Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Android 13: Investigate Low Resolution Artwork in Notification Player

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[Type] Enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

This user in #5486871-zen reports that Pocket Casts artwork in the Android 13 notification player is low resolution / blurry / pixelated. By contrast, artwork from Apple Music is of good quality.

### Example Screenshots:

Pocket Casts

![Screenshot_20220817-152510](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/74066241/186554322-b7cfa8cf-7a5d-460c-8415-b72a99c71276.png)

![Screenshot_20220822-175557](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/74066241/186554367-973ed8ad-f32c-4902-97bb-98355ddfe3eb.png)

Apple Music

![Screenshot_20220822-175750](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/74066241/186554454-d86ebb53-ca10-49be-912e-102e13cc2150.png)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the low-resolution artwork in the Android 13 notification player using Pocket Casts, then compare it with the Apple Music example described in the issue. Done means identifying why Pocket Casts artwork is blurry or pixelated and documenting the evidence and next change needed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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