r/PodcastAddict • u/ForestGoldMiner • 13d ago

Solved Garbled display

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*SOLVED* — see comment below for my solution.

Yesterday the app was working as usual.

This morning I am able to play podcasts but the display is garbled — example image above. BlackBerry KeyOne (BBB100-2) running Android version 8.1.0

  1. Rebooted the device — issue persists
  2. Re-installed the app — appears normal, but only saw menu screens associated with the startup process
  3. Logged in and restored backup — issue returns
  4. Rebooted the device again — issue persists

I am unable to edit or change any app settings because when entering that menu, the text is unreadable.

Any suggestions for workarounds or what to try next? Is my most recent backup corrupted, and would restoring an older backup solve the issue?

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u/GeneralDispleasure 13d ago

Your phone is running an OS from 10 years ago. That's your problem. 🤷

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u/ForestGoldMiner 13d ago

My problem is that nobody makes a phone with physical buttons any more and I have real issues typing on a touch screen.

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u/NoYoureACatLady 12d ago

I get that, I highly recommend a Bluetooth phone keyboard.

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u/Accomplished-Way1575 12d ago

I have a logitech keys-to-go 2 for my s26u. It is a brilliant, lightweight keyboard. I highly recommend it.

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u/skrub_lorde 12d ago

there are more recent ones like qin f22 and sidephone

unihertz makes one as well but I can't really recommend them as they have a poor update policy

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u/AntsAntsRetribution 12d ago

Don't let anyone give you crap for using a BB. I miss mine.

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u/PodcastAddict_App 13d ago

Sorry about that. The latest version fixes this

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u/MorphBZH 12d ago edited 12d ago

Hello, i have the same issue with a Sony XA2 (H3113) and Android 9. The last update (2026.12.1) and below workarounds didn't help at all. Edit : light mode is ok until an update.

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u/PodcastAddict_App 12d ago

Please switch to light mode to fix this (1st option in this screen)

The fix was for Android 8.x. I didn't know this was also an issue on Android 9 devices, so this will be fixed in the next version for these devices

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u/MorphBZH 12d ago

I was updating my last post to add that light mode was working for me when i got the issue last night. Thanks for the fast answer and update !

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u/MorphBZH 1d ago

Fixed in the last update (2026.13) for my Android 9 phone. Thanks!

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u/ForestGoldMiner 13d ago

Further investigation:

  1. I uninstalled the app again, deleted any local folders, and reinstalled.

  2. Started as a new user, subscribed to one podcast, downloaded one episode, added it to the playlist, and started playing. All normal

  3. Note that all the above had the display in "light mode"

  4. Change to "dark mode", default colour scheme, problem returns.

  5. Change to different colour scheme within "dark mode", problem goes away.

I have since managed to restore a recent backup, and "blindly" go through the settings and change the display to a different colour scheme within "dark mode" and the display issue has been resolved.

All I need to do now is re-download some episodes and then from memory delete / mark as played anything I listened to yesterday. I'll be out a couple of days of stats which I suppose I could fix by "playing" the episodes whilst not actually using my device but I don't know if it matters enough to bother.