# 'Needs: Decision' meeting updates

**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169
**Category:** Project management
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169 "2024-02-28T22:11:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/1 "2024-02-28T22:11:39Z")

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To work more transparently, everyone is invited to the [Needs: Decision meeting](https://antennapod.org/events/needs-decision) held every two weeks, and to report back here on the forum on what was discussed in each.

Today, we decided the following:

- We update the GitHub labels, mainly merging the ‘Type: Enhancement’ label with the ‘Type: Feature request’ label.
- We automatically apply the ‘Needs: triage’ labels for new feature requests, which will be discussed in community calls and/or needs: decision meetings. (Then the label either just gets dropped or gets replaced by ‘Needs: decision’ if a longer discusion is required.)
- We update the Developer documentation on the GitHub wiki as well as the PR template, in line with the above.
- We would like to have grouping on all screens with episodes list except the Inbox. More details: [Add grouping to different episode lists · Issue #6784 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6784#issuecomment-1969990747)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/2 "2024-06-14T12:52:04Z")

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Issues we looked at today:

- [Show remaining time until sleep timer is hit · Issue #7239 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7239)
- [Add descending order for every sorting Technic · Issue #7242 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7242)
- [Add episodes to sleep timer by flxholle · Pull Request #4754 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/4754)
- Created [Make issue template easier to use by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7248 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7248)
- [Search toolbar visual regression · Issue #7235 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7235)
- [Sharing multiple episodes' links · Issue #7241 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7241)
- [Keep screen on option · Issue #7226 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7226)

Next one: Saturday 22 June at 10:00 CEST.

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/3 "2024-06-22T15:57:31Z")

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Issues we looked at today:

- Released [Shownotes links hard to read on dynamic themes · Issue #7139 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7139)
- Released [Delete completed episodes from downloads · Issue #7254 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7254)
- Duplicate [Replace asciibetical sorting with asciinumerical sorting · Issue #7253 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7253)
- Needs Decision [Show remaining time until sleep timer is hit · Issue #7239 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7239)
- Needs Decision [Point users to explanation about 'Counter' filter · Issue #7222 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7222)
- Released [Statistics screen improvement: add a legend on the statistics "years" diagram · Issue #7217 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7217)
- Released [Make enqueue location setting easier to understand · Issue #7200 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7200)
- Rejected [Skip back a track, skips forwards a track · Issue #7181 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7181)
- Duplicate [Option to download audio instead of video from RSS feeds · Issue #6990 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6990)
- Needs Decision [Show excerpt of description in episode list · Issue #6985 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6985)
- Needs Decision [Pinned Podcasts · Issue #6984 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6984)
- Released [Add setting for default sort order in episode lists · Issue #6969 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6969)

(‘Released’ here means removing the ‘Needs: Triage’ label, releasing the issue for implementation.)

We got the issues with ‘Needs: Triage’ down from 60 to 49.

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/4 "2024-07-17T20:32:13Z")

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We met again today,

- Created [Update usernames by keunes · Pull Request #354 · AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io/pull/354)
- Created [Add "Enqueue location" setting at podcast level · Issue #7292 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7292) as spin off of [Make enqueue location setting easier to understand · Issue #7200 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7200)
- [Add Catalan by keunes · Pull Request #324 · AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io/pull/324) → we’ll check with the catalan translator on the forum
- Closed [Improve Player UI with gradient and squiggly progress bar · Issue #7288 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7288)
- Released [Support for Samsung DeX/Lenovo Tablet Desktop/Productivity mode · Issue #7287 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7287)
- Released [[DEV-HELP] Trigger download from PlaybackService · Issue #7273 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7273)
- Released [Add sort by season & episode number as sorting option · Issue #7267 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7267)
- Released [[WIP] Advanced search when adding podcast · Issue #7233 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7233)
- Released [Honor "Auto delete" setting for episodes manually marked as played · Issue #6946 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6946)
- Released [Honor "Auto delete" setting for episodes manually marked as played · Issue #6946 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6946)
- Needs Decision [Android TV shortcut · Issue #6936 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6936)
- Closed [UnifiedPush Support · Issue #6926 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6926)

(‘Released’ here means removing the ‘Needs: Triage’ label, releasing the issue for implementation.)

We got the issues with ‘Needs: Triage’ down from ?? to 45.

