Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android
Play a random episode from a podcast without manually adding each one to Up Next
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
### Description
I have some podcasts that I've listened to completely but I still enjoy. I've tried sorting episodes in different ways, like A-Z, Z-A, or by length, to get a "random" one and avoid the latest since those are still fresh in my mind. Unfortunately, there aren't many sorting options, so I eventually end up gravitating toward the same episodes.
Pocket Casts recently rolled out the Up Next shuffle feature, which I thought would solve my problem. However, the larger the pool of episodes you want it to choose from, the more of a hassle it becomes. Sure, holding an episode and checking a few doesn’t take long, but when you're dealing with hundreds, because you want to shuffle the entire podcast, it can take a while.
Could you add a simpler way to just press a button and listen to a random episode without any fuss?
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing Up Next shuffle flow and the podcast episode list controls described in the issue. Determine the intended random-episode entry point and verify that one action selects and starts an episode from the podcast without manual queueing.
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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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100