
- Get Lucky
- In the Summertime
- Limbo
- Maniac
- Moskau (released after the game launch)
- Pound The Alarm (released after the game launch)
- She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)
- Starships (released after the game launch)
- Where Have You Been

ABBA: You Can Dance songs

The routines from ABBA: You Can Dance did not have the "ABBA" prefix in their code names at first.
- The code name for Honey, Honey, Lay All Your Love On Me, and Money, Money, Money were also different ("Honey", "Lay" and "Money" instead of "ABBAHoneyHoney", "ABBALayAllYourLove" and "ABBAMoneyMoney").

Airplanes

As seen in the server files, the coach seems to be more similar to his original status.

All About That Bass

All About That Bass had a different cover in its first release in the files.

Barbie Girl

The pictograms from Just Dance: Greatest Hits were supposed to be used.

Barbra Streisand

In the initial version of the remake, the original song was used instead of the 2019 Edit.
- Besides, the pictograms were reused from Just Dance 3, although their props were recolored from magenta to purple and an additional pictogram in the style of Just Dance 2016 was added. Also, two old pictograms had Just Dance 4-styled arrows in spite of the main model remaining the same.
In the old game servers, the score tracking files were all reused from Just Dance 3^[1]; in the finalized version of the map, however, the number of counted moves has been reduced.

Better When I’m Dancin’

The coach is different in Just Dance Now. Her hair is a darker shade of blue.
Additionally, the purple flowers that at one point appear in the background of the Just Dance Unlimited version are replaced by butterflies.

Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)

There are three placeholder pictograms in the files.

Body Movin’

Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix) had more visible facial features and a blue-black outline (instead of a purple one), but these details got changed later on.
In the pictograms sprite, it can be seen that the renewed version of Gold Move 3 was not intended to be a Gold Move at first.

Blurred Lines

The fanmade square was not supposed to have a border.

Call Me

The coach for the Beta remake of Call Me had dark blue make-up on her face.
- Also, the background was dark blue rather than pink.

Can’t Get Enough

An early pictograms sprite with seven placehodlers can be found in the Beta servers.

D.A.N.C.E.

According to some unused menu assets, the remade coach initially had a slightly darker color scheme and a more visible face.

Dare

There is a beta pictogram for this routine.
- This pictogram was originally supposed to be used in Just Dance 2014 Mashups and Party Master Modes.

Diamonds

A beta cover, using the album coach pose instead of the one from the menu icon, was found in the game files.

E.T.

In its first versions, E.T. had dark purple pictograms and light green arrows (from the original version). But, since the URL number 20150408_1230, it now comes with light purple pictograms and yellow arrows in the files. However, the menu image stays the same.
The song had an originally different menu cover, where the coach was placed on the left and not in the middle.

Feel So Right

The pictogram sprite that can be found in the Beta servers does not feature the Beta pictogram.

Fine China

When Just Dance Now was first launched, some files of the routine were meant to receive updates, as proven by the "JDVersion" string of the .json file, which reads "2015" instead of "5".^[2] However, those files were renewed again, changing the "JDVersion" to "2016".^[3]

Firework

In the files, there is a Beta coach selection image that shows her with a less visible face and her legs accidentally fading out, revealing part of the chroma key.
- There is also a Beta cover, in which the background is more zoomed in and the coach is slightly rotated.

Gangnam Style

In a promotional picture shown on the official website of Just Dance for a short period of time^{[citation needed]}, the coaches, the background, the pictograms and the avatars were inverted in color.

Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out)

When the menu assets for the remake were first created, the menu icon had slightly darker colors on the coach’s hat and her ruffles. Those parts were lightened in the updated version of the remake, which was finalized in late 2019.
The original pictograms from Just Dance 3 were initially used instead of the remade ones.
- The score tracking files were also reused from Just Dance 3, as proven by this move, which is counted four times rather than twice (as opposed to the finalized version).
The lyrics were in a darker shade of blue.^[4]

Girlfriend

Early versions of the coach selection images can be found in the game servers. These unused files depict the coaches in their original color palettes and with clearer facial features.

Gold Dust

When Gold Dust was first uploaded to the game servers, the pictograms, the lyrics hexadecimal, the Gold Moves placement and the menu assets were retained from Just Dance 4; however, several changes were applied over time.
- Starting from the URL number "20150814_1338", the coach is more centered in both the menu icon and the coach selection image, and the background in the former is more blurred.
- After the launch of Just Dance Unlimited, the digit in the "JDVersion" was changed from "0" to "2016".
- As soon as the routine was officially released in the service, the pictograms were entirely remade, the lyrics color was changed from yellow to purple, the cover replaced the album coach with the coach’s pose from the menu icon and the fading effect was removed from the coach selection image.

Holiday

A placeholder pictogram could be found in the pictogram sprite when the files for the routine were first uploaded to the server. After it had been officially released on Just Dance Unlimited, the placeholder file was replaced by an updated pictogram.

