Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android
Gemini and Pixel Buds make fast forward function work improperly
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Description
### Description
Pixel Buds Series A
Android Pocketcast Version 7.80 (9303)
When I turn on Gemini, I encounter the following problem with pocketcast.
I double tap the right earbud to fast forward, pocketcast used to skip forward, and resume playing.
Now, when I double tap, it does skip forward, but does not resume playing. A single tap will resume playing.
Tried with Sony link buds S and this bug does not occur.
When I turn off Gemini in favor of Google Assistant, the bug goes away.
This would be similar to the problem reported in #3292, except in this case, the single tap works, in that case, the single tap wouldn’t.
https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/issues/3292
Note: In a pocketcast forum post about #3292, several other people have also reported this occurring, but in their examples they cite it is with the pixel buds pro.
https://forums.pocketcasts.com/forums/topic/android-pc-7-77-breaks-pixel-buds-series-a-ability-to-double-tap-fast-forward/
(although I don't know if they had Gemini turned on or off)
### Step-by-step reproduction instructions
1 Turn on Gemini
2 begin playing a podcast
3 use a pair of pixel buds Series A
4 double tap the right earbud
5 expected result: podcast goes forward 30 seconds and starts playing from that point
actual result: podcast goes forward 30 seconds and stops playing. A single tap will start it playing again.
### Screenshots or screen recording
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### Did you search for existing bug reports?
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### Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version
Pocketcast 7.80 (9303)
Pixel 7
Android 15
PixelBud firmware 3.527.0
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. First reproduce the Pixel Buds Series A sequence with Gemini enabled on Android 15, comparing double-tap fast-forward behavior with Google Assistant and Sony LinkBuds S. Done means double-tap advances 30 seconds and resumes playback without requiring a single tap.
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
- 35/100