๐ฑ PodFeed Studio App
Feature Highlights
A cross-platform podcast app built with Flutter and integrated with PodFeed Studio.
๐ง Audio & Playback
Professional-grade audio playback with background support, offline download, lockscreen controls, and intelligent progress tracking.
True background playback with full system integration.
- Continues playing when app is minimized or screen locked
- Lockscreen and notification controls (play, pause, skip, seek)
- Rich metadata displayed (title, artist, artwork, position)
- Hardware/media button support (headphones, car, Bluetooth)
Never lose your place with automatic position tracking.
- Automatic progress saving every 5 seconds while playing
- Auto-saves on pause/stop
- 90-day retention in local database
- 95% completion threshold marks episodes as "played"
- Seamless resume without interrupting dialogs
Auto-stop playback after custom duration with beautiful UI.
- Customizable 1-120 minutes countdown
- Circular timer display with animated progress ring
- Preset buttons: 15, 30, 60 minutes
- Pause/resume and extend running timer
- Visible on player, mini-player, and image overlay
Precise playback control with real-time updates.
- Drag to any position in episode
- 10-second rewind, 30-second forward controls
- Accurate audio duration from actual MP3 files
- Real-time progress updates with green/gray indicators
- Spotify-style progress bar on mini-player
๐ฑ User Experience
Polished, intuitive interface with Spotify-inspired design and smart state synchronization.
Always-visible playback controls that persist across sessions.
- Appears at bottom when episode is loaded
- Episode artwork (56x56px) with rounded corners
- Auto-scrolling title for long episode names
- Large 48px play/pause button
- Tap to open full player screen
- Sleep timer indicator when active
Consistent, beautiful episode cards across all tabs.
- 80x80px episode images with border and shadow
- Title turns GREEN when episode is playing
- Progress bars: GREEN for played, GRAY for remaining
- Time remaining inline ("15 min left")
- Green waveform icon when actively playing
- 32px play/pause button in bottom-right corner
- Action buttons: Favorite, Download, Share
All controls stay perfectly synchronized across all screens.
- Real-time updates across Episodes, Favorites, Downloads
- Smart play/pause logic (pause current, resume paused, navigate to different)
- Visual indicators synced (green title, waveform, progress)
- Progress tracking updates every 5 seconds
- Unified navigation with bottom-slide animation
Spotify-style scroll-triggered app bar on podcast detail screen.
- Appears after ~200px scroll
- Dynamic background using podcast's dominant color
- Smooth fade-in/out animation (200ms)
- Status bar protection (content never hides)
- Smart back button management
Instant offline detection with retry functionality.
- Shows immediately on app launch if offline
- Appears on all main screens (Home, Detail, Player)
- WiFi-off icon with red accent
- Retry button for manual connection recheck
- No race conditions or delays
Always get the latest episodes with manual refresh.
- Available on all main screens
- Bypasses 30-minute cache
- Smooth animation with loading indicator
- Automatic background refresh on app launch
๐๏ธ Content & Discovery
Dynamic podcast directory with rich metadata and responsive grid layout.
Server-managed podcast list loaded from https://podcast.supersoul.top/feed.php
- No app updates needed to add/remove podcasts
- Responsive grid layout (2-4 columns based on screen size)
- On-demand fetching (individual podcasts loaded when tapped)
- 30-minute cache freshness
- Graceful error handling
Beautiful podcast cards with comprehensive information.
- Episode counts with podcast icon badge
- "NEW" badges (green) for recent podcasts
- Relative dates with clock icon
- Cover images with gradient overlay
- Clean HTML text parsing (all entities decoded)
Native sharing functionality with rich metadata.
- Share with title, description, and artwork
- Share button on episode cards and player screen
- System share sheet integration
WordPress API and XML podcast feeds.
- Radio icon in top-right of home screen
- WordPress API integration with grid layout
- WebView integration with custom dark theme CSS
- XML RSS feed for various authenticated podcast feedss
- Pull-to-refresh and external link handling
๐ฅ Downloads & Favorites
Full offline support with real HTTP downloads and persistent favorites system.
Actual file downloads with progress tracking and offline playback.
- Real-time 0-100% progress indicators
- Confirmation dialog before starting
- Progress modal with circular indicator
- Completion modal with "View All" button
- File validation after download
- Retry capability for failed downloads
- Offline playback in airplane mode
Dedicated tab for managing offline episodes.
- Spotify-style cards (80x80 images)
- Progress bars for playback tracking
- Action buttons: Favorite, Share, Delete
- File size and duration display
- Real-time state synchronization
- Smart audio loading (local files vs streaming)
Save and organize your favorite episodes with persistent storage.
- Heart icon in player (outline/filled states)
- Beautiful confirmation modal with animation
- Dedicated Favorites tab
- Episodes grouped by podcast with headers
- Swipe-to-delete with confirmation dialog
- Complete episode metadata stored in Hive database
Clear visual indicators for download status.
- Not Downloaded: Download outline icon (white)
- Downloading: Circular progress with percentage
- Completed: Green checkmark icon
- Failed: Red error icon with retry option
- Storage permissions handled automatically
๐จ Design & Technical
Beautiful minimalist dark theme with robust architecture and cross-platform support.
Consistent design system throughout the app.
- Oswald font for headers
- Nunito font for body text
- Dynamic color extraction from podcast artwork
- Visual indicators (green for playing, waveform icons)
- Beautiful modals with animations
- Responsive layout for all screen sizes
Local caching with Hive database for fast, offline access.
- Type-safe storage with generated adapters
- Three boxes: podcasts, favorites, app_settings
- 30-minute cache freshness window
- Automatic migration for schema changes
- Offline audio playback for downloaded episodes
Well-organized codebase with separation of concerns.
- Provider pattern for state management
- Service layer for business logic
- Repository pattern for data fetching
- Zero lint warnings
- Comprehensive error handling
- Well-documented codebase
Built with Flutter for iOS, Android, and Web.
- iOS: Full featured with background audio
- Android: Full featured with background audio
- Web (Chrome): Full featured with CORS proxy
- Consistent experience across all platforms
Graceful handling of network and audio issues.
- Comprehensive try-catch blocks
- Validation before playing episodes
- Visual indicators for episodes without audio
- User-friendly error messages via snackbars
- Proper state reset when errors occur
- Detailed logging for debugging
Real-time connectivity monitoring with smart defaults.
- ConnectivityProvider for real-time status
- Safe default (assumes offline until proven online)
- 10-second timeout for requests
- Cache-first strategy for faster startup
- Background refresh when online
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PodFeed Studio App screenshot