Android Auto physical seek buttons don't work

Support
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App version

Production

Issue description

I have disabled “Show skip next/previous” in “Notification/Media session buttons”, in favor for:
Action 1: Replay 10s
Action 2: Skip 30s

But now when using the car’s physical seek (forward/back) buttons, doesn’t do anything and audio keeps playing without skipping/replaying.

Device type

Phone

Media provider

Jellyfin

Steps to reproduce

  1. On phone - disabled Show skip previous/next
  2. Set Action 1: Replay 10s
  3. Set Action 2: Skip 30s
  4. Connect to android auto and begin playback
  5. Press Seek fw/back on the car controls (e.g. steering wheel)

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@Stav - android auto physical car seek buttons not triggering custom actions

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Ok so yes mix of how your car sends the events and AA behavior.

You can workaround in Settings/Playback/Headset button and there remap next and previous to force next and force previous.

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Oh awesome, I’ll give that a shot. The app is SO customizable I didn’t even find this option haha.

As a fellow Android app developer, I can say with some authority - you’ve done really amazing work here :slight_smile:. Much appreciated!