Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

The full screen collapses to a small bar too easily

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[Area] Player UI Bug
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Description

### Description

When using pocketCasts to version 7.84. In Android 15 on my pixel 7 but on other phones as well the full screen collapses to a small bar too easily with one minor mistaken press
I suggest a lock icon that will allow us to maintain a full screen unless it's released
Thanks for listening

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

Opening a full screen play, start listening then press anywhere almost and it collapses to a little bar at the bottom

### 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

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Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the collapse behavior in the full-screen player on Android 15, following the steps in the issue. Trace the full-screen player entry point and its press handling; done means a lock control can keep the player expanded until the user releases it, without breaking normal collapse behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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