Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android
Playback stopping when download of playing episode finishes
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- Kotlin
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Description
### Description
We've had a user (6677308-zd-a8c) report that playback is getting stopped for them when downloading a playing episode is completed. I can't recreate this, but I want to log this to see if anyone else is experiencing this.
It sounds like this is a change in behavior for them because it didn't use to happen.
We've had a few people try to recreate this without any success.
### Step-by-step reproduction instructions
These are the steps reported by the user
1. You navigate to New Releases filter (also occurs playing from a podcast screen)
2. You tap play on the episode
3. The podcast starts playing
4. Pocket Cast starts download (the user has auto download episodes added to up next turned on)
5. Episode download hits 100%
6. Episode stops playing
7. You hit the play button again to play and episode starts
### Screenshots or screen recording
_No response_
### Did you search for existing bug reports?
- [X] I have searched for existing bug reports.
### Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version
Pixel 4a (5G) bramble, Android 13, Pocket Casts 7.44 (9120)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by following the reported reproduction steps on Android, with auto-download episodes added to Up Next enabled, and inspect how playback and download completion interact. The issue is resolved when finishing the download of the currently playing episode no longer stops playback, with the behavior verified on the reported device and app context.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100