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Apple Music stuttering, lagging, and skipping part of the music here and there when playing music

Sometimes my songs skip a couple of minutes, sometimes it stutter here and there, and sometimes it lag for 15 seconds. Anyone else experience this and how to fix?

Posted on Jul 24, 2021 10:54 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2021 5:27 AM

I get the same thing, but only occasionally. My gut feeling says it might be related to streaming in ‘Lossless’. Did you happen to do that as well? I’ve just switched back to ‘High quality’ streaming via wifi, and the stuttering seems to have gone.


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Aug 10, 2021 11:47 AM in response to SpeedWeed

I just ran the iOS 14.7.1 update today, and my music app just started stuttering nonstop, and lagging. Playing .mp3 in phone storage, thru earbuds with lightning adapter. Sounds like it's trying to automatically switch EQ settings or something like that. Makes the app unusable until it's fixed.


I'm ready to un-install 14.7.1 and hope they get it figured out quickly because I listen to music pretty much all day long.

Apple Music stuttering, lagging, and skipping part of the music here and there when playing music

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