Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Episode skips forward and marks itself finished without user action.

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[Area] Playback [Priority] Low [Type] Bug
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Description

### Description

Similar report to https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/issues/1203.

In 8565790-zen, user reports that a podcast "finished" and moved to the next podcast spontaneously.

See discussion [here ](p1719219610133879-slack-C02A333D8LQ)as well.

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

Episode was playing in background, middle of episode. No media controls on lock screen.

User is only able to reproduce sporadically, regardless of when the episode is downloaded to the device, or streaming.

User is connected to Pebble Watch, but reports that the most recent incident occurs even while not connected to Watch.

### 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

App version : 7.68 (9251)

Happens on both Pixel 6 and Samsung A15.

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Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the background-playback steps on the listed devices and conditions, then compare the related issue and linked Slack discussion; done means an episode no longer skips forward or marks itself finished without user action.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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