Bluetooth audio lag

Same issue here, extremely annoying. iMac 27 inch, Mid 2011.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH SOMEBODY IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CENTER (see below how I got there).

The guy was extremely friendly and said he wasn't aware of the issue so far. We were on the phone for 1 hour, he let me run a diagnostic tool and said he's gonna file a report. He even told me he'd call back if they found a solution.

So, follow my steps to get on the chat and ask them to arrange a call-back date with you.

I mentioned before how to get their attention:

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I just had a chat with somebody in the support chat. S/he said s/he'll make a note and I'm getting a call back, too.I think this might get more attention if as many people as possible bug their team.

This is how you do it for free even if you don't have a protection plan:

1. Go to https://getsupport.apple.com/

2. Select your device/problem

3. Select you'd like to chat

4. When prompted, enter your serial number

5. You might either still have a protection, then just go. If not you'll be prompted to pay for the chat.

6. Don't pay, just select "Request and exception."

7. State your case

I have same issue on macbook 15 mid 2014

Some time my bluetooth speak automatic disconnect or "lop hoop sound" white playing, it like you have bad music source, but it is not.

Same issue here on macbook retina mid 2012 + thunderbolt display 27 + JBL audio Bluetooth audio speaker.

Any of the Gurus here found a solution yet?

This is very annoying.

No solution - but I noticed that I dont have the issue when playing from some sources.. i.e. itunes and youtube streaming via bt works fine, but from digitallyimported.com it does not. Not sure what the difference is.

Same here, my macbook pro is mid 2009 model and after updating from Mavericks to Yosemite the problem appeared with Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth audio adapter. When playing music from iTunes, sound cuts off occasionally when doing something with safari, browse files or anything that creates hard drive activity. Could it be a hard drive problem? Does anyone have it with ssd drives? I like Yosemite and it will be perfect if this problem could be fixed.

Hi,

I have the same problem, MacPro mid 2010 + logitech bluetooth audio receiver connected to big speakers, there is a lag effectively, i noted it constantly in Youtube (i thought it was a flash problem).

I found a temporary solution, click on bluetooth configuration disconnect the speakers and connect them again, this will solve the lag for an small while, well... despite is not a real solution it can solve e.g. the annoyance of watching a full movie .

Regards,

Hey I have a MBP 2010 and iMac 2007 both have SSD drives and have the lag problem. They worked perfectly before the update.

In my experience with UE Boom and Yosemite it looks like:

• it looses sync every couple of minutes
• often the playback is choppy
• sometimes when I switch the music app to the background and turn safari to the foreground (most often) the playback becomes unbearable choppy

I've tried setting Bitpool to a higher value: defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" 40 but it looks like the way it works has been changed as defaults read com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent gives me only the value I just wrote compare.

I've also tried setting process bluetoothaudiod niceness a lower value, but it too didn't help.

As I said before in my previous post, I'm also having the same issue occurring on my mid 2011 iMac and mid 2011 MacBook Air. I've had no problems on Mavericks, which lead me to believe it was Yosemite causing this intolerable annoyance. But just to be sure it was Yosemite, I reinstalled Windows 8.1, via bootcamp, on my iMac and with the same headphones I have no issues. The delayed, chopping sound only occurs when I use Yosemite. I really hope Apple fixes this with an update or something soon and doesn't try to blame it old hardware. Somewhere I read that Apple did this on purpose to make you think you need a new computer.

Same issue.

Mid 09 MBP

Glad I am not the only one who has this problem.

I am using a 2012 15' Retina Macbook Pro. This problem came out today as I updated to the OSX Yosemite.

Hope Apple can fix this soon. Following the thread now.

Hi,

I've same issue with a iMac 21,5 late 2009 and Bose mini Soundlink.

Similar issue here with MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) and audio playing out through bluetooth on my Bose Mini. Had NO problems prior to upgrading to Yosemite. Playing music they way I have been for years is no longer a pleasure. Apple, please fix!

I tried resetting the SMC last night for the first time (and also reset the PRAM and repaired Disk and Permissions again).

Worked flawlessly for rest of night, broken again this morning. So, obviously it can be made to work ...................