Remove 'previous chapter' button

[keunes]

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App version

3.0

Where did you get the app from

Google Play

Problem you may be having, or feature you want

As @foss- noted in #6249:

is a back button really needed for chapter navigation (over timeline)? Not having a back button helps omitting unwanted taps and assumption is, users are listening from left to right so rather unlikely want to go back via the chapter navigation above timeline, resulting in only a forward option being shown.

Suggested solution

Remove the 'back' or 'previous chapter' button from the chapter buttons on the main player screen as well as any other place it might be. Both in the UI and in the back-end (code).

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details

No response

[ByteHamster]

Hmm, I think the back button might be useful if you want to listen to the current chapter from the start (eg because you got interrupted)

[foss-]

back button might be useful if you want to listen to the current chapter from the start

While certainly true, this question is somewhat difficult to discuss without metrics. I am sure Marco of Overcast has done his homework when evaluating which element to use in Overcast UI. Certainly that doesn't mean everything has to be copied and I think part of the reason there is no back UI element in Overcast is due to the fact that there is a dedicated Chapter view (without overlay and integrated into the top level UI without interfering or overlapping player controls) along with the option to rewind x seconds. I assume most users would either pause or just go back a minute (instead of the whole chapter) in case of distraction.

[keunes]

I assume most users would either pause or just go back a minute (instead of the whole chapter) in case of distraction.

I think so too. (And if they don't, they have 2 already mentioned fallback options: regular rewind and chapter list.)

[keunes]

Somewhat related (reduces the risk): #5331

[foss-]

And the related forum discussion: https://forum.antennapod.org/t/user-feedback-swipe-navigation-from-player-screen-2-3-beta/1119

[distante]

Funny enough, I found this issue because I sometimes mistake the Fwd button with the Next button and there is no Previous button on the android version that I have.