Lots of feedback since I last wrote on here, none of it from Apple, none of it presenting a resolution.
What I find annoying is this assertion that deleting the apple music app and downloading your music again will restore the issue. It does not. Here are some key facts about the sound issues
- Its not just music apps, also podcasts are affected
- sound cut off and distortion/skipping is random
- it typically effects the first track played
- it appears to effect downloaded music only (i am testing this theory a lot, see below)
Because Apple has made no effort to respond to this issue, I have cancelled my apple music subscription.
I have had an iPhone since the first Apple Phone; today I have an iPhone7; it is due for upgrade next year and I buy my phones, so... I will not be upgrading to a new iPhoneX+ or whatever they call it. Samsung will be my choice. This is sad, because as I said, I have been a supporter of Apple for many years. I believed in their products and commitment to customer service and it is the later part that has gone wrong.
I am a software tester, I know stuff can go wrong, but this is madness. There are hundreds of posts, describing skipping, distortion, sound loss and there is no sign that Apple even accepts that this is occurring.
I am wondering if this is more hardware than software and that is the reason why Apple are not keen to accept that there is an issue?
Anyway, I have now started a #badApple tag on Twitter and I will be banging on about this in a more public arena until its fixed or I move to Samsung. I wonder which will come first?