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philfnyc1 Author

Level 1

130 points

Apple Music skips about 2 seconds into track on macOS and tvOS

Apple Music on both macOS and tvOS skips about 2 seconds into a track. Is there a fix?

The issue only occurs with streamed tracks. If I download the track, the problem goes away.
I don't notice this on all tracks. When it happens on a track, however, it consistently happens.
It started occurring about a week ago or so.
Soundcheck is not turned on.
The issue does not occur on iOS.

I compared the waves between streaming and downloaded:

MBP M1 16" 2021

macOS 12.3.1

Apple Music 1.2.3.56

Apple TV 4k 2nd Gen

tvOS 15.4

Apple Music (latest version as of 4/10/2022)

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Apr 10, 2022 8:03 PM

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ronberto

Level 1

33 points

Posted on Feb 3, 2023 9:37 PM

This is a real problem. Happens on every track when streaming on lossless. You can’t call it lossless if you lose a whole beat! The beginning of the song is the most important part. The skipping just takes you out of it and ruins the magic. Please fix this, and thank you for the in depth analysis done by @philfnyc1

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g0tz00

Level 1

14 points

May 5, 2022 9:08 AM in response to philfnyc1

Hello, have you found any answer? I just noticed the same annoying skips about 2-2,5 seconds into each streamed song.

Apple Music 1.2.3.56, MacOS 12.3.1, Mac Mini M1

Jun 4, 2022 3:09 AM in response to drum recorder

I have the same issue, on a wired network and skips in first few seconds. This is an Apple Music streaming issue.

Jun 4, 2022 9:56 AM in response to philfnyc1

Having the same issue. I'm curious if anyone have got a way to fix this?

Jun 10, 2022 10:41 AM in response to Dnilo

Still have to vent somewhere though 😂. I’ve dropped a tweet to Mr Cook asking if he can sort it

Wanta911

Level 1

8 points

Jun 10, 2022 6:19 PM in response to doolittle27

Same issue with Apple TV....annoying

Dnilo

Level 1

34 points

Jun 10, 2022 6:47 PM in response to Wanta911

Oh I haven't tested this on the AppleTV... I will try to reproduce the same thing.

Jun 11, 2022 12:06 AM in response to philfnyc1

It's been like this for weeks now. It's definitely on Apple's end.

Jul 4, 2022 6:21 PM in response to philfnyc1

I’m experiencing the same 2 second or so skip. On my M1 iPad Pro and iPhone 12.

JJFabbsy

Level 1

13 points

Jul 22, 2022 1:59 AM in response to philfnyc1

100% this is the issue - and should be an easy fix if they are made aware of it….somehow…..??

Sep 15, 2022 9:58 PM in response to philfnyc1

This issue is still persistent. It’s so annoying how Apple ignores these message boards. They don’t care about heir customers at all.

ill_Papa

Level 1

8 points

Nov 19, 2022 8:53 PM in response to philfnyc1

Same. 16 seconds in on my M1 mini and iPhone 12. Super annoying.

Lwio

Level 1

29 points

Apr 29, 2023 10:30 AM in response to Lwio

I just submitted a feedback to Apple, if you’re suffering from this issue please do so as well.

Aug 10, 2023 2:57 PM in response to philfnyc1

Ugh I'm seeing this too and honestly it's reason enough to go back to Tidal. It totally ruins my enjoyment of music.

Oct 26, 2023 9:27 PM in response to Lwio

This is really disappointing and has been happening for me on MacOS, Sonos, and iOS. All devices and software are up to date.

DaMac78

Level 1

37 points

May 5, 2024 4:02 AM in response to drum recorder

Doesn’t look like there will be a fix.. the obly fix for me would be to cancel my subscription and go elsewhere. Cause it’s been an issue for years and I’m losing my patience to accept it.

Apple Music skips about 2 seconds into track on macOS and tvOS