iPadOS 14.5 Audio Skipping and Glitching

This problem of Glitching audio appeared when I to update 14.6, use a USB-C wired Apple earplug. New iPad 4 Air.

Is a IOS bug. Do not look further for cable problems. Do not see any workarounds. Restart etc. but problem will reappear.

I cannot use YouTube or trainings materials. I need now to use Windows again.

Not happy, just spent money on two a ipad4 air’s which are now useless.

Any one with a workaround?

Just thinking aloud… This thread has been viewed 282 times as far as I can tell which is a small percentage of the tens of millions of iPads sold, so why should Apple be bothered?. It could be a faulty batch of dongles, but then why is it only happening after ios 14.6? It must be the OS!

something doesn’t add up

I’ve tried two external DACs now, one usb and one Bluetooth and they both work fine and with better sound quality than the dongle.

Same here, ipad air 4, problem began whith one of latests updates. Using original Earpods with original adapter. Every single content I play is glitched, no sync with video, and need to unplug and plug again.

please solve this, is such an expensive device.

Dang, just got my iPad a couple days ago and this glitch was driving me nuts! Glad that it’s just a software issue and not a hardware problem. Hopefully it gets patched soon. Until then I guess it’s back to listening to music on the trusty phone.

Yep .. I’m having the same problem .. unplugging works but is not really a solution .. just a temporary fix .. I’m also having a similar issue when recording into GarageBand via a usb audio interface .. recording starts glitching part way through .. unplug everything and do a hard reset and it works ok .. until next time and then it starts again .. this on a 2020 iPad Pro 11” and started after the update to 14.5 .. had anyone tried using an external usb dac? .. would that fix the problem? ..

Well my iPad Air 4 is still glitching... and was working fine up until iOS14.6. 14.7 did not fix the problem - Ughh!!! Running straight out USB-C to USB-3 into Ecamm Live app,,,, a buzz every 20-30 seconds occurring.... NOTE: my iPad Pro (2 years old) works fine w Ecamm Live and iOS14.7. I have changed cables, and performed a clean install... problem remains...

I am also having this problem with my brand new iPad Pro 12.9 M1. It’s a little frustrating as one of the reasons for purchasing this iPad was to experiment more with music production on a high-end iPad. When it starts happening I can also unplug my adapter and plug it back in the temporary solve the problem. Before I bought the adapter, I thought I noticed some odd audio artifacts over Bluetooth when I had several audio centric programs opened at the same time. I don’t know if that’s related or not. I don’t think I have noticed the very strong and obvious digital glitching over Bluetooth audio however (Apple AirPods) or from the speakers. That doesn’t help however as music production using Bluetooth for audio is not really an option due to the lag time. I hope this gets resolved soon. I am tempted to hook up one of my more pro audio interfaces and see if it happens with them. I am wondering if this tiny DAC built into this adaptor is just not all it’s cracked up to be. If I can’t use this as a mobile music workstation with headphones, 50% of the reason I purchased it just went out the window.

Yep, brand new iPad updated to 14.7.1. Still getting glitches and audio engine not running messages . Bought this for music production as extra cpu needed but never had these issues with iPad Pro 1st gen. may be getting returned 😒

Sometimes it does work fine for me when I start Deezer and stay in the application without preforming any other tasks. As soon I put the app in the background and start multitasking with other apps, the sound stuttering starts immediately and doesn't stop. This is while using an iPad Pro M1 11''.

I have encountered video blue screen lock-up. My iPad Air (3rd gen) becomes totally nonresponsive. It will not recognize a request to reboot. It just skips between the blue screen and a black screen. This has just commenced with iPadOS 14.7.1. But it happens with every podcast I play in YouTube with every pair of earbuds I own: Apple AirPods Pro, JBL Free, Klipsch T5 Sport, Raycon E25 Pro Earbuds. Clearly the indictment is on the update. I have a Premium YouTube membership. My version is 16.35.3. No other combo has yet to cause the symptom. If I set the iPad down and give it a few minutes, it will eventually either reboot or at least take me to a restart screen.

This was happening for me (2020 iPad Pro and USB-C headphone adaptor) but seemed to have been fixed with iOS 14.7.1.

Unfortunately it’s returned with iOS 15, albeit not so badly. Previously I was getting frequent glitches and stuttering but not it’s just the occasional brief glitch.

I do hope that the next 15 update will do the trick.

Since iOS update 14.5 my usb-c adapter to 3.5mm headphone jack doesn’t work anymore. Ive got the original apple adapter and apple earphones 3.5mm. They were working fine before the update and for the past 4-5 months since the update they dont work anymore. With every new iOS update I get my hopes up only to be disappointed. Not even 14.7 or 15 did anything for me.

In my case, it’s not audio glitches but they just stopped working at all. They work fine on my iPhone. Its just my iPad that doesn’t connect to wired headphones anymore. How much longer do I need to wait for a solution? Ridiculous.

Also experiencing this on a 2021 ipad pro 12.9". First time i've ever splurged on an ipad and i'm thoroughly unimpressed, have they even acknowledged this bug yet?

Just wanted to butt in and say this definitely does not happen when I plug the USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter into my laptop, so it really cannot be an issue with the adapter.