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Hello,

I've just switched to VLC on Android to listen to my music, with wired headphones (equipped with multimedia controls: increase/decrease volume + all-purpose button).
I understand that on Android, the all-purpose button lets you (among other things, pick up / hang up a call) manage track changes:

• 1 press: play/pause
• 2 quick presses: next track
• 3 quick presses: previous track.

I haven't found a way to listen to a previous track, and switching to the next track doesn't work on all screens.
Is there an option to activate?

Thanks

I am not sure I understood your issue. You have a physical button to switch tracks, am I right? If so, does it work with other apps?

Yes, I have a physical button that, among other things*, changes the track.
This behavior works with my previous application “Vinyl Music Player”.

* for the multi-function button, it allows :

• Play / pause
• Next track
• Previous track
• Answer / hang up
• Reject call
• Voice assistant

Amazon.fr : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0CDZP2LSC/
Amazon.com : https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0CGKPPHBJ

Could you please share some logs? Reproduce the issue and then go to: Settings > Advanced > Debug logs. Then share the logs with the sharing service you prefer (Google Drive, Dropbox, pastebin...).

Log by staying on the application : https://pastebin.com/ukquAazK
Log application in the background : https://pastebin.com/YksdxBdK

In both cases, I used the button in 3 ways:

• to pause (1 press)
• to skip to the next track (2 presses)
• to return to the previous track (3 presses)

If I stay on the application, I can only pause.
If I put the application in the background, I can pause and advance.
Going back to the previous track takes you to the next track + pauses.

I am able to reproduce the same behavior with kind of the same hardware. I'll take a look.

And the issue is now tracked here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc- ... ssues/3070

Thanks