The Details panel is not consistent

[vivadavid]

Description

The Details panel provides different information depending on whether you access to it through the list of episodes of a podcast or through the playback of the episode.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. You go to a podcast, scroll down until you find an episode you like and tap on it.
2. You click on Play to listen to the episode.
3. The panel is automatically minimized.
4. You tap to maximize it again.
5. Now the Details panel contains different information. My main problem is that I can't find an icon to download the episode.

It's happened to me a couple of times: I start listening to an episode from a podcast and, at some point, I want to download it, but I can't unless I go back to the list of episodes of the podcast and find the specific episode I'm currently listening to.

The Details panel should always stay the same. If there's some information that needs to be displayed only when the episode is being played, you could either combine all the information or just create a new panel.

Screenshots or screen recording

The Details panel when accessed through the list of episodes:

The Details panel when the episode is being played:

(For some reason, there's light mode in one screen and dark mode in the other one, but the screen modes on my phone don't always work well.)

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Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

Xiaomi mi 9T Pro, Android 11, Pocket Casts 7.57 (9193).

[MiSikora]

Can you clarify for me what is the core issue? Is it different design of the screens or is it the fact that you can't download episodes from the player's view? For example, would having a download action in the Now playing section of the player solve your problem?

[vivadavid]

Hi,

I certainly value consistency: I don't understand how the same panel can look so different. In fact, it seems like a different panel despite the name.

Having said that, my main problem is the absence of a download button. It's happened to me a few times that I was listening to a podcast, I needed to download it and I was unable to do it unless I found again the episode on the list of the podcast.

The insertion of a download button would be extremely useful and time-saving.

[MiSikora]

The difference is there because part of the Details tab in the episode is in the Now Playing tab of the player. Those are two different contexts for consuming content.

cc: @david-gonzalez-a8c if you can weigh in on the design issue described here.

The insertion of a download button would be extremely useful and time-saving.

I think the most reasonable solution without changing the design is to have download action as an option in the shelf items.

Added it as an internal feature request. Internal ref: pdjfGa-Ia-p2

[david-gonzalez-a8c]

The refactoring of the episode and player views so they are more consistent (which I agree would be a good thing) would take a bigger design effort. In the meantime, I don't see a reason why we shouldn't add a "Download" action in the player "More actions" sheet.

I've prepared some quick specs here where you can grab the icon from. I suggest we add it before "Archive" on the list.