Option to skip podcast episode from Daily Drive disappeared

[oretnom]

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

Device

Google Pixel 7 Pro 

Operating System

Android 15

My Question or Issue

When playing a podcast episode from Daily Drive, I used to have buttons both for skipping 15 seconds and for skipping the entire episode. This was available in both the main app interface as well as the notification bar. This option isn't there anymore for me and I can only skip 15 seconds at a time, which is really inconvenient. Has this been intentionally removed and if so, are there any alternatives?

Thanks

[Eni]

Hey @oretnom, 

Thanks for getting in touch about this and welcome to the Community. 

Just to confirm, did you use to have a button to skip the whole episode only on the Daily Drive playlist or was it available for all podcast episodes in the app?

On another note, you mentioned that the 15sec rewind and skip forward buttons are currently working as expected. Could you check if swiping left in the Now playing view while listening to the episode would skip the entire episode for you? 

Keep us posted.

[oretnom]

Thank you for your reply. I can't remember if the skip option was there on normal podcast episodes, I only noticed the change when playing from Daily Drive.

And yes, swiping left does skip the episode. I just found it more convenient with a quick button press on the notification bar when I'm out on a walk, for example.

[Eni]

Hi @oretnom, 

Thanks for getting back to us. 

We’re always testing possible improvements and new features, so you might see something on the app that other users don't, or get a brand-new feature for only a temporary period, like in this case the button to skip the entire episode.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us and will make sure to pass it onto the right team, as we always strive to improve your experience. For now, we'd recommend using the suggested workaround and keeping the app up to date so you don't miss out on any improvements. 

Hope this clears things up. If you need a hand with anything else, the Community.