This is the first Android device I've ever had that has not exhibited Android's classic Bluetooth stuttering/cutout issue. I'm coming from a Note 4 that was on 5.0.1, and previously had S4, S3, HTC One M8, HTC One XL, S2, Atrix, Atrix 2, and this is a first. I've heard that maybe Google finally fixed the issue on 5.1.1, but either way, the annoying Bluetooth milliseconds cutout is gone.
If you say you didn't have the issue, you simply do not use Bluetooth or never listened at any length to render an observation. I commute 2 hours a day, at minimum, and podcasts and music would have this issue prior to the Note5. This was in multiple cars, multiple Bluetooth speakers. I'm happy to report that the issue is gone. You can bet that I will be investigating any software updates in the future to see if they reintroduce the classic bug, but I'm pleased.
Anyone else notice this has been fixed?
PS - the Note 4 community found a slight fix for this issue when II had that phone. If the screen remained on, the audio would not cut out. An FYI to Note 4 people.
cfn87 said:
This is the first Android device I've ever had that has not exhibited Android's classic Bluetooth stuttering/cutout issue. I'm coming from a Note 4 that was on 5.0.1, and previously had S4, S3, HTC One M8, HTC One XL, S2, Atrix, Atrix 2, and this is a first. I've heard that maybe Google finally fixed the issue on 5.1.1, but either way, the annoying Bluetooth milliseconds cutout is gone.
If you say you didn't have the issue, you simply do not use Bluetooth or never listened at any length to render an observation. I commute 2 hours a day, at minimum, and podcasts and music would have this issue prior to the Note5. This was in multiple cars, multiple Bluetooth speakers. I'm happy to report that the issue is gone. You can bet that I will be investigating any software updates in the future to see if they reintroduce the classic bug, but I'm pleased.
Anyone else notice this has been fixed?
PS - the Note 4 community found a slight fix for this issue when II had that phone. If the screen remained on, the audio would not cut out. An FYI to Note 4 people.
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I had a nightmare with my note 4 and it's bluetooth, it was awful.
I got a Note 5 and bluetooth was absolutely awful, I had to return it and got a new one and all is good. Very good bluetooth
Having bluetooth issues with my Note 5 and an my Chevy Equinox. The phone works perfectly with all my other bluetooth devices though. I think its the car but my wife's iPhone works perfectly with the car. Who knows.
I have a thread in the Troubleshooting sub-forum looking for help with my BT.
See here.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Also - OP - what carrier are you with?
I have a nexus 6 and thinking about getting a note 5 but I have never had any issues with Bluetooth on my nexus
About every 20 minutes mine chooses to disconnect from my bluetooth speaker.
I haven't had a single issue with BT yet in my car or with my speaker at home. I use both daily.
Bluetooth on this phone (A2DP streaming specifically) is fantastic. I have had problems with horrible sounding overly compressed bluetooth audio streaming in my car (old head unit, no Apt-x or anything supported) since Android switched bluetooth engines after version 4.1. All the nexus devices (I've had a few) apparently only support SBC streaming, so this leads to the horrible sounding audio with some receivers, I presume. I just returned a Nexus 6 because of this very issue. I couldn't tolerate it in the car, music sounded like garbage. This was an issue with the Note 4 when I bought it last year as well. I don't know what Samsung did on the Note 5, but BT audio sounds pretty damn good again. I'm so glad, because nobody seems to care about this issue so I had almost lost hope. Props to Samsung for improving it.
Thats great news! I was to the point of wanting to beat my Note 2 with a hammer after every bike ride with my Bluetooth headphones! - Every time I would turn my head they would cut out. I'm looking forward to trying with my new Note 5 on my ride tomorrow.
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Hello everyone,
First some background...every phone I've had up until this year has worked perfectly fine with my Eclipse Navigation Head Unit (Eclipse AVN726E) via Bluetooth. Can make and receive calls no problem.
However, this year I purchased the Galaxy S3 and I had a huge issue. The phone can make a call and the person can receive it, however, I hear nothing on my end. I can't hear the ringing, or the person answering the phone. Needless to say, this makes the bluetooth impossible to use in the car. The Galaxy Nexus worked perfectly fine, but now the Nexus 4 is exhibiting the same issues the Galaxy S3 did.
Clearly, it's an issue with the newer Bluetooth versions (firmware maybe), so is there anyway to program the phone to use older (more compatible) firmware for the bluetooth stack? Again, the Galaxy Nexus worked perfectly, but the new phones this year seem to all have the same issue.
