Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

Split Screen + Video Podcasts: Player controls keep getting shown

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[Area] Player UI [Type] Enhancement
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Kotlin
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Description

### Description

If you are using Split Screen and have a video podcast playing, interacting in the other window (of another app) keeps triggering the player controls of Pocket Casts. It doesn't seem to be happening with other apps like YouTube

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Open Pocket Casts
2. Enable Split Screen and put Pocket Casts at the top, minimize the window a bit
3. Add Chrome or any browser to the bottom
4. Try to type in a URL, that action should trigger the player controls to show up

### Screenshots or screen recording

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16253818/220065779-186eb345-2409-480e-8773-b0f6b17fc70f.mp4

### Did you search for existing bug reports?

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

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

Samsung S21 FE, Android 13, Pocket Casts v7.32-rc-1

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on Android with Pocket Casts at the top of split screen and Chrome below, following the steps in the report. Investigate why typing in the other window causes Pocket Casts player controls to appear. Done means the controls no longer appear from interaction in the other app while split screen is active, without breaking normal player interactions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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