Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-ios

Apple Watch: tapping on the now playing indicator on watchOS, when playing audio from the phone, doesn't take you to Now Playing

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Description

The app is meant to go through the [source chooser] -> [Phone control] -> [Now Playing] but now stops in that middle screen without getting to Now Playing. For me this is 100% reproducible and was reported by a user as well.

My setup is watchOS 8.1, iOS 15.1.1, Pocket Casts 7.19 Build 850.

### Additional information

- Have this setting turned off on your watch: Settings -> Display & Brightness -> Auto Launch Audio Apps
- Play a podcast in Pocket Casts on your phone
- On your watch home screen there should now be a small now playing triangle in the top middle of your watch face, tapping that is meant to take you to the Now Playing page of the app that's playing, eg: Pocket Casts

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Research direction

Reproduce the flow from the watch home screen through the source chooser and Phone control using watchOS 8.1, iOS 15.1.1, and Auto Launch Audio Apps turned off. Check where the transition stops, then verify that tapping the now playing indicator reaches the Pocket Casts Now Playing page while phone audio is playing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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