Playing Antennapod inconsistently stops when brought to front

App version: 3.10.3

Android version: 16 - Dec 5

Device model: Pixel 9a

Expected behaviour:

App should continue playing

Current behaviour:

Occasionally will stop playing and app vanishes

First occurred:

seen occasionally. Every couple days.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. I’ll have a session of listening to some podcast episodes
  2. For some other reason, I’ll want to skip some, or go back some. I’ll unlock my phone, probably long press the icon (or not), choose queue.
  3. I’ll see the queue and start to move my thumb down to the player, when…
  4. Attenapod stops playing and vanishes in front of my eyes

This is not frequent. Happens every couple days or perhaps once a day at most.

Has happened with and without Bluetooth headphones.

  • Sony WI-C310 over the neck type
  • Pixel Buds A-Series
  • Pixel USB C wired

Environment: (Settings you have changed (e.g. Auto Download). “Unusual” devices you use (e.g. Bluetooth headphones).)

Crash info:

Android version: 16
OS version: 6.1.145-android14-11-gc1de4747ac59-ab14219743
AntennaPod version: 3.10.3 (ab8841b6a)
Model: Pixel 9a
Device: tegu
Product: tegu

No crash report recorded

Dropping this here for now, hoping some others might have seen this. I’ll keep trying and see if I can repo it. It is rather elusive, but unsettling when it happens.