Hopefully someone else has had this issue with their built in navigation or bluetooth head units. Ugh, so frustrating.
TIA.
I have the same issue with my 06 BMW 330i, factory head unit, with a twist.
I have a normal conversation for 5 minutes or so, then their audio goes away. They can hear me fine, but I cannot hear them.
I'm interested in a solution to this as well, as my Nexus S worked perfectly before the Nexus 4.
Yeah, it's not looking good w/ the solution.
Totally sucks that newer phone hardware is incompatible with head units that were manufactured prior to like 2010...at least that's what it seems like right now. Eclipse, my head unit manufacturer is less than responsive as well, so I'm not getting anything from that end.
I was hoping there was a way to downgrade the bluetooth firmware on the phone or something to make it compatible, but I don't even know if that's possible.
Nothing you can do most likely
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surferdude73 said:
I have the same issue with my 06 BMW 330i, factory head unit, with a twist.
I have a normal conversation for 5 minutes or so, then their audio goes away. They can hear me fine, but I cannot hear them.
I'm interested in a solution to this as well, as my Nexus S worked perfectly before the Nexus 4.
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Have you gotten the Android 4.2.1 update yet? It looks like there's some Bluetooth stuff in there.
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Have you gotten the Android 4.2.1 update yet? It looks like there's some Bluetooth stuff in there.
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Yeah, I updated before the audio dropping issue.
Strangely enough, I have since made 3 calls through BT at 10, 15 and 25 minutes respectively with no issues. I'll continue to monitor.
Well, I have found my issue (and it's unsolvable so far). My car simply isn't compatible with any phones with the Qualcomm S4 Pro processor. I tested a few other phones. Droid DNA (S4), Galaxy S3 (S4), Nexus 4 (S4)...none of them work.
HTC One X+, Galaxy Nexus...both work fine. X+ uses Tegra 3 and GNex uses OMAP. So yeah...clearly it's an issue with the S4 processor and chipset getting audio from my phone to my head unit.
I can make calls, receive calls, everything, but no audio is transferred at all...I can't even hear the phone ringing. It's a shame too...because all of the best phones use S4s now. Grrrr.
Want to add this thread. i have had the same exact issue OP mentioned with Sprint variant Galaxy S3 and stereo Eclipse AVN726e.
Was so disappointed that i Installed customer CM10 at the time which wasn't even stable yet but did not solve problem. Gave up the last couple of months.CM10.1.0 Release is on the phone now and today to my surprise after pairing my phone back up to my AVN726e I was able to hear the voice of other party on the phone when it accidentally connected when I was on the phone and started my vehicle.
So for OP and others alike see if CM10.1 is the answer for you as well now.
I wanted to get some community feedback on the Bluetooth drivers for this phone.
I've noticed several times that my jawbone icon will "cut out" for 5 to 10 seconds periodically. Doesn't seem to happen at any consistent interval with no consistent trigger. I've tested the same headset with a nexus s, and a blackberry bold 9300. It works fine with the other 2 phones.
I've also seen my Nexus 4 exhibit the same behavior with my car stereo, a clarion CX 501. It acts like it's buffering a song, no audio, but it definitely isn't my network connection because it's doing it with local content and the song doesn't actually pick up where it left off, it clearly just keeps playing on the phone with no Bluetooth output.
It's probably worth noting that it doesn't actually lose the Bluetooth connection, it just stops transmitting out of nowhere. It still stays paired and connected.
Also mostly unrelated... It doesn't seem to hold a Wi-Fi connection very well when Bluetooth is active.
Anyone else seeing similar behavior?
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I wanted to get some community feedback on the Bluetooth drivers for this phone.
I've noticed several times that my jawbone icon will "cut out" for 5 to 10 seconds periodically. Doesn't seem to happen at any consistent interval with no consistent trigger. I've tested the same headset with a nexus s, and a blackberry bold 9300. It works fine with the other 2 phones.
I've also seen my Nexus 4 exhibit the same behavior with my car stereo, a clarion CX 501. It acts like it's buffering a song, no audio, but it definitely isn't my network connection because it's doing it with local content and the song doesn't actually pick up where it left off, it clearly just keeps playing on the phone with no Bluetooth output.
It's probably worth noting that it doesn't actually lose the Bluetooth connection, it just stops transmitting out of nowhere. It still stays paired and connected.
