# Playback after Pause
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159
**Category:** Bug report
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159 "2020-08-20T05:36:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@kosake](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/kosake)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/1 "2020-08-20T05:36:34Z")
Hi!
I love AntennaPod, especially because it works without Google services.
But I have a problem: if I want to resume a podcast after a break, it doesn’t work. I press play but nothing happens.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks!!
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### Author:  [@thevenin](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/thevenin)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/2 "2020-08-20T19:51:05Z")
Are you using the last version? The break occurs because you press “pause”, the headphones disconnect or what else?
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### Author:  [@tenkara\_vt](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/tenkara_vt)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/3 "2020-08-20T19:57:27Z")
That depends on a few different factors as to why that may be happening. It could be dependent on which version of the app you’re using.
First would be to clear the app out of your recently used apps (your version of Android my dictate how you do that) and then restart the app. Most of the time, that resolves the problem.
It also depends on how long it’s been since you last used the app or when you last updated. You may need to go into your Android settings, go to apps, then select AntennaPod. You want to clear the cache (DO NOT clear data! You will lose everything and have to start anew.).
Either of those two things generally resolve that problem.
If it’s an actual bug, you’ll need to provide some more info.
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### Author:  [@kosake](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/kosake)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/4 "2020-08-21T05:46:00Z")
First of all, I have been using Podcast Addict for years and the problem never occurs there.
My version of AntennaPod is 1.8.3.
I don’t use headphones, only Bluetooth or the built-in speakers in my smartphone.
It works like this for example: I listen to a podcast in my car via Bluetooth. At home, just a few minutes later, I want to continue listening to the podcast, I press play in the notification bar, but nothing happens (the message “Service is running” appears). Then I go directly into the app and press play, but nothing happens.
I have to go back to the episode list and reopen the podcast, then it will continue playing (at the point where it stopped).
PS: Clearing Cache doesnt help.
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### Author:  [@thevenin](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/thevenin)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/5 "2020-08-21T08:44:37Z")
The “service is running” message appeared also in my phone when I was using a de-googled ROM. I remember that I tried to troubleshot it for some weeks but didn’t find when/why it appears and never reported it as a bug because I wasn’t able to reproduce it. I suppose it’s due to some problem with the bluetooth since I use the app connected via BT most of the time.
If I remember well, you should be able to restart the playback starting another episode of the queue.
Now I’m using the v2 on a googled phone and I don’t have this problem anymore, but I don’t know if it’s solved with the v2 or thanks to the GMS.
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### Author:  [@kosake](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/kosake)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/6 "2020-11-04T07:15:26Z")
Since version 2 my problem no longer occurs. 😊
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### Author:  [@Humberto\_Rangel](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Humberto_Rangel)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/7 "2021-04-07T14:41:53Z")
it is one of some problems related wiht grow of data storage since 500mb, clear cache is insufficient
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/playback-after-pause/159/8 "2022-02-25T08:11:33Z")