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/5 "2024-08-28T20:04:43Z")

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We met again today and we

- discussed [Podcasts skipping back and over content during stream - #34 by keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/podcasts-skipping-back-and-over-content-during-stream/4911/34) & created [Increase buffer duration by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7362 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7362)
- released [Better explain what empty sections on home screen do · Issue #7353 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7353) (related to [Fix empty home sections by flofriday · Pull Request #7221 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7221))
- changed [Hide 'Get surprised' shuffle icon when section is empty · Issue #7354 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7354) from bug into improvement
- closed [Clicking a search result a second time triggers a subscription prompt · Issue #7357 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7357) in favour of the next one
- released [Don't show please subscribe for podcast not subscribed and with no previewed episodes · Issue #7341 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7341)

(‘Released’ here means removing the ‘Needs: Triage’ label, releasing the issue for implementation.)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/6 "2024-09-06T19:04:04Z")

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We met again - list of today:

- released [Episode preview do no respect preference to download vs stream · Issue #7385 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7385)
- closed [Global Volume Adaptation setting · Issue #7384 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7384)
- needs further reflection: [Work with DSP Manager · Issue #419 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/419)
- closed [Add repeat single episode option · Issue #778 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/778)
- closed [Exclude File Types From Download · Issue #909 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/909)
- closed [Streaming to dlna/upnp devices (proof of concept available) · Issue #961 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/961)
- closed [Feed-setting: Don't add to queue (when downloaded) · Issue #1519 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/1519)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/7 "2024-09-11T20:21:02Z")

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We met again - (very short) list of today:

- closed [Expandable second home section by ueen · Pull Request #6848 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/6848) (we’d love to have it implemented still, but the PR didn’t see recent activity)
- closed [resize home cards by ueen · Pull Request #6898 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/6898)

And we decided to prepare a blog post for Hacktoberfest (and listed the points we want to cover in it) 🙂

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/8 "2024-10-09T20:45:10Z")

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We met again and delved deep into Subscriptions sort:

- [Add option to sort subscriptions in reverse order by woj-tek · Pull Request #7408 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7408)
- [Update counter dialog: change 'None' into checkbox · Issue #6069 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6069)

No conclusions, but interesting thoughts 🙂

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### Author: ![ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/bytehamster/32/4041_2.png) [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/9 "2024-10-09T21:19:15Z")

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A post was split to a new topic: [Counter setting](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/counter-setting/5540)

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### Author: ![wojtek](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/wojtek/32/268_2.png) [@wojtek](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/wojtek)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/10 "2024-10-10T10:26:03Z")

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> [@keunes](#):
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> No conclusions, but interesting thoughts 🙂

Are those recorded somewhere so one could listen to the talk (curiosity spiked! :D)

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### Author: ![ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/bytehamster/32/4041_2.png) [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/11 "2024-10-10T15:22:53Z")

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No, they are not recorded. However, you can find a summary on the issue linked above

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/12 "2024-11-20T21:48:26Z")

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We met again - short list of today:

- released [Allow deleting tags by long-pressing · Issue #7498 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7498)
- released [Make "check your classics" use recent plays only · Issue #7469 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7469)
- released [Misaligned text on queue screen with bottom navigation on · Issue #7510 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7510)
- technical details discussed [improve display of episode descriptions in RTL languages · Issue #7497 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7497)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/13 "2024-12-18T21:24:23Z")

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We met again - short list of today:

- re-released [Allow customization of button on downloaded podcast · Issue #7012 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7012)
- reject [Remove 'Enqueue downloaded' setting (always enqueue upon successful download) · Issue #6837 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6837)
- released [AntennaPod Echo suggested I "check out again" a podcast that hasn't had new episodes for 3 years · Issue #7547 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7547)
- released [From queue empty state screen, allow users to access Inbox · Issue #7538 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7538)
- released [Sorting queue by date or smart shuffle should be ascending by default · Issue #7519 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7519)
- followed up on [Improve the icon of the 'remove from inbox' action · Issue #7297 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7297) (sorry to the kind contributors for the delay 😬)
- followed up on [Update handling of autodownloads in the settings by newhinton · Pull Request #7458 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7458)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/14 "2024-12-27T09:14:00Z")

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@ByteHamster and I had another a-synchronous session to look at a bunch of issues with the ‘needs: triage’ labels. In that process, we were able to reach a conclusion on the following.

**Released** (7)

- [Remove Subscriptions global settings, add Counter to Subscriptions screen overflow · Issue #7448 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7448)
- ['See what's new' displays an icon with '0' for no new updates · Issue #7364 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7364)
- [Mini-player at the bottom lacks detailed playback controls · Issue #7352 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7352)
- [[blocked by auto-download rewrite] Limit auto-download to only the enqueued · Issue #6829 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6829)
- [Include the tags in exported and imported opml · Issue #6064 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6064)
- [Multi-select in queue: Move to Top / Bottom · Issue #5784 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5784)
- [Miniscule auto rewind on "Pause for Interruptions" · Issue #2739 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/2739)

**Closed as duplicate** (2)

- [Users do not understand new multi-select menu · Issue #7443 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7443)
- [List all podcasts of a specific producer/publisher · Issue #6405 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6405)

