Pod Aura

All-in-on podcast app for RSS, media dl & play. MVI arch, Material You style. ⭐️ Star to support!

Mobile App DevelopmentKotlinGPL-3.0

Abstract

Pod Aura is an open-source Mobile App Development project. All-in-on podcast app for RSS, media dl & play. MVI arch, Material You style. ⭐️ Star to support!. PodAura utilizes the MVI architecture and fully adopts the Material You design style. All pages are developed using Compose Multiplatform. It is built using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose. Key capabilities include: Subscribe to RSS, Update RSS, Read RSS; Automatically update RSS subscriptions; Download enclosures (enclosure tags) in RSS articles. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0, making it a useful reference for students building a Mobile App Development mini project or final-year project.

1. Introduction

PodAura utilizes the MVI architecture and fully adopts the Material You design style. All pages are developed using Compose Multiplatform.

Podcasts Organized Diversely with Audio-Video Unification for Rich Access

An all-in-one Podcast app for RSS subscription and updates, media downloads and playback.

2. Objective

All-in-on podcast app for RSS, media dl & play. MVI arch, Material You style. ⭐️ Star to support!

This project demonstrates how Kotlin, Jetpack Compose can be applied to a real-world Mobile App Development problem.

3. Key Features / Modules

  • Subscribe to RSS, Update RSS, Read RSS
  • Automatically update RSS subscriptions
  • Download enclosures (enclosure tags) in RSS articles
  • Automatically download podcast media
  • Play media enclosures or downloaded videos
  • Support variable playback speed, setup audio track, subtitle track, etc
  • Double-finger gesture to rotate and zoom video, long press to speed up playback
  • Swipe on the video to control volume, brightness, and playback position
  • Searching existing RSS subscription content
  • Play other videos on the phone

4. Technology Stack

KotlinJetpack Compose
  • MVI Architecture
  • Compose Multiplatform
  • Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
  • Material You
  • ViewModel
  • Paging 3
  • WorkManager
  • DataStore

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

  • Android Studio (latest)
  • JDK 17
  • Android device or emulator
  • Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/SkyD666/PodAura.git
cd PodAura

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

  • Add push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Add offline support with local caching
  • Publish an internal test build on the Play Store

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

  1. Which framework is used and why (native vs cross-platform)?
  2. How is app state managed across screens?
  3. Where is the data stored — locally, Firebase or a REST backend?
  4. How are permissions (camera, location, storage) handled?
  5. How would you publish this app to the Play Store / App Store?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by SkyD666 and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.

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