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How to fast forward through songs or podcasts

Nathan
over 3 years ago

I like to listen to podcasts and audiobooks while running. I bought a Venu 2 largely so I could leave my phone at home and still do that. I have found several solutions to getting the podcasts/audio files onto the device, but unfortunately none of them provides a way to fast forward while listening. Particularly with these longer-form sound files (rather than 3-minute music tracks), this is a huge problem. I often want to pick up where I left off on another device, and trying to skip ahead 45 minutes in 30-second increments just isn't sufficient.

I have tried:

  • Amazon music (just to see if I could do it with a music track, which I couldn't)
  • Runcasts
  • Podcasts
  • SubMusic

They all seem to use the same built-in audio player interface, although some have more buttons than others. This page suggests that I should be able to hold the skip buttons to fast forward or rewind, but when I do this nothing happens.

I don't have a Spotify Premium account to try that. I also haven't tried transferring transferring apps from Garmin Express, which wouldn't be a good solution either.

I read this issue, but it didn't have any useful information. It doesn't appear to be an app-related issue, but rather an issue with the built-in audio control interface.

This is a deal-breaker for me and I will have to return the watch if I can't get this feature.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Looking for an answer for this too. I also have a Garmin venu 2. I have Spotify premium which I listen to 2-3hr podcasts through. I might listen to 30-1hr min of podcast on a run. Next day when I go to listen again it restarts podcast from the start. I have no easy way to skip forward to the 30min-1hr mark. Just 15s increments. FYI my watch says it should be 30s increments but it only jumps in 15s increments.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    This is an issue for me, too. I have a Venu 2S. Sometimes my podcast gets started over by accident or I need to pick up where I left off on another device. If I could just grab the dot that moves around the outside edge of the screen and pull it to approximately where I want to be that would be fine. Holding down the fast forward button takes forever.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    The million $ question.

    +1

    Extremely looking for a solution.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to 5429396

    +1

    They definitely should add a button for time control as listening to long audio files is a pain. Preparing for a run takes forever just so you can scroll to the right time. You can lose the motivation to run LOL

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Hi, why does it not work as mentioned in the manual:

    "Select to skip to the next audio file in the playlist.

    Hold to fast forward through the current audio file."

    https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-D93137A9-B374-4A24-8A4D-A66C9AC91265/EN-US/GUID-8D7F288E-0E62-4DE7-801C-E11948644A96.html

    Any update or anybody who actually made it work? I press and hold the forward button but it does nothing and when I let go it skips to the next song. 

    then again, on some songs and podcasts it actually works. how come?

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Yes. Same issue. Garmin needs to fix the "fast forward" anomaly now. The issue has existed for too long. Podcasts and audiobooks are virtually useless on the Venu 2 without this operation. Garmin, please fix it! Thank you!

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Agreed.  My Delta previously allowed me to fwd or rev by 10sec, now it just skips to the next or last chapter in audio books.  No obvious place to select preference. 

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Same issue.  Venu 2 plus.  Really want to ffw or rewind on audiobooks, podcasts etc. I usually just control my phone with the watch.  I tried the Galaxy Watch 5 and it can do this with no problem.  It can fast-forward or skip via tap or long hold.  I think to compete the Venu really needs this feature.

    Nathan

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I am listening to work related podcasts while running on my Fenix 7x and I just thought I must be doing something stupid because leading company would not create its flagship product without the most basic feature- but I see it does. I am shocked to find out it ia really true. Most probably that will be my last garmin watch even though I love it, it is such a core functionality for me that I am angry everytime I am going running… crazy to have no fast forward and rewind….

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 5429396

     You said: "If I could just grab the dot that moves around the outside edge of the screen and pull it to approximately where I want to be that would be fine." 

    Is that even possible? I don't have any dot moving around the edge, at all. See this short video of what I see: photos.app.goo.gl/mNitxTUCWVZoRBJs7