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Web: Keyboard un-pause doesn't update the last activity time?

sparr — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:20:20 GMT

I sometimes listen to Pandora through the website. If I pause the music, then ignore the site for a while, then unpause the music using keyboard shortcuts or navigation, I am immediately hit by the "Are you still listening?" prompt. I think they are failing to update the "last user input" timer based on keyboard input. Anyone else see this bug?

Re: Keyboard un-pause doesn't update the last activity time?

AdamPandora — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:03:13 GMT

@sparr Could you tell me a bit more about what is happening?

If you're listening from our website, what browser are you using?
Is this reproducible on other browsers as well? Please try if you haven't already done so and let us know.
Does that message only appear when using keyboard shortcuts to resume play? Or does it also pop up when using your mouse/trackpad to resume play?

Thanks for working with me on this.

Re: Keyboard un-pause doesn't update the last activity time?

sparr — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:56:31 GMT

The problem happens in Firefox and Chromium, and has been happening for years at this point across various other browsers as well.

It only appears if I use the keyboard to resume play, either pressing spacebar as defined in your site's keyboard shortcut handling, or pressing enter with the play button focused as a physically or visually disabled person might do.

Re: Keyboard un-pause doesn't update the last activity time?

sparr — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 20:47:39 GMT

I reported this with less detail about a year ago at https://community.pandora.com/t5/Desktop/Update-Listening-Timestamp-on-Pause-Play/m-p/165744

Re: Keyboard un-pause doesn't update the last activity time?

sparr — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:42:38 GMT

using the console to do document.querySelector('.PlayButton').click() also produces the "are you still listening" prompt