Bluetooth audio stuttering issues on my iPhone 16e

Same here! To make things even worse, during the stuttering the music app tends to freeze for some time. How did anyone not notice before the release?

Save your energy I tried making a 5ghz channel on the router it didn’t change anything unfortunately.

Wooow u are right 😅

Surely Apple would have noticed this issue when testing the 16e? So how did the phone get released with this issue?

I spoke with a senior tech yesterday. They are aware of the issue actively working on the fix also updating to 18.4 fixes it.

this is probably the most generic and useless answer ever.

We've got the same problem, no issues on 12 and 13 Pro, but audio stuttering from every source when playing from 16e and various bluetooth headphones, even beats one.

It surely is a bug, and one I hope will be fixed fast

I have the same issue on my iPhone 16e. Stuttering on all devices I use - Nakamichi car audio, Sony wh1000xm3, also bose soundlink 2.

I was not having any issues with iPhone SE 2 or Samsung devices. Only the new iPhone 16e. Interference is not the issue since I’ve tested it also in isolated environments.

I’m having the same problems too on my 16e but I’ve noticed it only happens when I have more than 1 Bluetooth device connected. I have used my Bluetooth headphones on this phone and they worked just fine until I connected my Fitbit watch along with it. I don’t know if it’s some type of interference that’s causing the stutter but when I have the headphones connected by themselves, the stutter disappears.

Also having difficulty. Stutters on headphones 1-3 times every song (works in car without stuttering). Or while watching videos. Have tried disconnection headphones and reconnected without improvement. Nothing else is connected. Try 2 other Bluetooth headsets (all different brands Sony, sennhesier, hyper x) that work perfectly on other devices. It’s seems to appear when I shut off the screen and open it back up. Seem slightly better when I turned off AI (but that could just be me). Doesn’t stutter in car just headsets.

Just upgraded from an iPhone Xr and same problem here with my iPhone 16e. Music stops playing for a fraction of a second and the comes back. Happens both on my Bose QC35 and a brand new pair of AirPods I just bought. Pretty annoying for a new phone. I didn’t had any other bluetooth connections while having this problem.

Bought iphone 16e few days ago, I am having this stuttering problem with my airpods pro 2 and airpods 3 aswel, works fine on my old iphone. The audio is stuttering even with my airpods being the only bluetooth device connected. Hopefully this can be fixed via ios update and its not a faulty hardware issue.

Been on call with US support, tried some things and answered some questions.

I've got a follow-up planned for tomorrow in which we'll try to replicate the problem and gather some logs with various profiles to better understand the problem.

It's tedious, but if you're a little bit skilled in tech I advise you to waste some of your time to report this and keep up with their demands, so it can be addressed and fixed more quickly

same here - Bluetooth only stops stuttering when I disconnect my Oura Ring. Apple need to sort this - clearly there is a bug. I contacted support and they ran diagnostics and said everything was fine then sent a standard message sating Engineers were working on resolving issues and to keep an eye on forums etc...

Adding to this list of Bluetooth stuttering. XR worked just fine with the same configuration. This is occurring with all of my headphones, my car, watch etc. It is also occurring when there is only 1 paired Bluetooth device in range.

I had the problem 5 minutes after opening it. I went back to Apple the following Monday, and was told that no one had raised the problem. They reset the whole thing. It seemed to be ok after one song. But on the way back, it started again. The guy at Apple told me that if it started again, to wait for an OS update. I didn't feel like waiting for an update. I went back one more time, and finally got the cell phone exchanged yesterday. Everything seemed great, I tested the music and podcasts without headphones. I didn't know it was a Bluetooth problem because that's all I use for music. I'll just return the iPhone 16e one more time. I wouldn't be if I tried my luck with an iPhone 16...