Pandora displaces other audio when launched

[jimbudarz]

Hi,

I've been noticing an annoying behavior from the Pandora app on Android when used with Waze:

When I launch Waze to check drive times to a certain location, Pandora automatically launches as well and starts playing music, even if I'm already using a different audio app (such as Pocket Casts). I know I can unlink Pandora and Waze, but there should be an option to avoid automatically launching Pandora when Waze is opened (or at least launch it silently without autoplay).

I already contacted Waze about it, and they said "This is intended behavior", so I would hoping someone on the Pandora side would take an interest in the issue.

Thanks!

P.S. I'm not using Android Auto.

[AlyssaPandora]

Hi there! Thanks for your post, @jimbudarz. 👋

I can report this over to our engineering team to gather more info.

Can you send over a bit more details about your device?

• Model:
• Carrier:
• Android version (Settings > About Phone):
• Build number (Settings > About Phone):
• Android Security Patch Level, if noted on your device (Settings > About Phone):
• Pandora version:
  • If you can open Pandora, go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.
  • If you can't open Pandora: from Android Home screen > Android Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Find Pandora

Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening?

Let me know.

[jimbudarz]

Thanks Alyssa,

• Model: Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F)
• Carrier: AT&T
• Android version (Settings > About Phone): 8.0.0
• Build number (Settings > About Phone): R16NW.G930FXXS7ETA4
• Android Security Patch Level, if noted on your device (Settings > About Phone): December 1, 2019
• Pandora version: 2003.1
  
  • If you can open Pandora, go to Profile, then select Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the screen for the version number.
  • If you can't open Pandora: from Android Home screen > Android Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Find Pandora

Are you connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data when this is happening? Wifi

[AlyssaPandora]

@jimbudarz Thanks so much for providing this info, and for your patience! 🎧