{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295/events","html_url":"https://github.com/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295","id":105858722,"number":295,"title":"Book position syncing across devices","user":{"login":"major-laslo","id":8687006,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8687006?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo","html_url":"https://github.com/major-laslo","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/major-laslo/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/labels/feature%20approved","name":"feature approved","color":"009800"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":7,"created_at":"2015-09-10T17:31:46Z","updated_at":"2015-11-04T15:20:52Z","closed_at":null,"body":"It would be nice to have book position syncing across devices the way pocket cast does, so I can switch from phone to tablet and have the app simply know where I was. \r\n\r\nI guess this would require (optional) authentication (with google account?) and a simple backend (with google app engine maybe?) and some way to notify the other device (GCM?), so I see how this feature would not be a small undertaking...so a 'down the line' feature?\r\n\r\nIt's not my area of expertise but if you agree with the general idea, I'd be happy to try and contribute to building it."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/comments/153760205","html_url":"https://github.com/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295#issuecomment-153760205","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Ph1b/MaterialAudiobookPlayer/issues/295","id":153760205,"user":{"login":"Thomas-O","id":6567035,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6567035?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O","html_url":"https://github.com/Thomas-O","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Thomas-O/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-11-04T15:20:52Z","updated_at":"2015-11-04T15:20:52Z","body":"As a quick rough-and-ready solution, what about storing the positions in a plain text file in the audiobooks folder? Something which the user can easily sync using BtSync, Syncthing or OwnCloud."}}