Playapod Version 1.3.1

Playapod 1.3.1 has been released to both iOS and Android platforms.  This is a minor release that increases stability and reduces network bandwidth usage.

Android and iOS Changes

• Implemented a quick save function that occurs every 5 seconds of playback.  If app is killed or crashes there will now be minimal loss of progress data.
• Navigation apps will now pause Playapod audio while speaking instead of lowering (ducking) the volume.  Requires iOS 9 for this feature to be enabled.
• Fast forwarding while at the end of a podcast now navigates to the next track instead of stopping.
• Episode titles were improved to remove show title plus white spaces and dashes.  Example: If the Show is “Tech 411” and the Episode title is “Tech 411 – Hello World” then Playapod will display “Hello World”
• No longer caching the “Popular” shows list which was generating too much network traffic to server.
• Added Firebase Crashlytics so if app does crash we get detailed reports to help us fix the issue.
• Download Episodes popup setting changed values to reflect “Episodes” vs “Shows”

iOS Fixes

• Playing streaming media will now timeout after 10 seconds of not playing.
• Database insert/update improvements for handling bad characters.
• Show settings reel icon is now same size as app settings gear icon.

Android Fixes

• Audio focus improvements so bluetooth can play media without launching the app every time.
• Fixed layout bug / rotating playlist icon.
• Fixed download notification crash.
• Fixed reset of settings crash.