Since I updated last night, whenever I try to play music or a podcast while playing Pokemon Go, it kills the audio and I can't start it back up. Anyone know of a workaround? It used to kill the audio, but I could just swap back and start it, then come back. Now it won't play anything while the game is active.
Pokemon Go – Why Music or Podcast Won’t Play While Playing
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Best Answer
This has been updated and fixed as of iOS version 1.25.0 and Android version 0.55.0. You are now able to play music in the app without having it get paused/shut off.
From this article:
I can confirm this behavior on iOS (the article seems to only mention Android). Music playing will no longer have its volume lowered or muted when using the updated app.
Yes, I ran into the same issue after the update and I was able to find a workaround.
If you are using iOS, activate Siri, then close out of it. Your audio levels will be back to normal afterwards.
Here is another workaround, in case the previous one doesn't work.
It appears that there is a potential workaround for Android users as well. See this post:
Additionally, it looks like this step may or may not be required: