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Android Music - 2.2 Headphone problem

Here is my problem
I am using stock HTC desire Stock ROM (rooted) . Still yesterday I was using built-in Music player (customized by HTC) and everything was working perfectly. I mostly use headphones to listen to songs ( with next/prev/pause from it)
Today I installed the new app Android Music (claimed to be from AOSP 2.3 build) and after installed I realized that it doesn't have lock screen control and headphones control and i uninstalled it.
Now my headphone controls are not working with default Music player. Is there any way that I can get it back ?
Thanks,
UKanth

I have this same issue. Yesterday I listen normally music in my car by aux connection, today I connect phone to radio but phone don't see any connection even with headphones. Anybody know what can be source of problem I'm running on leedroid 2.3c
Sry for poor English :
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I had a similar issue. Just uninstalled cubed and that fixed it. May be an issue with having more than one music player trying to use the headphone controls in their own way.
Hope this helps.
cheers.

[Q] Bluetooth Media Streaming on Inspire 4G; Cuts in and out

Sorry for the long title, and I would post this in the HD revolution forum but I'm not allowed?
Regardless:
I switched to Android Revolution HD from Cyanogen about a month ago and this one issue is driving me frigging CRAZY!! Whenever I'm streaming audio through bluetooth either to my headset or my car it cuts out. I figured out today it's directly related to how many applications are running in the background or how much the processor is having to work.
If I'm listening to audio and try to browse the web it starts cutting out on the order of 1-2 times per 10 seconds. It's not continuing to play the song during the chop either, it straight up halts audio playback for about 1/10th of a second. The weird thing is that it does NOT do this when playing audio through the headphone jack. Only when streaming over bluetooth. The chop is very negligent but it sounds like the phone cutting audio for a notification but I don't have any.
I Googled this and found several different resolutions from turning off WiFi to turning the phone's radio completely off, none of which have worked. I've reinstalled the ROM a total of 3 times, the last of which I re-downloaded the file and checked the MD5. I did not have the problem unrooted or with Cyanogen.
Can anyone help and/or move this thread to the correct forum? Again I am not allowed to post under the development forum.
Thanks.

Okay. So today I did a bit of testing. I downloaded the latest version of Revolution HD and flashed to the new ROM. I love Sense 3.0, but this is driving me nuts. I reverted back to both the version of Cyanogen that I had, as well as their newest version. Both Cyanogen version work like they are supposed to, no streaming issues whatsoever.
I decided to try out Synergy, as a friend at work recommended it. I like Synergy so far just like Revolution HD but I'll be damned if it doesn't have the same issue. Audio cuts in and out while streaming any content over bluetooth. Youtube, MP3, doesn't matter. I'm half tempted to try every single sense 3.0 rom until I find one thats stable but it sounds like an isolated issue with my phone...
Just wanted to get this thread back on the front and update with the things I tested today. If anyone can help or has any ideas I haven't tried, then by all means...
Thanks.

I know I'm not the only one experiencing this issue as I see it crop up on almost every Android forum without resolution...
What do I need to do to gain access to the thread where a dev might actually read my post..
Edit: Oh I have to have at least 10 posts. Well hopefully someone will reply to this and give me the opportunity to raise my post count so I can elevate this issue...

I've the same issue running cm7. No music streaming over bluetooth.
Sent from my Motorola Startac running Atari 2600 software!

pwraggcan said:
I've the same issue running cm7. No music streaming over bluetooth.
Sent from my Motorola Startac running Atari 2600 software!
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While it seems like the same issue CM uses different BT drivers then sense based roms.
The problem here seems to be a ram issue more then the BT issue. As stated when the music starts skipping is when other apps are in use while listening to music. Have you tried a different music player? What player do you use?

I have tried every player on the market. It's any media that's streamed, be it a Youtube video, MP3, or what have you.
Again, the problem instantly corrects itself when I run CM7. I actually thought it might be a CPU issue. I know there is the undervolt script on Revo HD so I tried changing around the CPU frequencies as well as running a non-undervolted version of the ROM to no avail. It really feels like a driver issue.
Is there someway to grab the drivers from CM7 and use those with the Sense ROMs?

