Description

> Garmin Podcasts is a Garmin Connect IQ podcast app powered by Podcast Index. No external service or subscription required: all you need is you watch!

Garmin Podcasts is not developed anymore. I have no experience with the Garmin Connect IQ SDK nor Monkey C, reviving this app is a good opportunity to change that.

Resources

• https://github.com/lucasasselli/garmin-podcasts
• https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/sdk/

Hackweek 24

Goals

• Getting started with Monkey C / Garmin Connect IQ SDK by building Garmin Podcasts
• Fix disconnects when downloading episodes

Outcome

• Built the application locally with type checking disabled
• Tested the current application on my watch, using podcastindex.org to subscribe locally
• Testing gpodder-sync needs a submission to Connect IQ Store, I didn't submit it yet
• Got familiar with code base and Monkey C while adding type hints

Hackweek 25

Goals

• Understand Audio Content Provider apps in-depth
• Understand platform constraints

Outcome

• Started a new podcast app from scratch: repo
• Implemented a feed-processor server that extracts episodes from RSS feeds, serialized as JSON
• Implemented Episode selection menu where the user can select which episodes to download