4x4 Car Layout Widget
I use Podcast Addict all the time in the car or at the gym. I don't need the giant art layout (default), I do need something that I can operate quicker and safer. Thank you
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Mike Atkinson commented
Bumping up this suggestion by +2. I use the excellent Snap Swipe Drawer app to quickly (and relatively safely) access controls for Neutron and Podcast Addict when driving (whilst stopped at lights may I add). This works as an overlay over TomTom or Maps. Having a widget with larger buttons - ideally a resizeable 4x1 or 4x2 - would give me a greater chance of selecting my choice. The current 4x1 widget's controls are too small to easily hit when phone mounted.
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Noam Kfir commented
I'll try your solution, but I still think there should be a separate widget.
When driving, being able to control Podcast Addict from the homescreen is safer and faster than "navigating" its interface. And the car layout has fewer and bigger buttons that make it easier for shakier hands even on the bumpiest roads...
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You can try enabling Settings/Player/Headset/Always listening which will try keeping the player service up and running. It won't use more battery but the drawback is that the app may not be playing nicely with other player apps are used on the device. Pressing the headset /BT controls will be sent in priority to Podcast Addict with this setting enabled, but it may solve your issue
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Noam Kfir commented
Xavier,
The Car Layout is excellent. However, it's only useful when the app is open. When driving, I often also use a navigation app (e.g., Waze or Google Maps), which is always in the foreground. The problem is that sometimes Android kills Podcast Addict because it's in the background, so even the notification can't be used.
Having a widget that uses the Car Layout would make it much faster and safer to pause and resume playback, even when the app itself has been killed.
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abc def commented
also would like to have a button available in player which marks as read and skips to next playlist item, in one step. otherwise i have to swipe the progress bar over or click at the end of the progress bar to get to the end, allowing player to move to another track. a lot of times it takes several taps to hit the right spot
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abc def commented
still would be nice to optimize the player screen for eye-free operation, some tactile feedback on the buttons (with lots of sloppiness allowed), sounds played when buttons activitated, etc. also, the player controls in horiz vs vert orientation are different. it's kind of odd, they should have the same button placement
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You can display the app player screen in car mode (action bar menu).
I'm guessing it answers this suggestion.
Please let me know if I can close it.
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Francois Benadie commented
I would agree with this suggestion. I too listen to Podcasts via Podcast addict while driving long distances on business. I would like to be able to operate Podcast Addict safely while my phone is in its dashboard cradle and in Car Mode (HTC One X). Please make the text bigger and buttons bigger for car mode. The list of downloaded podcasts font should be larger such that it can be read while driving and I don't have to lean in close to my phone in its cradle to be able to see and select the next episode of my podcast series I want to listen too.
To be able to while in Car Mode easily select a list of podcast episode and to have them play in an order of my choosing would be great