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ltguillaume / droidshows

A Reboot of DroidSeries Offline TV Shows Tracker
https://codeberg.org/ltguillaume/droidshows
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Feature request: alarm / notification when new episode is released? #100

Open ghost opened 3 years ago

ghost commented 3 years ago

Hi everyone,

just switched to fdroid apps. So far I love this app, I just wonder if there is the option to get an notification / alarm if a new episode is screened. I didn*t find anything in the options or with quick google search.

Best regards

ltguillaume commented 3 years ago

Hi! Currently there is a way to manually add a reminder to one of your calendars by clicking the air date in the episode details. Normally, I watch in batches, so I couldn't care less when every new episode comes out, except for when the last episode of the season airs. So I tend to only add the air date of the last episode to my Reminders calendar. Does that help?

ghost commented 3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your fast response! ok I see. I would imagine a quick notfication when a new episode is scheduled or screened, because I watch some shows which are irregularly on TV. This would make it the perfect app :)

ltguillaume commented 3 years ago

Sorry, I'm not going to implement this personally. If there's a pull request, I'll consider it.

But this is how I think about it: I don't want this app to be intrusive in any way. If you want to see a show, you should have the time for it and it should be your choice, in which case you can open the app yourself. You shouldn't be pulled towards a TV because some app tells you to. Our lives are already bombarded with useless stuff all the time.

See #71, #68, #45.

ghost commented 3 years ago

ok, I understand your reasons, maybe an opt-in function would solve the issue. However, thank you for this great app, it is much appreciated.

ltguillaume commented 3 years ago

Let's first see how this TheTVDB debacle develops.