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Meowachu Author

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36 points

iPadOS 14.5 Audio Skipping and Glitching

Hi! Just putting this out here.

Ever since I updated to the new iPadOS 14.5 and 14.5.1, I’ve been having some stupid audio issue that never occurred before. I constantly have to unplug the earbuds to fix the reoccurring issue. Basically if audio plays and the bug happens, the audio is fine, but would skip or glitch out. It’s still audible, just with annoying glitches and cuts. It can happen in any app.

This is not my earbuds but rather the update. My audio has been working PERFECTLY fine until yesterday, when I updated to iOS 14.5. Also, this is an iPad Air 4. I’ve tried everythinf (from restarting and many other things) and it’s still there. Hopefully Apple fixes this bug in a future update. I work on videos and things that use audio. The timing will be messed up because of the bug.

Anyone else who is experiencing this or any suggestions? I would appreciate it! Thanks :D

iPad Air, iPadOS 14

Posted on May 3, 2021 5:35 PM

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cj138xx

Level 1

9 points

Posted on May 5, 2021 3:48 PM

Hi - I am having the same exact issue. I have tried 2 Apple USB C to 3.5mm dongles and tried 3 different pairs of headphones (including one with an in-line mic). It seems multi-tasking with any apps that have audio/video triggers this audio skipping issue for me and then won't stop skipping until I unplug/reinsert headphones or restart the iPad. Once this issue starts, all apps are impacted (YouTube, Apple Music, Safari, etc).

I bought my iPad less then 1 week ago and the audio was fine the first few days and then the same audio issue started happening. Updated to 14.5.1 last night hoping it would fix the audio problem but still persists. I am under AppleCare and contacted Apple yesterday, they told me to go to Best Buy (where I purchased it) and meet with their Apple authorized technician. The technician could not figure it out either but said they were seeing other people with this issue. The technician did a Reset All Settings but as he suspected it's an OS issue, he couldn't do much else. I ended up exchanging the iPad for a new one and currently waiting for everything to re-download. I'll try and give you an update tomorrow.

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RaúlG

Level 1

4 points

Jun 13, 2021 5:28 PM in response to Meowachu

Exactly same issue here, this is so frustrating as I use this for my university meetings. Paying a premium price to tolerate this types of issues, astonishing...

Jun 13, 2021 5:54 PM in response to Meowachu

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.

Jun 22, 2021 7:05 AM in response to Meowachu

I have this issue since May. I've tried everything, factory reset twice and the annoying glitch is still there.

EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!

Jun 28, 2021 2:09 PM in response to schmargle

That is interesting Schmargle. I’ll try this out tomorrow with my Novation Audiohub. Could be that the dongles are up the spout, or like you say, some other issue.

Jun 28, 2021 2:28 PM in response to Paul Schlegel

Totally agree Paul. Your description is exactly how mine is.

Multi billion dollar company like apple can’t employ a decent sound guy (/gal)! wtf!

macmu1

Level 1

8 points

Jun 28, 2021 3:13 PM in response to daccad

This is unacceptable. I’m returning my iPad Pro for full refund.

Jun 28, 2021 3:18 PM in response to macmu1

Wait wait! Don’t be hasty, there’s a fix in the pipeline for iOS 17.2

uairy

Level 1

4 points

Jul 1, 2021 12:41 AM in response to Meowachu

Same same

spacirek

Level 1

13 points

Jul 1, 2021 12:51 AM in response to schmargle

It’s not HW issue. It’s software problem. If hw starts failing after user update the os, then the problem is not in HW. They’ve got a bug in sync/buffer implementation for a bunch of DAC.

Fill-X

Level 1

8 points

Jul 4, 2021 12:20 PM in response to Meowachu

Guys, I am also having the same problem.

Now I can’t use the iPad anymore since the audio is unlistenable.

This is very frustrating.

Fill-X

Level 1

8 points

Jul 4, 2021 12:51 PM in response to Meowachu

Very frustrating, every minute I have to unplug the headset and plug them back.

Apple, are you kidding me? A 1000 euro device and I cannot listen to any audio?

Ridiculous

Jul 4, 2021 2:00 PM in response to Meowachu

Mine is the exact same way as everyone has described. As one other person noted, it seems to happen on my iPad after the screen goes to sleep for the first time.