Audio playback stuttering/skipping iOS11.4

Nice idea with the shake to undo. I just turned that off, and no problem at first. I guess I’ll see if that helps.

I turned off this feature called screen Time and the stutter seems to stop

An X is under warranty still. Go to the Genius Bar. When the warranty passes, they will not help you at all. I got royally screwed.

Interesting when you use ear pods it solves the problem. Apple probably doing this on purpose so we buy the ear pods now. Just like they slowed down the batteries on the older phones...

Thanks for posting this. I have the same exact problem as described. It happens to me more often than not using the music app, and yesterday occurred in conjunction with use of the Youtube app. Had to manually restart the apps to get them to function properly. This has been an issue for the last several updates and is overwhelmingly frustrating. Please get this fixed Apple!

Nor has Apple publicly and formally admitted to this issue that 1000’s of us experienced. They expect the public to figure it out in public forums.

It is unacceptable, and as an apple customer for 30 years, I’m finally seeing their customer service slip.

Not Happy..

Audio Skipping... in a device whose secondary function is severely comp

I have a 6s, and have been experiencing this exact same issue since iOS 11 first came out. I listen to a lot of audiobooks, via apps including Audible, Overdrive, and Hoopla. I also use Apple’s Podcast app, Music app, and Amazon Music. Not only have I experienced this pause/stutter/skip/cutting in and out within ALL of these applications, but apparently, it’s also impacting my phone as well; my husband has noticed the same issues when on calls with me.

I took my phone in to an Apple Store (for a defective battery replacement) about a month ago. When I mentioned this issue to the staff member helping me, he said he’d “never heard anything about that,” but said he’d “make a note about it and pass it along.” I’m pretty sure he thought I was just another village idiot who didn’t know how to plug my headphones in properly (or something to that effect); I’d be willing to bet the cost of a new iPhone that my concerns were NEVER noted nor passed along to anyone.

After eagerly awaiting two more updates, I’m starting to feel like this issue is never going to be resolved. I’m

glad I downloaded the 11.4 update...now my battery drains super-fast, my apps freeze, and the stuttering audio is STILL a chronic issue. SMH.

Same issue for me with 11.4 It is not a device issue or a wireless issue. It most definitely is an Apple software issue. I have the problem on multiple iPads and iphones. Also with music downloaded to my device. Please fix this Apple. Pretty shocking that thousands of users are getting upset daily!

I have the same on my 7plus been there since I upgraded to 11.3, affecting my business mainly as it's common place during calls, I've heard it's iphone 6 and 7 mainly affected. Bit of a choker when the phone alone is £44 a month! Sort yourselves out Apple at least by being honest you have a problem and setting a date for resolution. God knows how you customer feedback NPS is so high?

I play music on my iPad Pro in the mornings and always get the stuttering after awhile. This morning when it started stuttering I tried restarting iTunes and played the same song again and it was fine. So seems like there is some bug that occurs after iTunes has been playing for awhile. Pretty absurd that Apple hasn't fixed this. I never had this issue with all the iPods I used decades ago.

@welafever - you seem to be somehow personally offended by the fact people are experiencing a problem with their iPhone software?

I'm not sure anyone posting on this thread expects volunteers to help them with suggestions to reboot their device etc, I think what they DO expect is that Apple acknowledge and fix an apparently yet-to-be-identified software problem that was introduced in IOS 11 and continues to be a problem now with 11.4 (in my case - actually worse than it was under previous releases)

Just to clarify, the issue is not related to Spotify or Pandora or any other third-party app - the stuttering occurs with audio in the native Apple Music app and even on phone calls.

If someone here can confirm that a full wipe and restore actually resolves this audio stuttering problem for them on IOS 11.4 I'll happily follow this process - as frustrating and annoying as that is. It still doesn't explain the problem or why Apple haven't acknowledged it up until now.

Just adding my 2 cents. iPhone 7. iOS 11.4. Playback issues with podcasts, Spotify plus phone calls in car. Sound will skip and stutter on playback. Phone calls via bluetooth sound like slow motion , deep and added waa was echo. I notice mostly in car (but i do most of my playback in the car) with Belkin Apple approved adapter.

Have restarted phone and hard reset. I have not done restore or restore to factory settings. The last thing I want to do is all that work and end up with the same issue.

2 most troubling points.

1. Apple does not acknowledge this bug. Completely silent.

2. It is not occurring on 8, 8+, X

I am torn between buying a new phone because of this (exactly what they want?) or waiting out a Hail Mary software update with a fix.

I do love the iPhone, warts and all but this is bothersome on many levels.

iOS 11.4, iPhone 7. I have this issue also, and have been experiencing it since 11.3. It occurs with all audio in all apps, including phone calls, and with both Bluetooth and wired headphones. It seems to be worse with wired headphones than with Bluetooth.

Super disappointed in Apple that this bug has persisted through multiple iOS updates.

No, they won't. They expect the "community" to solve a work-around or discover a fix. What really gets me is that they are monitoring this Thread very closely. We know this because replies disappear or get removed within a minute in some cases. The "Me Too" counter is not consistent, and anything negative will eliminated.

I think the majority of us who experience this problem, just want them to acknowledge the issue so we can have some sense of accountability from a company most of us have been with for decades.

What you may get, myself included... is a personalized email of concern... asking
"What problems are you experiencing?" How frustrating. They know what the problem is, even if they don't know the solution. They will go through their laminated list of things you need to do: (i.e. Reset, Full Reset, Full Restore) even though this thread has explained those are not solutions, just the appearance of help.

Just say it Apple.
You recognize the problem. We are working on it.
Not... Buy a new iPhone, that will solve it.

I have the same issue on iPhone X, 11.4 using bluetooth to stream audio, so it seems the issue is not related to lightning adapter itself.

I previusly had iPhone 7 plus on 11.4, and it worked flawlessly with bt audio.