Android: Unable to dismiss player notification

[RatBug]

I had this issue for a long time and then months ago in a fit of frustration I started disabling all pandora notifications. Now I don't have the mobile control widget in the the notifications. I have to open the app to pause etc.

[DamnedBrit]

I have been having this issue for months and seen the generic copy/paste response from AlyssaPandora and others that are simply a waste of time and a complete failure to address the issue. It's cancellation time for me, the inability to actually work on the bug and fix it after being reported for multiple users for two years is sheer ignorance.

[AlyssaPandora · Accepted solution]

Hi, @RatBug @DamnedBrit. 👋

Nice to see you around the community, and thanks for reporting this. I completely understand how frustrating this can be.

If you haven't already, I would recommend trying out these steps to see if it resolves the issue you're experiencing: Android Troubleshooting

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If the issue persists, could you share a screenshot of exactly what you're seeing?

• To take a screenshot on your Android device, press the Home button and the Power button (on the right side of your phone) at the same time. You may hear a camera shutter sound (if your volume is turned on), and your screen will be captured.
• To access your screenshots, go to the Gallery and look in the Screenshots folder. Send this photo as an attachment to your response.

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Can you also send over a bit more info about your device so that I can report your experience accurately?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version (Go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.):
• Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening?

Thanks for your help with this. 🤝

[DamnedBrit]

No, because a) people have been doing that for two years and you've been pumping out the exact same relentlessly pointless answer that has resulted in ZERO fixes and b) I wasn't kidding. I've cancelled my subscription and uninstalled the app. Why would I have *any* reason to think that you or Pandora are going to be any more interested in actively pursuing a solution to a problem you've known about for years? I don't know what your personal motivation is for repeating the same mindless anodyne  "advice" for months on end without making the slightest difference (unless you're just an AI bot shovelling out the standard **ahem**) but from an effectiveness point of view, for this issue, you score an absolute zero and I am not going to waste my time doing what everyone else has done with no discernible response from you or your company.

It's a failure on you and your company to meaningfully engage with your customers to fix *your* problems and because I am unwilling to jump through your hoops you've lost a customer.

[Knicholson0]

I think the feature is working flawlessly, yeah?

[Steamycaca]

LOL they marked it as solved. What a fking joke. Also no, the issue is still happening. 

[AzaB2C]

I signed up, and signed in to this forum just to like DamnedBrit's response to Pandora Support's unhelpful NON-response.

[Tdailey]

Still not resolved. Very frustrating. 

[PandoraUser777]

For the benefit of Google searchers and other search engines.

The specific notification name to disable is 'Music Player'.  For Android 11+, goto settings, Apps, scroll to Pandora, then App Notifications.

*edit* This isn't a fix for the issue.  It is a piss-poor workaround to shutoff the persistent notification 'Pandora is ready to be launched automatically' when nothing else works.  The notification 'Music Player' is the notification that includes the controls for the music player, strangely enough 😀.  So a person still needs to go into the Pandora app to do any music control.

[CIofSantaRosa]

Annoying Pandora notifications fixed, solved, resolved, final answer.  Thank you!

Too bad it took almost two years. Bad Pandora!