iPadOS 14.5 Audio Skipping and Glitching

No worries mate.

lets all tell the issue to Apple directly.

14.7: More fixed than the most fixed of fixed things from the planet Fixed.

Updated to IOS 15 released today 20th September 2021, from IOS 15 RC and the issue is still persisting on my iPad M1 11''.

This is exactly the identical problem I’m having with both of our new iPads !! Is Apple listening at all ? All Support can tell me is ‘try the 14.5.1 update !! Aarrghhh…I’ve ALREADY done that….did NOT. HELP.

APPLE ?

Same issue. Wired headphones with the apple usb c dongle. I notice when i start opening multiple windows or going to other windows my spotify and youtube starts glitching. Every 2 seconds the audio blips out and skips for a millisecond. Its the new 3rd gen 11” ipad pro. Update 14.6 didn’t fix it either....

Just wanted to contribute to the case as I am having the same problem. I have iPad Air 4 and I had audio and keyboard problems with bluetooth connection so as a solution I bought the USB-C Headphone Jack adapter. I had hoped that this will solve the connection issues I had with bluetooth. However now I am having the same problem as you guys are having, the audio works fine for a while and then it starts skipping every other second like its a scratched CD. I used different headphones with the same issue. This becomes very frustrating now as it seems its impossible to use my iPad as I was expecting. Apple needs to address these issues first before they work on spatial or lossless audio.

Yep, same issue here. I have an iPad Pro 2018, and get glitchy audio since the iPadOS upgrade 14.5. I noticed it immediately after the upgrade. Subsequent upgrades have not resolved the issue. Please help!

Wow, thanks for sharing. If that doesn't catch the attention of Apple I don't know what will. Having OS issues disrupt businesses and their customer's app experiences and purchases should be a huge red flag and incentive for Apple to resolve this asap.

I am in touch with an old friend who is a speech language pathologist and she said a few of her clients have switched to Microsoft surface devices as the audio Accessibility features have been completely compromised on their iPads for people who rely on the text to speech feature.

This iPad audio issue is unacceptable.

So it seems like Apple are determined to completely ignore this issue.

Does anyone have any ideas for how we can escalate this and pressure them into fixing it already? It’s legitimately unbelievable that I’ve been unable to work on my iPad for 2 months now because Apple will not do anything.

I’ve submitted several bug reports and spoken with multiple Apple representatives but nothing makes any difference.

Pulling my hair out over this. This isn’t some minor glitch that affects a small function, we’re talking about audio being fundamentally broken. Its absolutely shocking.

The disconnect between the iPad and headphones (basic functionality) mirrors the fundamental disconnect between apple and its customers.

You would think record companies might want to pull their product from such shoddy middle men (/women)!

Right now, instead of the next song on the Music app, white noise at full volume start playing for 1 sec. Good job Apple.

If you can’t plug your headphones into any device, then when the Apple is starting to give free Airpods?? Or maybe pay for my hearing aid devices after few more white noise booms like that.

PS: If you call Apple support they **** you off. Perfect

Seems like we have 'Audio-Gate' for Apple.....

Apple, best way to clear this up is to begin acknowledging these discussions, and work toward a solution. Being secretive or at least not communicating at all, even through your Support org, is worse than other alternatives. The negative PR might not bother you, but it certainly can cause even the most loyal users to look elsewhere. I, for one, have already started in that direction.

Mate, this is a not great idea!

Imagine you have bought a brand new car, like Ford Mustang. Then you found out some features don't work. For example, the hand brake. Instead of telling the problem to the company, we will go to supplier and other shops telling the story and hopping the car company will be informed one day!!!

"Spray and Pray"

Mate, it is company's responsibility to respond to its clients' feedbacks and solve the problem.

I do music and usually I'll take my device and plug it into the venue's giant speaker system. These glitchy noises would not be acceptable in that environment. am I supposed to just say "I spent $800 or so on an iPad Air with 256 GB and cellular data but I'm OK with not using it for what I need it for the most?" This needs a resolution ASAP. Forget iPadOS 15 and adding new features. Get the basic features right first!