Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Android Auto: Resumes Playback but stops after two seconds

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[Area] Android Auto [Priority] Low [Type] Bug
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Description

### Description

This is an intermittent issue on Android Auto. About half the time, Pocket Casts will successfully connect to the car stereo and begin playing an episode where it left off. Two seconds later, the playback stops. Playback has to be manually restarted. After playback is started again the playback resumes with no issues.

It seems related to this issue: https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-android/issues/3328

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Connect to Android Auto
2. Pocket Casts app will connect and resume episode playback
3. Wait a few seconds and notice that the playback stops
4. Select play in the app or on the dashboard to resume playback
5. Episode continues to play

### 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

App version : 7.85-rc-3 (9326)

Phone: LGE - LG V60 ThinQ - LM-V600 - timelm
Kernel: 4.19.157-perf+ - si-ch2-bld7
Android version: 13 SDK 33

Android Auto version 13.9.651014-release

9588109-zd-a8c
Logs: 9600804-zd-a8c

[debug(2).txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19589490/debug.2.txt)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the intermittent Android Auto connection and playback-resume sequence on the listed LG V60 and Android versions, then inspect debug.2.txt and the related issue #3328 for context. The work is done when an episode that resumes automatically continues playing beyond two seconds without requiring manual restart.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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