4.2.38 pauses constantly

[hbradlow]

I am running BeyondPod 4.2.41 on a S9+ running Andorid 9. I am having this repeated pause problem. I have changed all the OS settings to ensure that Beyondpod can run in the background and not be put to sleep but it still repeatedly pauses (with Bluetooth connections - car and headphones).
I have been using Beyondpod for many years but I shall reluctantly need to change to a new podcast player.

Just for the record: the repeated pausing issue goes away if you turn off pause for notifications (it seems to pause every 2 minutes even though there are no notifications).
However, I have switched to Pocketcasts as BeyondPod has too many other issues: the widget does not work, sometimes it simply won't launch (just see a constant white screen) and it does not auto launch

[Corbin78]

In researching this, it appears that Samsung phones/tablets are the issue. I have a Note 8 that was doing the same thing, and I think I figured out the issue. By default, the power options won't let it run in the background. If you go to Settings -> Device Care -> Battery -> BeyondPod. Turn off "Put app to sleep". This seems to have fixed the issue for me.

[phalkon30]

Samsung devices definitely cause more problems, but I can assure you my Pixel and Nexus phones also had this issue.

Probably 2 bugs, one caused by Samsung, one by BeyondPod. I would guess it's something in the way BP targets old API's

[KevinH]

I'm using 4.2.41 (not beta) and for me the pausing has gotten worse in the last few weeks in particular. It happens when playing through bluetooth headphones, speaker and Android Auto but not when playing through the phone's own speaker. I always download episodes, I have pause on notification setting turned off and have added BP to Apps that won't be put to sleep in power management settings.

[burbigo1]

I always had a lot of issues with Samsung devices but I never tried with the Pixel or the Nexus