**Rejected** (14)

- [Issues · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/)
- [Continue playback with unfinished episodes · Issue #7501 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7501)
- [Virtual feeds derived from existing feeds · Issue #7483 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7483)
- [Notify of new podcasts in queue when queue is empty · Issue #7433 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7433)
- [Hide "skip silence" as an advanced setting · Issue #7375 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7375)
- [Add tag filtering for statistics screen · Issue #7322 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7322)
- [Tags available as automatic Playlists · Issue #7308 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7308)
- [[Queue] Multi-Select: Sort · Issue #5785 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5785)
- [Keep currently playing episode always on top of queue · Issue #5573 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5573)
- [Filter "Playback History" by Date Played · Issue #5219 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5219)
- [Shows number of episodes before subscribing. · Issue #5096 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5096)
- [Option to not increase music speed · Issue #5060 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5060)
- [Option to not automatically add played items to queue · Issue #3246 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/3246)
- [Consider episode description in exclude filter · Issue #2608 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/2608)
- [Statistics: keep deleted feeds · Issue #1960 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/1960)

We also have exchanged comments on a bunch of other issues, for which we didn’t reach a conclusion yet, though. We’ll continue those discussions in the regular meetings.

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/15 "2025-01-25T09:18:50Z")

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We met again yesterday (not on the usual day), and we:

- released [Support closing miniplayer by swiping down by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7597 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7597)
- discussed [AntennaPod Echo Sticker giveaway](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/antennapod-echo-sticker-giveaway/6057) (following our [blog post](https://antennapod.org/blog/2024/12/stickers))
- discussed [Detailed task specifications for redesign player screen & adjacent features](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/detailed-task-specifications-for-redesign-player-screen-adjacent-features/5193)
- discussed [Bottom navigation enhancements/improvements](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/bottom-navigation-enhancements-improvements/5720) (particularly label length)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/16 "2025-02-12T22:07:20Z")

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Today we met again and:

- released [Widget: Use episode cover image as background · Issue #7506 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7506)
- rejected [Play an optional notification sound before sleep timer goes off · Issue #7620 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7620)
- rejected [Mono Playback Functionality · Issue #7473 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7473)
- rejected [Allow filtering by feed · Issue #7648 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7648) in favour of [View episodes screen per tag · Issue #5222 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/5222)
- marked [Add option to enable date-based headers in episode lists · Issue #7567 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7567) as duplicate of [Add grouping to different episode lists · Issue #6784 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/6784)
- rejected [Strip/ignore emojis when sorting alphabetically · Issue #7495 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7495)
- rejected [Item separator labels by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7588 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7588)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/17 "2025-02-26T21:47:05Z")

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Today we met again and:

- rejected [added link to discovery to home toolbar by ueen · Pull Request #6851 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/antennapod/pull/6851)
- opened [Hide subscription list setting when using buttom navigation by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7675 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7675)
- created & released [Enable bottom navigation by default for new users · Issue #7676 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7676)
- discussed [Update Contribute section by keunes · Pull Request #390 · AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/antennapod.github.io/pull/390)
- released [Download log, add podcast name to detail · Issue #7672 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7672)
- discussed [Excessive download behavior](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/excessive-download-behavior/6121)
- made GitHub generate a new APK to try out [Tinder-like cards for the inbox by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7577 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7577)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/18 "2025-03-12T21:36:09Z")

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Today we met again and:

- discussed [Highlight plain-text links in episode description by viariable · Pull Request #7581 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7581)
- discussed [Tinder-like cards for the inbox by ByteHamster · Pull Request #7577 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7577)
- released [Redesign the player icons to eliminate sharp edges / be rounder · Issue #7062 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7062)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/19 "2025-03-19T22:29:30Z")

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Today we met again and:

- released & implemented part of [Visual improvements to bottom multi-select · Issue #7462 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7462)
- released [Statistics: include marked-as-played episodes in year/month statistics · Issue #7452 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7452)
- discussed [AntennaPod Echo Sticker giveaway](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/antennapod-echo-sticker-giveaway/6057)

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### Author: ![keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/keunes/32/61_2.png) [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/needs-decision-meeting-updates/4169/20 "2025-03-26T22:24:02Z")

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We had a short call today because I had a call with the designers who are helping with the [player screen UX/UI work](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/player-screen-ux-ui-work/6177).

- discussed [Add screen to view episodes filtered by feed tag by sbremser · Pull Request #7719 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7719)
- discussed [Podcast Standards Project app Certification · Issue #7716 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7716)
- discussed [Unable to resume playback after some time · Issue #7681 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7681)
- discussed [Cannot Unfavorite Some Episodes · Issue #7718 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7718)
- released [Remember last position of the Subscriptions screen · Issue #7697 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7697)
- rejected [Option to open random episode from a tag or specific podcast · Issue #7686 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7686)
- discussed [Remove chapter segments on player screen progress bar · Issue #7602 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7602)
- released [Remove support for embedded cover images · Issue #7682 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/7682) as an improvement

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