Also mostly unrelated... It doesn't seem to hold a Wi-Fi connection very well when Bluetooth is active.
Anyone else seeing similar behavior?
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works quite well for me on Stock. Are you using a custom ROM?
No issues here. CM 10.1 with Franco's kernel. Never had issues stock either. Using through Microsoft Sync in my car.
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I'm 100% stock. Wondering if it's related to hardware at all. I figured it was software based on the symptoms but if no one else can reproduce it I might start to pursue an RMA
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This device has better Bluetooth than stock gs3 and note 3 drivers. It always skips on Bluetooth while playing music with Samsung devices. While in this device, its flawless!
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I currently use a LG-HBS700 bluetooth headphones with the N4 and so far, it's been working great, I've noticed its not so much the bluetooth thats the problem, but certain podcast apps that have trouble responding to the bluetooth controls on my headphones. So far, connection has been really good, I used to get occasional dropped connections with these earphones when connected to my iPhone, but no such issues with the Nexus 4.
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This device has better Bluetooth than stock gs3 and note 3 drivers. It always skips on Bluetooth while playing music with Samsung devices. While in this device, its flawless!
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That's really interesting. Your experience was the opposite of mine. My nexus s was really great with Bluetooth.
I find it interesting that this was moved to the Q&A section... Just because I asked for impressions and people answered doesn't really mean it's a Q&A thread. Hopefully it'll still get enough traffic here to get accurate impressions.
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Stock, but rooted and unlocked. BT at first was not stable. Had to pair and unpair all my devices for it to stick. Only had to do that once and from that point bt have been stable. Using Parrot Neo Minikit speakerphone, also my jabra pro 9470 at work, and using the HTC Stereo clip to stream wirelessly via aux port. No issue now.
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Stock, but rooted and unlocked. BT at first was not stable. Had to pair and unpair all my devices for it to stick. Only had to do that once and from that point bt have been stable. Using Parrot Neo Minikit speakerphone, also my jabra pro 9470 at work, and using the HTC Stereo clip to stream wirelessly via aux port. No issue now.
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot after repairing
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http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39633
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39632
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http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39633
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39632
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Thanks for digging those up! That's awesome. Hopefully there will be something in 4.2.2 that corrects this issue. You really brought some hope to me for this phone. Honestly bluetooth was the biggest complaint I had... I can live with the non SAMOLED screen and mediocre battery life... but the bluetooth has been driving me nuts!
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I've found when streaming music over bluetooth there will be occasionally skips but only when the Note 3 screen is off. I've fixed the problem temporarily by keep my screen awake.
Anyone else experience this issue? Kinda reminds me of problems some folks experienced with the 2.2.
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Happened with me too at first. I restarted my phone and it worked fine after that.
Mine has been doing that. Annoying!
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Ive had rhis problem wiyh every samsung phone I have had (vibrant, galaxy s2 , galaxy s3 , and note2 and 3)
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If you're experiencing the same problem I'm using the app wakey to keep the screen on.
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This isn't restricted to Verizon or Galaxy Note 3 devices. I thought it might be mostly Samsung related but I'm seeing this same trend on other mobile devices as well. This is a Google Music issue that is tied in with the Equalizer and Bluetooth. And it's not merely "Skipping", it involves a split-second fluctuation in volume from low back to normal that gives the impression of skipping, hence why I refer to it as "Stuttering" for lack of a better word.
It's driving me insane and making me see why people are always raving about Apple's iPhone. When I had it for over 2 years, there were no issues even remotely related to problems such as these!
i experience this too. drives me insane. i've troubleshooted everything i can, and the phone hardware or OS is all i can blame. can we get some development on this?:crying:
I am having the same issue with my Note 3 but it is happening without using bluetooth. Just playing music and no matter what music player I am using , it is skipping. I am rooted with Alliance ROM. Not sure how to fix this?
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This isn't restricted to Verizon or Galaxy Note 3 devices. I thought it might be mostly Samsung related but I'm seeing this same trend on other mobile devices as well. This is a Google Music issue that is tied in with the Equalizer and Bluetooth. And it's not merely "Skipping", it involves a split-second fluctuation in volume from low back to normal that gives the impression of skipping, hence why I refer to it as "Stuttering" for lack of a better word.
It's driving me insane and making me see why people are always raving about Apple's iPhone. When I had it for over 2 years, there were no issues even remotely related to problems such as these!
