Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Playback: Audio resumes after phone call when widget is on pause

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[Area] Playback [Priority] Low [Type] Bug
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

### Description

After placing a podcast on pause using the controls in a Widget, then making a phone call and ending the call, the podcast should remained paused. However, the podcast resumes playback.

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(Similar to [iOS issue](https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/1248))

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Pause a downloaded podcast using the controls in a Widget
2. Make a phone call
3. End the phone call
4. Podcast resumes automatically instead of staying paused

### Screenshots or screen recording

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### Did you search for existing bug reports?

- [x] I have searched for existing bug reports.

### Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

Google Pixel 9
Android 15
App version: 7.83 (9315)

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using the listed steps on a Pixel 9 running Android 15, then trace the widget pause state through the phone-call interruption and playback-resume flow. The fix is complete when ending a call no longer resumes a podcast that was paused from the widget; add or update a regression test if the project has coverage for this flow.

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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

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