Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Wear Now Playing Chip can have low contrast for episode name text

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[Area] Wear OS [Type] Enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

### Description

Depending on the artwork for the episode, the Now Playing chip on the watch can have pretty low contrast for the episode name text, making it difficult to read.

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Start playing an episode from the "Alphabet Boys" podcast
2. Look at the Now Playing chip on the watch

### Screenshots or screen recording

![image](https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/assets/4656348/d4094442-5da2-445f-b293-100a7fc730e1)

### Did you search for existing bug reports?

- [X] I have searched for existing bug reports.

### Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

watch emulator running 7.39 pre-release build.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on the watch emulator with the "Alphabet Boys" episode and inspect the Now Playing chip where the episode name is rendered over artwork. Done means the episode name remains readable with sufficient contrast across the artwork shown in the report.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
accessibility, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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