Automatically add new episodes of particular subscription into queue

[RequestPrivacy]

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System info

App version: 2.2.1

App source: F-Droid

Feature description

Problem you may be having, or feature you want:

I have a lot of subscriptions and my workflow is such, that I curate my home tab (Episodes -> New) daily. I remove episodes which I don't intend to listen and add the ones I like to the queue. But there are some subscriptions to which I listen every episode. Right now it is my understanding that I always have to manually add those episodes to the queue (as with the rest of the more infrequent ones). I would appreciate a feature which automatically adds every new episode of a specific subscription directly into my queue.

Suggested solution:

Maybe a "favorite" tag or "stared" subscription could be added to individual subscriptions which automatically adds every new episode of them to the queue (e.g. at the end).

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details:

NIL

[RequestPrivacy]

I think this is the more appropriate title as my intention isn't to add ALL episodes, just the new ones.

[keunes]

Also, I was thinking: If this were implemented, I reckon this would be a per-podcast setting (not based on marking a podcast as favourite or adding a tag). So I made the title more 'neutral' as to how to indicate of which podcasts this should apply to.

[RequestPrivacy]

Indeed, this would be best as a per-podcast setting. Maybe like switching the "Keep Updated" toggle but with "Queue episodes" ?

[ropery]

Your usage is very similar to mine: many subscriptions, only a couple must-listens.
I wager, like me, you never enabled Automatic Downloads, either.

But isn't this a kind of Automatic Download?
Should this be added to the Rework automatic download/deletion milestone as well?

[RequestPrivacy]

Yes @lolilolicon, I haven't enabled Automatic Downloads. I almost only stream the episodes directly, as I have no problems with data usage and my goal is being as minimalistic with downloads/storage/cleanups on my phone as possible. So it is probably kind of the same but Automatic Downloads also doesn't show the new episodes automatically in the queue I guess?

[ropery]

Automatic Downloads also doesn't show the new episodes automatically in the queue I guess?

Perhaps (I never really tried it). If not, I apologize, I misunderstood what Automatic Downloads did.

What I was thinking was more "Automatic Queuing", which, since I always download (not stream) episodes, adds the episode to playlist & starts downloading (and therefore is to me very close to "Automatic Download").

I might add that I don't quite understand why one would want to (auto- or otherwise) download an episode without adding it to the playlist.

[matejdro]

I'm interested in eventually creating a PR for this.

What do you think about just changing "Enqueue Downloaded" option into a "Auto Enqueue" selector that can pick between "All", "Downloaded Only" and "None"? Then we can add that same elector to the per-subscription settings with extra (default) option "Use global setting".

[RequestPrivacy]

Thanks @matejdro for considering a PR on this issue.

I have no insights into the code base but this sounds fantastic to me...

[ByteHamster]

This might conflict with a setting that @terminalmage is working on. I would wait until that is done before adding this setting.

[terminalmage]

@ByteHamster I should hopefully be able to finish adding the per-feed settings this week. The holidays have been busy. 🙂

[terminalmage]

Thinking forward to once #6095 is merged, it seems like implementing this as a New Episodes Action would partially conflict with the existing Enqueue Downloaded option. Enqueue Downloaded (and Enqueue Location, both in the settings under Playback->Queue) apply to downloaded episodes, but New Episodes Action applies to all new episodes, irrespective of whether or not they are downloaded.

@ByteHamster @keunes What would be the best way to resolve this conflict?

[matejdro]

What do you think about my idea above (#5246 (comment))?

[terminalmage]

Oh, very nice. I thought I had read all the comments but I guess I missed that one. I like that idea.

[ByteHamster]

What do you think about my idea above (#5246 (comment))?
"Auto Enqueue" selector that can pick between "All"

With "all", you mean newly released episodes?
That doesn't really fit together with "New episode action" (options: add to inbox, add to queue, nothing).

[matejdro]

Not sure what you mean by that. What is the "New episode action"? Also, what would the difference here be between inbox and queue?

[matejdro]

Huh am I missing something, didn't #6095 already implement this?

[ByteHamster]

It only implemented adding to the inbox, not the queue. But the setting is already prepared for the additional option to add to the queue, so it should be easy to add.

[antennapod-bot]

This issue has been mentioned on AntennaPod Forum. There might be relevant details there:

https://forum.antennapod.org/t/new-episode-action-enhancement/3871/1