2.2 update and Pandora/Slacker quality.

[CamaroHutch]

Any one else notice a degradation in sound quality from Pandora and Slacker radio so.ce the 2.2 upgrade? It seems to be quite a difference to me on both settings.

 

[PM-Performance]

sound quality. . . no
sound volume level. . . yes

 

[EvilMonkey]

Listened to slacker on the way to work this morning. Noticed nothing different quality or volume-wise (although I was listening to a stand up comedy station, not music)

 

[CouchFisher]

I've noticed that Pandora will cut out in the middle of a song an simply start playing a new song. I never had this happen on 2.1.

 

[r-nice]

I've noticed that Pandora will cut out in the middle of a song an simply start playing a new song. I never had this happen on 2.1.

I've had that happen to me on 2.1, twice I think.

 

[DC Wuff]

Pandora has been great for me so far. Haven't tried Slacker since I updated.

 

[Droid-One]

Pandora sounds horrible since the update. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I have the .3 update and now seeing some issues with the .6. We will have to wait for an update to hopefully fix the problem.

 

[CEaton]

Yes I have noticed a huge drop in sound quality on both. I hope it gets fixed as well.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

The sound quality has dropped from 2.1 to 2.2. No debating needed. This is due to a change in the AAC decoder used. The new one in 2.2 is necessary for HTML5 video and such (think m.youtube.com) but does not fully support the streaming AAC that Pandora/Slacker uses.

There's no guaranteed fix yet, but some experimentation going on with backporting the old one (Which breaks the HTML5 support).

 

[CamaroHutch]

Glad I am not the only one who's noticed... anyone try local media to see if that is effected as well?

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

It should only affect streaming AAC media.

 

[BPHusker]

It makes Pandora and Slacker sound like satellite radio... ugh..

 

[apexi350z]

fix is here:

[FIX] Fix poor AAC streaming performance (Pandora, Slacker, etc) on Froyo - xda-developers

 

[robber]

Thanks for the link.

For anyone curious the problem has been identified as a poor encoder for AAC files and streams. Applying the fix will restore sound quality with both Pandora and Sirius/XM app but may affect the ability to play some streams. You need to be rooted.

Pandora is aware of the problem and are working on a fix. I am going to give them a few days before I do anything on my own. Even as it is now, the high quality feed available in the app setting sounds okay to me.

 

[olsonn]

For me:

Slacker: Lower base volume (which is fine with me - it was too loud before). Same audio quality.

Pandora: Significantly worse audio quality. Same volume.

 

[scoobdude]

I have noticed both the skips, lower quality and random skipping to the next song. I also cannot get my radio to pause it anymore. So when I get out of the car the music starts back up on speaker. Uggg

 

[CEaton]

Looks like you need to be rooted for the fix. Any hope for us unrooted folks? I'm still waiting for an updated unrevoked for froyo.

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[YBCold]

Not sure if anyone has checked, but it seems to me that after the update I had to go into Pandora and change the settings to high quality again. This definitely helped a bit but not as good as it was. Still, everyone may want to check this setting.

 

[RayStinkle]

This is already covered in the nexus forums for froyo. Google changed audio and there is a build.prop edit which changes the quality back to good quality. It's over at xda. It effects all streaming audio apps.

 

[RayStinkle]

Oops already posted above