Sleep timer on android stopping too early
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Android 15, pixel 7 pro, app version 7.76. Sleep timer on app seems to be stopping playback too early. For example, i started a 1 hr 20min podcast. I set a timer for 1hr 10mins. Open the app the next day, playback position is at 50mins. All power saving options disabled for this app. Unlimited background usage. I cant figure out why this is happening.
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Hmm. That is unexpected. I’m curious, do you have Intelligent Playback Resumption enabled? This setting can be found in Profile > Settings > General under the “Player” heading.
I’m also curious, what were you using to playback the audio? Were you using a Bluetooth speaker, the device’s built-in speakers, headphones, or something else?
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I do have that setting enabled and I always just use the phones speaker, while locked and charging after starting the podcast and the sleep timer. I haven’t tracked when the podcast stops, since I usually fall asleep by then. However, I do tend to generally set the timer a few mins short of the actual length of the podcast. I sometimes reuse the same one if its a slow release week. So, maybe the intelligent resumption IS rolling it back. It does seem to be inconsistent as to how much it rolls back. Sometimes significant, like on the order of 20 mins, sometimes not at all. So maybe that explains the variability and I’m just misunderstanding what I’m seeing when I reopen the app?
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Hi @devsfan1830, Did you set a playback speed other than 1x? Version 7.76 shows the remaining time adjusted for playback speed and skipped chapters on the player. If that’s the case, you might want to look into the General Settings.
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@devsfan1830 Thanks for that additional info. We have an open issue related to the Sleep Timer and this might be related. We’ll look into it.
We’ll get back to you if we have more questions. Thanks for your report.
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