Sleep Timer Auto Reset

Feature request
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App version: x.y.z (state whether from Google Play/F-Droid/Custom built APK)
2.1.3

Problem you may be having, or feature you want:
Reset sleep timer on ANY interaction with the phone or AntennaPod. Obviously I am not asleep if I move play position, start another podcast, etc. Constantly find sleep timer shutting of play when I just did one of the above, checked email, weather, etc.
Can’t count the number of times that I am about to fall asleep, and it times out, requiring me to unlock the phone, reset sleep timer, resume play, and hope I fall asleep before it times out again.

Suggested solution:
Make an option to reset the sleep timer on any interaction with the phone.
Also, make the timeout longer, possibly with a warning beep when it begins.

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details: None
Thanks for considering this!

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I like this feature, I think it could be added a bit more to it.
There is an “auto-enable” checkbox in the sleep timer screen. However I havent found how it works exactly. I believe that there should be a setting to enable the sleep timer after a certain time of the day. Or after a certain time the phone is not being used and a certain time of the day.
Or maybe all of this is already there but I did not find it on settings nor the documentation.

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From my understanding auto enabling sleep timer turn it on with your last settings when you start to play an episode.

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App version 3.11, F-Droid.

The feature to automatically set sleep timer during selected hours when pressing Play works nice:

  • Sleep timer is configured to auto start (e.g. for 30 mins)
  • When timer counts to 0, playing stops
  • User clicks Play again, timer starts with initial value (e.g. 30 mins)

But I think there is a bug if user manually stops it while timer has not stopped it yet:

  • Sleep timer is configured to auto start (e.g. for 30 mins)
  • User manually stops podcast, before timer stops it (e.g. at minute 25)
  • Next time user clicks play - sleep times starts, but starts with remaining value (e.g. 5 mins), and not initial value (e.g. 30 mins).

I think sleep time should automatically start always with initial value (e.g. 30 mins) and not remaining time (e.g. 5 mins).

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YES. And anytime I interact with the phone in any way, I am NOT asleep! So reset the timer.