Show at-a-glance download progress using status bar indicators
Currently (v3.25.2), when downloading an episode, only the Android download indicator (downward moving arrow) is shown in the status bar. This indicates that a download is in progress or waiting for an appropriate connection but gives no indication of download progress, if any.
Those of us on slow connections and/or downloading large episodes need to pull down the notification shade multiple times over the course of a download to check the progress, which is more inconvenient with large phones. For some podcasts, an episode can take half an hour or more to download over a slow connection. This adds to the inconvenience.
It would be useful to have this information available at a glance by just looking up at the status bar while using other apps (texting, reading, etc.) instead of having to constantly pull down the notification shade to check. One way to do this would be to show a percentage indicator similar to the way some apps show bandwidth usage or battery temperature in the status bar. Like other Podcast Addict settings, it could be an option so it doesn't clutter the status bar for those who don't find it useful.
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Daniel commented
If you're annoyed by "having to constantly pull down the notification shade to check", you can disable the notification so it won't be there for you to check.