Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Add compatibility with Google Assistant

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[Type] Feature
Dominant language
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Description

### What problem does this address?

Google Podcasts is able to synchronize podcasts across my phone and my Google Home, and it would be nice to have that experience within Pocketcasts.

### What is your proposed solution?

Either ask Google to recognize Pocketcasts as a valid third party podcast service, or allow audio playback and episode sync through Assistant Actions.

### Did you search for existing feature suggestions?

- [X] I have searched for existing feature suggestions.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by researching Google Assistant third-party podcast integrations and Assistant Actions, then trace Pocket Casts' existing playback and episode-sync architecture. Done means Pocket Casts is recognized by Google Assistant and supports the requested audio playback and synchronization experience.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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