bug with widgets and nova launcher
tried a few podcast managers and decided to stick with podcast addict, but recently the player widget stopped working. now I have to resume play the less-convenient way by opening the app, sort by downloaded episodes or playlists, select the right one, then hit play. before the widgets crashed I just had to hit play. It appears the problem is only with nova launcher, as it works fine when I switch back to the stock launcher.

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Regarding the issue as you mentionned the widget works on the default launcher (as well as a couple of 3rd party launchers like aviate)
I will try this launcher to see what’s going on..
Xavier
Edit: I just tested with the future version of the app and it works fine on my N4. FYI I refactor all the widget code in the future version so maybe I fixed some issue without knowing about them ;)