Hot n Cold

As seen in the files, Hot N Cold was more similar to the original version, since the coach had red hair, red gloves and a more reddish dress; it was changed after some time.

I Want You Back

Older versions of the Just Dance Now archives feature an early sprite whose pictograms are in default colors.
- Besides, the pictograms for Gold Moves 2, 3 and 4 are not golden.

Kids in America

The remake was meant to have almost completely different graphics, having darker colors and cheering sounds at the beginning instead of a ringing bell; an improved version was released in an unknown date.

Kids in America - Just Dance Now (No GUI)

Kiss You

The Six Players version used to be seen on the main screen, with a Beta interface and pictograms with default colors.

Let’s Go To The Mall

Two placeholders meant for remade pictograms can be found in the files.

Maneater

The cover of Maneater was going to use the album coach from Just Dance 4; it is replaced by the menu icon pose in the final version.

Never Gonna Give You Up

Never Gonna Give You Up originally retained its pictograms and lyrics hexadecimal^[5] from Just Dance 4. After the official release to Just Dance Unlimited, however, new pictograms were made, and the lyrics color was changed from bright purple to fuchsia-pink.
- - The Just Dance 4 square was also seen in the new Just Dance Now servers before the routine was finally released in the game.^[6]^[7]

Oath

In the menu image of Oath, P2 had more visible facial features, and her glove was pink and badly textured. As of 20150115_1722, the image has been updated so that the facial features are no longer visible and the glove is blue (as it is in-game).

One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)

The pictograms sprite featured in the early game servers featured four placeholder pictograms instead of one.

Part of Me

According to the early versions of the game servers, the Just Dance 2014 version of the routine was meant to be used. However, the files were ultimately updated after the launch of Just Dance Unlimited.
- This is proven by the .json files for the routine: the early ones read "OriginalJDVersion": 5, while the updated one reads "JDVersion": 2016.^[8]

Price Tag

In its early state, the remake was supposed to give the coach more visible facial features and a purple outline instead of a light blue one.

Promiscuous

If you explore the files through the bundles' archive, you can notice that the coaches' outline was originally dark purple and in full opacity instead of fuchsia and faded. Also, in a beta square and cover, the coaches look poorly extracted, as they have a white outline with some bits cut out.

Proud Mary

In the early version of the remake, which could be found in the old game servers, the lyrics were more orange than red (as opposed to the finalized release).^[9]
- In addition, the original Just Dance 2 pictograms were used, with some minor changes that involve the repeat of this pictogram three times^[10] and the removal of the double arrow head on this pictogram.

Rasputin

Rasputin initially used the remake that appears in the icon of the Never Can Say Goodbye Mashup; it was later replaced.

Rockafeller Skank

The original pictograms from Just Dance 2 were supposed to be used.

Safe And Sound

Safe and Sound was going to use its original icon, as seen in the server files.

Scream & Shout

According to an advertisement, Scream & Shout was going to be part of the New Year’s Playlist, which was released towards the end of 2016.
- It was ultimately released on June 26, 2019.

Sexy And I Know It

An early version of the Community Remix menu icon can be found in the game servers.

Smile (Улыбайся)

Smile (Улыбайся) originally had a different code name in the files; instead of "Ulibayssia", it was "Smile".^{[citation needed]}

So Good

So Good had a different menu square, which features the coach in a different position. Since the URL number 20150513_1617, it has been updated.

S.O.S

In the Beta version of the remake, there are four extra seconds before the routine ends. This additional time was later removed.^[11]

Step By Step

This song has an unused pictogram, exclusively for the remake.

Taste The Feeling

According to the archives for the Just Dance World Cup website, the Community Remix’s avatar was based off the Classic one instead of the Alternate one.

That’s Not My Name

The square was going to show the dancer on a diagonal angle and with a brighter color scheme.
The original pictograms from Just Dance 2 were supposed to be used.

That’s the Way (I Like It)

The coach was intended to appear with a different color scheme (dark fuchsia and light blue instead of golden and brown). The background was also in a lighter shade.

TiK ToK

An unused pictogram was created for the remake.

Toxic

Until the URL number 20150325_1222, Toxic was supposed to appear in the app without any edit; however, the files were removed and re-added in the URL number 20150422_1529, with a different icon and some remade pictograms.

Venus

When Venus’ files were initially uploaded to the game servers, recolored versions of the original pictograms were meant to be used. After the release in Just Dance Unlimited, however, they were replaced by renewed ones.

We Can’t Stop

The code name was different: it was WeCantStop at first, but then the DLC suffix was added like all the others DLC from Just Dance 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Where Have You Been

In the Beta game servers, there is an early pictograms sprite that contains many placeholders.

References

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[6] ttps://jdnow-api-contentapistoragest-demo.justdancenow.com/songs/NeverGonna_1581603678647/assets/web/nevergonna.jpg

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