Wellness & Learning Platform
Audio streaming · Subscriptions · Personalized experiences
- Audio streaming
- Subscription content
- Child profiles
- Personalized experiences
Challenge
A content platform combining audio streaming, subscription-gated libraries, and child profile management required seamless playback continuity, parental controls, and personalized recommendations — all within strict performance budgets for audio-heavy sessions.
Approach
Built an audio engine abstraction decoupled from UI, with background playback support and interruption handling. Profile system designed as a first-class domain entity influencing content access, recommendations, and parental control rules.
Engineering Decisions
01
Audio session management with interruption handling
Centralized audio session handled phone calls, other app interruptions, and headset events. Playback state persisted across background transitions.
02
Profile-scoped content entitlements
Each profile maintained independent content access rules, watch history, and recommendation context. Parent profiles governed child profile permissions.
03
Subscription-gated content with graceful degradation
Free and premium content boundaries enforced at the repository layer. Expired subscriptions surfaced renewal flows without breaking navigation or corrupting cached content.
Outcome
Shipped a polished wellness platform with reliable background audio, multi-profile support, and subscription management. The audio abstraction enabled feature additions — playlists, sleep timers, offline downloads — without destabilizing core playback.
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