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Hello all,
I'm hoping someone else is experiencing this issue. I use Spotify and Apple Music all the time via USB connector in my car and my wife's car. Always worked flawlessly. I updated my wife's iPhone 6 plus and my iPhone 6 to iOS 9. Right after I did that, I hear cracking and popping in the music when I'm playing it in my car and in my wife's car. I'm so disappointed and somewhat frustrated.
I'm hoping someone can help me.
Best,
Andy
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what kind of car? Same issue with mine. 2012 Volt
Same, 2011 Saab 9-5. iPhone 6, iOS 9.0 and 9.0.1, Apple Music.
Hello. Thank you for replying and (sorry to say) but I'm glad I'm not alone in this issue. I have 2 cars it is doing this on, a 2014 Chevy Suburban and a 2010 Buick LaCrosse. Both of our iPhones are experiencing the same issue in each car. Everything has been working fine up until the install of 9.1, 9.0.1 has made no difference too. The poor quality "crackling, popping" is happening for both Spotify and Apple Music.
There is another thread here: iOS 9 lightening to USB audio clicks and pops
It describes the exact same problem.
As I noted in that thread it seems to be related to GM cars only. This thread seems to confirm that: Chevy's, Saab and Buick's
Maybe it's best to report your issues in that thread as it shows up on Google first. Might also attract Apple's attention more quickly if we make one topic with all cars and devices clearly listed.
I'm having the same problem. I only started having this issue immediately after the upgrade to iOS 9.
I have a 2013 Chevy Tahoe. I even got a brand new Iphone 6 (due to other issues) over the weekend and still hear the popping.
I am having this when I have connected external speakers (via earphone plug) to my iPhone 5 with 9.1. Never had this before
Same problem with iOS 9.0.2 on iPhone 6 in my 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe (via Lightening to USB cable).
I have the same issue when listening Spotify or Apple Music using the usb port, I noticed that this is happening only when the iPhone is locked, when I just unlock the iPhone the cracking noise just goes away, once that I lock the iPhone the cracking noise is back.
or using Bluetooth the issue is not present
Unfortunately this is a known issue. What car do you have, please post the details in this topic: iOS 9 lightening to USB audio clicks and pops
I have the same issue with Saab 9-5 2010 latest version. I have a upgraded stero in my car Harman Kardon.
Please share issues in this topic: iOS 9 lightening to USB audio clicks and pops
And to all that have GM cars with this problems..PLEASE contact apple Customer Support, and your local GM Store. Get them to push APPLE to fix this serious problem with the sound.
Looks like 9.2 beta resolved the issue for me!
Unfortunately it is not a final solution yet. It has improved and the original problem has gone, but a new problem has come in it's place.
Check out the main post for the problem here:
Many people seem to think this is an iOS9 + GM issue, but it's been going longer than that and is not just with GM vehicles.
I have a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder ST-L (with Bose audio) and have had the issue since purchase 18 months ago (was that iOS7?). At first everyone at Nissan and Apple denied that there even was an issue, so it's good that so many of you have now reported the issue to Apple.
I have a mix of 320MP3 and ALAC lossless files, so I originally presumed that was the issue, but the popping is indiscriminate across files.
This has been a serious problem for a long time. Considering I've always used Apple for audio related work, this is potentially my biggest gripe with their software in over 10 years. I have actually considered moving away from the iPhone purely to resolve this issue.
I too have had problems with this issue too. Driving me nuts. It's both a problem with my Saab and Boxster too.
It got so bad that I returned my phone to Apple and they replaced it. Why is this issue not been fixed. Very disappointed with Apple at this point.
I used to have an issue with connectivity as Apple would update the OS then I would have a problem connecting to my 2010 Saab at all when the previous version worked. Common Apple, get it figured out!!
Same issue... 2013 Chevy Tahoe.
iOS 9: Cracking/Popping Noise
