AAOS stopped showing Up Next list and other problems
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Some weeks ago my Volvo updated its AAOS to an Android 13 version.
It may be coincidence but I’ve noticed some problems in PocketCasts since then. I may be wrong but I think they weren’t there before.
1 – In the now playing screen I can no longer see the icon on the top right which shows the Up Next list. There seems to be no way to access the Up Next list in any place
2 – In the now playing screen, I can press the three dots which shows additional options such as the marked as played button. If I press marked as played it does the action but the screen remains greyed out with no buttons. I can press the screen in any place and it goes back to normal
3 – This is not a new problem, but some syncing problems remain where the car app seems to not update appropriately the position played on the phone even after forcing a manual update.
I’ve learned to live with 3 but especially 1 is a major issue for me. Can we expect some correction? -
Could you let us know what version of Pocket Casts you’re using where these issues occur?
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Thanks for the detailed breakdown of each issue. That really helps. All three are known problems on AAOS and I can share where things stand.
Up Next queue missing (issue 1) and greyed-out screen after “Mark as played” (issue 2): These both look like AAOS UI bugs our team is actively investigating. Our developers are already working on related AAOS fixes, so these are on their radar. I don’t have a release date to share, but the issues are being tracked and worked on.
Playback position not syncing back to the phone (issue 3): This is also a known bug. What happens is the app briefly receives the correct synced position from the car, but the locally stored position on the phone takes over and overwrites it. There’s unfortunately no reliable workaround right now beyond the manual refresh, which as you’ve noticed doesn’t always help when an episode is already in the Now Playing state.
I know none of this is the “it’s fixed” answer you were hoping for, but I wanted to be upfront rather than give you steps that won’t help. I’ve noted your report against the relevant issues so the team has another data point.
If anything changes on your end or you notice new behavior after a future update, feel free to follow up here.
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Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully we’ll get the interface issues sorted sooner rather than later. I understand the syncing problem is probably harder to deal with.
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