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But iphone got no freedom of flashing roms. You get the same iOS in every device it's disgusting. With Android we got freedom to do what we want when we want ya somethings break but when the dev breaks one feature he more then likely fixed a few others. work in progress. Couldn't pay this guy to use a crapple.
I have read a few post on bad call quality with the 6P and for me it is a killer since I talk about 2500 min per month. My issue people still say I sound muffled...
- Have a rooted 6P using Pure Nexus
- Running EX kernel
- Performed the build.prop tweak many have posted about cancel noise cancellation
- Recently Google sent me a replacement phone but still same issues with it. Same complaint
- I am with Verizon
- Have great LTE connection full bars
- Use a BT 95% time Bose Bt2 and I bought a new Plantronic BT high-end headset and same issue
- v6.0.1_r10 and build MMB29T
I have come to conclusion that it is not the phone anymore think it is an issue with Google. Just looking see if others have the same and or found a real solution....although I don't think this is really one...??..??
best sound quality Ive ever had in a phone.
LTE means nothing when it comes to voice (unless it's a data call). So full bars doesnt mean anything...
Perhaps it's all that tinkering you did to the device. I would suggest not messing with the stock device and using it as they intended, then complain.
I noticed some issues with Bluetooth headsets between the three I use but the device alone no complaints
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Hi All,
Got my Galaxy Buds with the S10+. I am noticing that audio is skipping very frequently if I start walking with the phone in my pocket. Tested with Sony 1000X and if I enabled best audio quality (for LDAC) audio starts skipping. However same doesnt happen with the Sony XB41 wireless speaker. Have no issues if I use the same devices with my Note 9. Nor had any issue with the Note 8 and S9+.
Is anyone else facing the same issue?
Have updated the Galaxy Buds to the latest firmware and the S10+ as well.
Regards,
Shuvadeep
I've had my buds for almost a week now with no issues similar to yours. In fact, I wore them with my phone in my pocket for about an hour with no issues the day I got them. I have received two updates since I got them though. Try manually searching for an update, you should be up to ASC4.
My s10 plus out the box did the same thing as the OP when I first connected it with my car bluetooth. Honestly since then, it hasn't happened to me again. It would even skip in my pocket while at work. I thought it was going to be a problem, I'm not sure what exactly fixed it though
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I've had my buds for almost a week now with no issues similar to yours. In fact, I wore them with my phone in my pocket for about an hour with no issues the day I got them. I have received two updates since I got them though. Try manually searching for an update, you should be up to ASC4.
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Thank you for your response.
I have already updated the buds to the latest firmware. However the issue is not only with the buds, but aslo with my Sony 1000X which are pretty high end headphones from Sony.
Not sure if this is a HW issue or a software one.
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Thank you for your response.
I have already updated the buds to the latest firmware. However the issue is not only with the buds, but aslo with my Sony 1000X which are pretty high end headphones from Sony.
Not sure if this is a HW issue or a software one.
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Oh I'm sorry, I misread your post. I thought that you were saying the Sony's didn't have the issue.
I would say try to rule out any interference you may have in your home. Bluetooth is 2.4GHz so you're WiFi, or other similar devices, may be causing an issue.
shuvadeep said:
Hi All,
Got my Galaxy Buds with the S10+. I am noticing that audio is skipping very frequently if I start walking with the phone in my pocket. Tested with Sony 1000X and if I enabled best audio quality (for LDAC) audio starts skipping. However same doesnt happen with the Sony XB41 wireless speaker. Have no issues if I use the same devices with my Note 9. Nor had any issue with the Note 8 and S9+.
Is anyone else facing the same issue?
Have updated the Galaxy Buds to the latest firmware and the S10+ as well.
Regards,
Shuvadeep
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I have the same issue - it's only when I put the phone in my pocket and start walking. If I hold my phone, the quality is back to normal and there's no skipping. I never had this problem with my old phone and with different wireless audio devices.
Phone and Galaxy buds are up to date as well.
Outbreak444 said:
Oh I'm sorry, I misread your post. I thought that you were saying the Sony's didn't have the issue.
I would say try to rule out any interference you may have in your home. Bluetooth is 2.4GHz so you're WiFi, or other similar devices, may be causing an issue.
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At home I am on the 5GHz network. I have the 2.4GHz radio switched off.
Strange thing is this happens out on the road as well. The moment I start walking with the phone in my pocket, audio starts skipping big time. I take it out of my pcoket and things are back to normal.
