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SamTV12345 / PodFetch

A sleek and efficient podcast downloader.
https://samtv12345.github.io/PodFetch
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Add progressive web app support #588

Open matthewkdies opened 6 months ago

matthewkdies commented 6 months ago

Clear and concise description of the problem

Using Podfetch on mobile is an incredibly common (if not the dominant) use case. But Podfetch doesn't have a standalone app, nor is that likely.

A great alternative would be a progressive web app, which allows opening websites as their own standalone "apps" on mobile. A combination of this (plus a new documentation page I would be happy to contribute to!) could give Podfetch an "app" feel, improving usability

Suggested solution

Implementing the standalone app from this guide would likely accomplish it, alongside custom icons, etc.

Alternative

No response

Additional context

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Validations

SamTV12345 commented 6 months ago

Clear and concise description of the problem

Using Podfetch on mobile is an incredibly common (if not the dominant) use case. But Podfetch doesn't have a standalone app, nor is that likely.

A great alternative would be a progressive web app, which allows opening websites as their own standalone "apps" on mobile. A combination of this (plus a new documentation page I would be happy to contribute to!) could give Podfetch an "app" feel, improving usability

Suggested solution

Implementing the standalone app from this guide would likely accomplish it, alongside custom icons, etc.

Alternative

No response

Additional context

No response

Validations

  • [x] Follow our Code of Conduct
  • [x] Read the Contributing Guide.
  • [x] Check that there isn't already an issue that request the same feature to avoid creating a duplicate.

Hi. Thanks for the issue. The PWA app should be doable. What do you mean with a new documentation page?

matthewkdies commented 6 months ago

That's great to hear!

What do you mean with a new documentation page?

While not strictly necessary, I think a feature like this would elevate the tool a lot and be a selling point over competitors. As such, I'd be willing to document how to do it and why it's so nice.

SamTV12345 commented 6 months ago

That's great to hear!

What do you mean with a new documentation page?

While not strictly necessary, I think a feature like this would elevate the tool a lot and be a selling point over competitors. As such, I'd be willing to document how to do it and why it's so nice.

I added support for PWA to PodFetch.

matthewkdies commented 6 months ago

Awesome! Thanks for all of the continued work, love Podfetch 😄

matthewkdies commented 6 months ago

It works great so far! Two things of note:

  1. The iOS icon doesn't work quite as expected, at least for me. When exiting the PWA I can briefly see it, but statically it appears as a black box. See below image.
  2. When using as a PWA, the audio can't be controlled via Control Center. Not a dealbreaker by any means, just probably worth noting.

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As for the documentation, would you like me to take a crack at this? I tried to open a PR but wasn't sure how to do so.

SamTV12345 commented 5 months ago

It works great so far! Two things of note:

  1. The iOS icon doesn't work quite as expected, at least for me. When exiting the PWA I can briefly see it, but statically it appears as a black box. See below image.
  2. When using as a PWA, the audio can't be controlled via Control Center. Not a dealbreaker by any means, just probably worth noting.

IMG_BAAA0E653B25-1

As for the documentation, would you like me to take a crack at this? I tried to open a PR but wasn't sure how to do so.

Sure feel free to open a pull request. I'll try to fix the audio issues with the pwa.