When switching to a podcast screen all icons are briefly shown

[mchowning]

Description

When loading switching to an already opened podcast screen, it briefly flashes that all the podcasts are videos, starred, and queued. This does not occur when initially loading the screen.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. From the podcasts tab, open a podcast
2. Switch to another tab
3. Return to the podcasts tab
4. Observe that all the episodes briefly flash the icons for video, being queued, and starred

Screenshots or screen recording

Briefly flashed when returning to the screen	After screen is fully loaded

https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/assets/4656348/53ed815e-195c-4ade-b291-40efde4332ea

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Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

Samsung A13 and Pixel 6 Pro Android 13 7.43-rc-3

[neeldoshii]

Can i work on this issue?

[mchowning]

Absolutely. Thanks @neeldoshii !

[neeldoshii]

I don't see the icons are anytime there can you please elaborating how it is supposed to be.

I am always seeing this no icons. @mchowning

[mchowning]

I'm seeing the icons just briefly flashing when I first switch to the screen from another tab like in the video included in the issue description. So from the screenshot you have in your comment. Tap on the filters tab, and then tap on the Podcasts tab. I think that when the Podcasts tab first reloads you'll see the icons all briefly flash.

I'm guessing this is probably caused by some default state that gets shown before the ViewModel loads the actual data for teh different episodes. Just having the default state be to show no icons, would probably address this. An alternative would be to not show the row for an episode at all until all the data for that episode is loaded.

[neeldoshii]

Yes! Correct I got the issue. Do you want me to have the icons on it too or we need to remove it in the fix?

[mchowning]

Do you want me to have the icons on it too or we need to remove it in the fix?

Can you tell me a bit more about what you mean?

[neeldoshii]

1. I mean that do we need to have the icons on the Podcast page when its loaded

This means that as shown in your screenshot ##After screen is fully loaded## we will add the icons over there so it will maintain the consistency and from user point of view disturbance of visuals wont be there.

or

2. The other scenario where we just remove the icons so it wont be shown at start neither after load.

This means that as shown in your screenshot Briefly flashed when returning to the screen we just remove the icon from here

Thank you let me know what works best.

Also does Automattic have slack or some community place to interact with the internal team or with other contributors for networking and issue solving.

[CookieyedCodes]

@neeldoshii their is a slack inquire with support & they can add you 😉

[neeldoshii]

@neeldoshii their is a slack inquire with support & they can add you 😉

Can you provide me the link?

[CookieyedCodes]

Non staff can't generate a link sorry 😅