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Siri Shortcuts: Sound is distorted when resumed or not working

Open joashrajin opened this issue 2 years ago • 6 comments

Expected behavior

The sound should be clear and resume as it normally does

Actual behavior

When sound is resumed, it sounds like the Volume Boost option is enabled and is very distorted

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  • Go to Settings > Siri Shortcuts and enable 'Resume'
  • Pause a podcast normally, then try to resume it with the Siri shortcut
  • Listen to the audio

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16253818/191708059-76f09923-4a1f-473a-b32c-abdb7012143b.MP4

Note: it could be happening with the other shortcuts too

Tested on [iPhone 13], iOS [16], Pocket Casts [7.22.0]

joashrajin avatar Sep 22 '22 09:09 joashrajin

Report on Reddit regarding issues resuming podcats using the Siri Shortcuts: image

joashrajin avatar Sep 25 '22 17:09 joashrajin

Reported in 5574648-zen

I’ve reset the phone, I also deleted and reinstalled the app. The shortcut doesn’t appear to work consistently. If I go into the app settings and add the “resume” shortcut, it processes my request, asks me if I want to use pocket casts, and then pulls up the recent ep but doesn’t play it. If I then remove the added shortcut, it might work the first time but not after.

App Version: 7.22 Device: iPhone13,1 OS: 16.0

thabotswana avatar Sep 29 '22 15:09 thabotswana

There might be a few issues happening here:

Distorted Audio

https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/264#issue-1382113255 I haven't been able to recreate this, but I need to listen closely to hear it in the attached video, so I may not be enough of an audiophile to notice the difference.

@leandroalonso suspected that looking at https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/pull/213 might provide clues.

"Something went wrong"

https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/264#issuecomment-1257245633 https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/264#issuecomment-1262449113

I can recreate this regularly by following the Reddit clues 1.) Play a podcast 2.) Make sure the Now Playing Widget is no longer visible on the lock screen - This can be forced by force killing the app or allowing enough time to pass. 3.) Activate the shortcut. "Hey Siri resume" or Siri button + "Resume"

Notice that the shortcut fails but succeeds if the device is unlocked.

EDIT Disabling the passcode also the playback to resume, so this may be a bug in shortcuts or a field we need to opt in to.


I'm going to start by investigating the "Something went wrong"

chipsnyder avatar Sep 29 '22 19:09 chipsnyder

After enabling the fancy iOS 16 backgrounds, I could no longer reproduce the bug. This may just be a coincidence, though.

One observation, before upgrading the lock screen, Siri would fail. After the change, Siri would ask, "Ready to Resume using Pocket Casts?"

I've searched forums for similar bugs and didn't find anything. Although, I think there is a chance this is an Apple bug.

I'm going to move on to another task but look at this in the background.

chipsnyder avatar Sep 30 '22 13:09 chipsnyder

Ran into this issue on my way home from the grocery store. This is a quick dump of my observations for when I get back after the weekend.

  • Running CarPlay
  • I'm on the Effects Player
  • Screen was locked with the failure
  • Worked fine when screen was unlocked
  • iOS 16 iPhone 12
  • Unplugging CarPlay (and doing nothing else to the phone) restored functionality
  • When it would fail I would see the play button briefly toggle then toggle back

chipsnyder avatar Oct 01 '22 17:10 chipsnyder

+1 5639378-zd-woothemes

joashrajin avatar Oct 28 '22 10:10 joashrajin