Podcast Guru Release Notes – Version 1.5.4

It’s that time again, Podcast Guru Release Notes – Version 1.5.4, is here! This release includes many improvements and bug fixes. Also worth noting, we’re trying to improve the branding, so we’ve implemented an A/B test that will help us determine which logo our users like more. Happy podcast listening!

 

Task

  • [PG-623] – Featured – slow loading
  • Even though we are loading from cloud firestore, the loading mechanism can seem quite slow.
  • [PG-624] – Fix Glide deprecation warnings (SimpleTarget has been deprecated)
  • These are all over the app, they are getting really annoying. We need to fix them.
  • [PG-635] – Create a setting to allow users to switch regions
  • Some users want to be able to access podcasts in the language of their choice.
  • [PG-666] – Fix grid views for low resolution devices
  • We can do a better job here, might just need a simple math change for how we calculate the number of rows in a grid.

Improvement

  • [PG-589] – UI Alignment / Empty content screens
  • The UI alignment for the empty state on Library, Offline and Playlists tabs is not vertically centered, whereas on Latest it is. Let’s try to get everything vertically centered, or at the very least looking consistent.
  • [PG-654] – Implement the new branding in an A/B test
  • We should implement the new branding as a variant in an A/B test. The goal will be retention.
  • [PG-658] – Implement new Latest Tab empty-state
  • Latest Tab empty-state is not a good UX. I created a design to mimic the Library empty-state: https://zpl.io/xxxxxx I think this could be ok. It’s a better experience than the current one.

Bug

  • [PG-661] – [Crashlytics] [Linked Issue] ActivityThread.java line 1783
  • [PG-663] – [Crashlytics] [Linked Issue] PodcastEpisodeListFragment.java line 435
  • [PG-664] – [Crashlytics] [Linked Issue] PodcastGuruUtil.java line 594
  • [PG-667] – “Refresh” overflow menu item should not appear on the Featured / Trending tabs
  • [PG-668] – [Crashlytics] [Linked Issue] PlaylistFragment.java line 294
  • [PG-671] – When creating a shortcut the image URL fails.

If you’ve found a bug we’d love to hear about it! Please visit our support page and send us a message. If you love the app as much as we do, please leave a review for Podcast Guru in the Google Play Store.