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CarPlay: Glitches on cars with control knob/dial
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Description
Expected behavior
The UI should not be highlighting the wrong menu item and should also not jumps around/flash
Actual behavior
The selected episode keeps jumping, and makes it very hard to select an episode
Steps to reproduce the behavior
1-connect iPhone to car via wireless CarPlay
2-select the Pocket Casts app on the infotainment screen
3-select “podcasts” from the top navigation bar
4-select any podcast on the list
5-once the podcast episodes show, select the top episode to begin playing it
6- notice the issue
Recordings:
Tested on [iPhone 14 Pro], iOS [16.3], Pocket Casts [7.33]
CarPlay Tested on:
2018 Audi A3 w/ wired CarPlay — no touchscreen, must use control knob/dial to interface with vehicles headunit
2019 BMW 330i w/ wireless CarPlay — touchscreen OR control knob/dial used to interface with vehicles headunit
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue using the listed iPhone, iOS, Pocket Casts, and CarPlay vehicle configurations, then inspect the CarPlay episode-selection flow. Done means the selected episode remains stable and the UI no longer highlights the wrong item or flashes when using a control knob or dial.
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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