Experiencing a problem with my S7 that I never encountered with my S3. Audiobooks are stopping randomly, across several apps, primarily when connected to my car stereo, but sometimes when using earbuds.
A bit of background. The first time I plugged my S7 into the car, I experienced nasty static no matter what I tried to play, music or audiobook. After digging around I found a suggestion to turn on the UHQ upscaler. This worked, at least for music. But I still got static in the Smart Audiobook Player app. Static continued even when I bought a shielded auxiliary cable.
Finally I figured out that if I switched the decoder on Smart Audiobook Player and toggled the UHQ upscaler, the static would go away--but that's when I encountered my present problem.
Smart Audiobook Player has 3 decoder settings: D2 Prescan + System, D2 + System, and System. Not sure what any of that means, other than assuming that System must be the Galaxy's built-in decoder. In any case, ONLY the System setting gets rid of the static -- and ONLY the System setting has the random audio stops.
The audio interruptions can begin as soon as 15 seconds into listening. They've occurred a minute apart, or sometimes I'll go 30 minutes without an interruption. I figure it has to be something with system resources, but I can't determine what.
The interruptions when listening with headphones are less frequent, but they still occur.
The only mode in which I have not experienced an interruption is when listening through the speaker.
I know what you're thinking -- try another app. I installed Material Player, and upon opening I heard crisp, clear sound, and thought my problems were over. But within just a few minutes the interruptions began there too, and were at least as bad.
I have not experienced ANY interruptions when listening to music via Rocket Player.
I found mentions of this time of problem going all the way back to the Galaxy S2, and that's extremely frustrating. Has no one come up with a solution yet? I could try a factory reset, but many people have said it didn't solve their problem. Could it be a hardware problem? Should I exchange the phone?
Any and all help appreciated. Thanks!
A bit of background. The first time I plugged my S7 into the car, I experienced nasty static no matter what I tried to play, music or audiobook. After digging around I found a suggestion to turn on the UHQ upscaler. This worked, at least for music. But I still got static in the Smart Audiobook Player app. Static continued even when I bought a shielded auxiliary cable.
Finally I figured out that if I switched the decoder on Smart Audiobook Player and toggled the UHQ upscaler, the static would go away--but that's when I encountered my present problem.
Smart Audiobook Player has 3 decoder settings: D2 Prescan + System, D2 + System, and System. Not sure what any of that means, other than assuming that System must be the Galaxy's built-in decoder. In any case, ONLY the System setting gets rid of the static -- and ONLY the System setting has the random audio stops.
The audio interruptions can begin as soon as 15 seconds into listening. They've occurred a minute apart, or sometimes I'll go 30 minutes without an interruption. I figure it has to be something with system resources, but I can't determine what.
The interruptions when listening with headphones are less frequent, but they still occur.
The only mode in which I have not experienced an interruption is when listening through the speaker.
I know what you're thinking -- try another app. I installed Material Player, and upon opening I heard crisp, clear sound, and thought my problems were over. But within just a few minutes the interruptions began there too, and were at least as bad.
I have not experienced ANY interruptions when listening to music via Rocket Player.
I found mentions of this time of problem going all the way back to the Galaxy S2, and that's extremely frustrating. Has no one come up with a solution yet? I could try a factory reset, but many people have said it didn't solve their problem. Could it be a hardware problem? Should I exchange the phone?
Any and all help appreciated. Thanks!
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