From 43394f9ff3178a16d22424c3e8504578abd655c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans-Peter Lehmann <ByteHamster@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:56:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix crash when speed dialog gets closed while handler is
 running (#8541)

### Description

Fix crash when speed dialog gets closed while handler is running. This
seems super hard to trigger, but apparently some of our beta testers
managed to do it.

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---
 .../ui/screen/playback/VariableSpeedDialog.java  | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/playback/VariableSpeedDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/playback/VariableSpeedDialog.java
index 84643f750..d13d0f285 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/playback/VariableSpeedDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/ui/screen/playback/VariableSpeedDialog.java
@@ -191,15 +191,13 @@ public class VariableSpeedDialog extends BottomSheetDialogFragment {
             });
             holder.chip.setOnClickListener(v -> {
                 UserPreferences.setPlaybackSpeed(speed);
-                new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(() -> {
-                    if (BuildConfig.USE_MEDIA3_PLAYBACK_SERVICE) {
-                        PlaybackController.bindToMedia3Service(getContext(),
-                                controller -> controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed));
-                    } else if (controller != null) {
-                        controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed);
-                    }
-                    dismiss();
-                }, 200);
+                if (BuildConfig.USE_MEDIA3_PLAYBACK_SERVICE) {
+                    PlaybackController.bindToMedia3Service(getContext(),
+                            controller -> controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed));
+                } else if (controller != null) {
+                    controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed);
+                }
+                new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(() -> dismiss(), 200);
             });
         }