Recent content by Greg Swan

Re: Note 4 Bluetooth "skipping" audio. What you describe doesn't sound like the problem discussed in this thread. Instead, it sounds just like plain old bluetooth and the way it works. Bluetooth works much better if the signal has stuff to bounce off of like walls. When you're...

Yes, I still get occasional "mystery" bursts of skipping. However, I don't mind 20 or 30 minutes of trouble a day compared to the trouble I was having throughout much of the day and evening. If I'm right, and the lock screen notifications play something of a role, the frequency of the problem...

Some notes for those who want to experiment. I've managed to eliminate most of my drop-outs. Here are the specifics of my situation: Verizon Galaxy Note 4. Drop-outs began immediately after upgrade to Lollipop 5.01 from Kitkat 4.4. My Note 4 also went crazy because I had put some apps on...

There are lots of sensors in the phone from gravity to motion. It's possible one or more of those sensors sucks a tiny bit of cpu -- enough to cause the hiccup -- when the cpu is in low state.