Oh !
experienced the same yesterday with the buds. Walked around in the street and the sound started to crack. Changed the bluetooth settings to focus on connectivity vs sound quality but no change.
I thought my app (Plex) might be sleeping in the background whilst my phone was in the pocket but no. That said, it seemed to get better as I unlocked my screen.
Anyone else ?
Do you have the latest firmware ASCA on S10+, my Buds are working much better after the firmware update
yep - with 1 March sec patch
Ralph.Lemarechal said:
yep - with 1 March sec patch
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Clear the cache from recovery to see if there's an improvement: Volume Up + Bixby + Power, mine improved a lot with this firmware, reset your buds and pair them again
I've had the same problem with this phone and the S9+
Seems to be having the device close to the body. BT5 doesn't push enough power for going though all the water in the body was all I could come up with.
If I set either device on the counter I can walk all though the house, even out to the patio. Actually really good range with no drops.
In pocket walking down the road Buds drop out.
I use the ShureBT2 cable now, no drops even in the pocket. The cable is like a pendant so it sits closer.
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C0ryB4k3r said:
I've had the same problem with this phone and the S9+
Seems to be having the device close to the body. BT5 doesn't push enough power for going though all the water in the body was all I could come up with.
If I set either device on the counter I can walk all though the house, even out to the patio. Actually really good range with no drops.
In pocket walking down the road Buds drop out.
I use the ShureBT2 cable now, no drops even in the pocket. The cable is like a pendant so it sits closer.
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Pretty much having the same experience. On way to work they are fine while sitting on the train. When I get to my station and get off to walk to the office, I get drops. In the office I was surprised when I dashed from my desk to the bathroom I pulled the buds out and placed them in my pocket as I expected them to disconnect anyway. After washing my hands in the bathroom, I placed the buds back in my ears, surprisingly as soon as I opened the bathroom door the reconnect and music started playing. The distance is a good 30ft through 2 thin walls and a payne of glass.
shuvadeep said:
Hi All,
Got my Galaxy Buds with the S10+. I am noticing that audio is skipping very frequently if I start walking with the phone in my pocket. Tested with Sony 1000X and if I enabled best audio quality (for LDAC) audio starts skipping. However same doesnt happen with the Sony XB41 wireless speaker. Have no issues if I use the same devices with my Note 9. Nor had any issue with the Note 8 and S9+.
Is anyone else facing the same issue?
Have updated the Galaxy Buds to the latest firmware and the S10+ as well.
Regards,
Shuvadeep
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Yep the same goes for my sony xm3. Broken music ldac+optimized audio when playing flac. Its annoying enough when it changes my music because screen keep getting touched in pocket, sometimes i had to wake up the screen to fix it. Never had this problem with my note 9.
recharged20 said:
Yep the same goes for my sony xm3. Broken music ldac+optimized audio when playing flac. Its annoying enough when it changes my music because screen keep getting touched in pocket, sometimes i had to wake up the screen to fix it. Never had this problem with my note 9.
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Sold off the Galaxy buds and got myself the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless and all issues are resolved.
No audio skipping while walking. Heck I even used then while riding my bike (R3) and the helmet (SOL) on. No audio skipping at all.
Audio quality is great and the buds are worth $300.
I was looking at the 1000XM3 however with the audio issues on LDAC with the 1000X drove me to the Sennheiser.
On the latest firmware, the Galaxy Buds connectivity was better than before (did a full factory reset) but didnt resolve all the issues.
One thing that I have noticed is with the Galaxy Buds and Sony 1000X, if I keep the phone on the table or couch, I dont see any audio skipping even if I am moving around.
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Sold off the Galaxy buds and got myself the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless and all issues are resolved.
No audio skipping while walking. Heck I even used then while riding my bike (R3) and the helmet (SOL) on. No audio skipping at all.
Audio quality is great and the buds are worth $300.
I was looking at the 1000XM3 however with the audio issues on LDAC with the 1000X drove me to the Sennheiser.
On the latest firmware, the Galaxy Buds connectivity was better than before (did a full factory reset) but didnt resolve all the issues.
One thing that I have noticed is with the Galaxy Buds and Sony 1000X, if I keep the phone on the table or couch, I dont see any audio skipping even if I am moving around.
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I thought it should have been fixable with firmware/rom update. I just updated my phone to asd3 but still broken audio if i stream using ldac+priority audio quality. I guess for now i must do away with ldac/best effort to enjoy my music