Android Automotive: improve the search feature

[geekygecko]

Description

When using Automotive search, it gives unpredictable results. If you search for the 'The Daily' it will initially search and return podcasts, later searches will return episodes from the podcast. The issue is that the search is using the play from search method, which is meant to be used for using voice to start playing an episode.

Instead this method should return a list of podcasts from your collection and the server.

This is the current search method used in Automotive. https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/blob/main/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/playback/PlaybackService.kt#L569

For reference here is the voice search https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/blob/main/modules/services/repositories/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/repositories/playback/MediaSessionManager.kt#L666

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Open the Automotive app
2. Tap the search icon
3. Type in 'The Daily'
4. ✅ Verify multiple podcasts are shown such as 'The Daily' and 'The Daily Stoic'
5. Tap 'The Daily Stoic'
6. Tap the back arrow to return to the app
7. Tap the search icon again
8. Type in 'The Daily'

Notice that only episodes from 'The Daily Stoic' are shown and no podcasts are in the results.

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