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Adding a podcast application for Fitbit Ionic

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‎11-20-2017 13:33

‎11-20-2017 13:33

Hi,

 

Is there a proper podcast application in development for the Fitbit Ionic? I'm looking to buy the Ionic, but syncing the podcast by one playlist seems really clunky. So as a developer, I want to build my own podcast player.

 

Does Fitbit have plans for improving the podcast player? Is anyone else developing a podcast player? I'd like to know before doing some redundant work.

 

Ideally the podcast app should be constantly synced with my Android phone so that both devices know the playback position. I believe the sync can be done with https://gpodder.net/. 

 

This app would only be for my own fun (at least at the beginning), so it just needs to do the bare minimum.

 

On the Ionic side, I'd need the following:

  • Download data from gpodder or any other Web service
  • Download podcast mp3 files from the Web and store them in the file system
  • Control the playback of podcasts on the device via music controls

I couldn't find a mention of the music controls in the Developer SDK docs. What other problems could arise? And am I way too ambitious?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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‎11-20-2017 13:51

‎11-20-2017 13:51

I don't think you can achieve this with the currently available APIs.

 

As a developer, you don't have any APIs for music playback, and files which are transferred via a 3rd party application are not able to be written to the music storage area.

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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‎11-20-2017 13:51

‎11-20-2017 13:51

I don't think you can achieve this with the currently available APIs.

 

As a developer, you don't have any APIs for music playback, and files which are transferred via a 3rd party application are not able to be written to the music storage area.

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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‎11-20-2017 22:20

‎11-20-2017 22:20

 

I have put in a feature request for a music playback API as I would like this too for an app that i want to build. 😉

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‎01-05-2018 09:29

In response to allyann

‎01-05-2018 09:29

This functionality and idea is the exact reason I was looking through the API information.  Let's get that API opened up so we can build an appropriate podcast player.  It would be a huge boost to have the ability to download podcasts and listen offline on a run/bike!

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‎01-06-2018 01:04

In response to MileHighClimber

‎01-06-2018 01:04

This would be useful for in app training/goal/target progess announcements.

 

“Your pace is eight fifty two per mile”

”You are 25 seconds ahead of pace”

 

Training watch coach....

“Thirty second sprint in 3 2 1 go”

”Last 5 4 3 2 1 now recover”

 

HIITS session

”15 seconds star jumps in three two one go”

”10 seconds rest”

”30 seconds plank in three two one go”

etc

 

Possibilities are endless......

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