Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Improve app buffering, error states

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[Area] Player UI [Type] Enhancement Migrated
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Kotlin
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Description

The app's UI currently assumes that once you start a stream, the stream will commence fairly soon. Since we don't control a customers connection, and don't host the podcast content this isn't a guaranteed. We need to add some user interface indicators of buffering progress and more information about any errors or slow downs around that. This issue will require some design input.

Related iOS issue: https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/8

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue requirements and the related iOS issue at https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/8. The work needs design input to define buffering progress, slowdowns, and error information; it is done when those states are specified and implemented in the Android app.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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