Irishwake83 said:
I have tried every player on the market. It's any media that's streamed, be it a Youtube video, MP3, or what have you.
Again, the problem instantly corrects itself when I run CM7. I actually thought it might be a CPU issue. I know there is the undervolt script on Revo HD so I tried changing around the CPU frequencies as well as running a non-undervolted version of the ROM to no avail. It really feels like a driver issue.
Is there someway to grab the drivers from CM7 and use those with the Sense ROMs?
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No it can't be done. The drivers CM uses are sub par compared to the stock drivers in sense based roms. Not sub par as in being bad but as in swapping less signal strength for a few rarely needed options.
Sense roms are not compatable with the open source drivers.
Now when you say it corrects is self are you testing with the same player on both roms?

Well, yes and no. Youtube videos play fine in CM7 and not in HD Revo. I do however use the default player in CM7 which is different than the players that I have tried with the Sense ROMs.

Irishwake83 said:
Well, yes and no. Youtube videos play fine in CM7 and not in HD Revo. I do however use the default player in CM7 which is different than the players that I have tried with the Sense ROMs.
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To be honest I am not sure. I have no problems with my BT connection while listening to music oor watching YouTube but then I don't run my system using heavy apps like GPS. Don't trust a phone GPS at all lol. Burning can play a game and listen to music at the same time. It could be that with sense being a ram hog that it is eating up all your resources and sense CM roms don't have have sense it uses alot less. I run senseless rom built off of the official release and don't have this issue

Bluetooth Range
I am experiencing something similar with my music cutting in and out on my bluetooth wireless headphones... however, the issue is range. They work perfectly when they are in direct line-of-sight and within 5'-0". Once I put the phone in my pocket, the music cuts out. The same goes if I am in direct line-of-sight but farther than 5'-0". I've tried this with several bluetooth wireless headphones and my experience is the same. My assumption would be it's the ROM, but it's a fresh install and I have no other apps running other than the ones the ROM came with. Anyone has any ideas?

sarichter said:
I am experiencing something similar with my music cutting in and out on my bluetooth wireless headphones... however, the issue is range. They work perfectly when they are in direct line-of-sight and within 5'-0". Once I put the phone in my pocket, the music cuts out. The same goes if I am in direct line-of-sight but farther than 5'-0". I've tried this with several bluetooth wireless headphones and my experience is the same. My assumption would be it's the ROM, but it's a fresh install and I have no other apps running other than the ones the ROM came with. Anyone has any ideas?
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What rom?

Sorry, Android Revolution 7.0.3

sarichter said:
I am experiencing something similar with my music cutting in and out on my bluetooth wireless headphones... however, the issue is range. They work perfectly when they are in direct line-of-sight and within 5'-0". Once I put the phone in my pocket, the music cuts out. The same goes if I am in direct line-of-sight but farther than 5'-0". I've tried this with several bluetooth wireless headphones and my experience is the same. My assumption would be it's the ROM, but it's a fresh install and I have no other apps running other than the ones the ROM came with. Anyone has any ideas?
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I have the same problem. While the phone is in line-of-sight it works well, but as soon as I put it in my pocket the music cuts.
I tried IceColdSandwich 7.2; Android Revolution HD 7.0.3 and CM7.1 with MortPlayer and PowerAmp
The headset is a Jabra HALO2.

I did narrow it down to the software in the ROM Android Revolution HD 7.03 that is affecting the bluetooth transmitter on the phone. Is there a fix in the works for this? It would be a shame to install a totally new ROM for this reason alone since the rest of the ROM is absolutely fantastic!

I think that the problem is not related with the ROM, it's in Bluetooth technology. Distance, surrounding WiFi or other radio waves and of course the strength of transmitter and receiver (as usually they are very small).
I have the same problem with my two different headsets used with my desktop, laptop and mobile. Interruptions are very rare when headsets are close to the device, other conditions like movements and something in between are causing problems.
This is why I think that the problem is not in ROM or phone model, all my devices are having the same issue sadly.

imnamak said:
I think that the problem is not related with the ROM, it's in Bluetooth technology. Distance, surrounding WiFi or other radio waves and of course the strength of transmitter and receiver (as usually they are very small).
I have the same problem with my two different headsets used with my desktop, laptop and mobile. Interruptions are very rare when headsets are close to the device, other conditions like movements and something in between are causing problems.
This is why I think that the problem is not in ROM or phone model, all my devices are having the same issue sadly.
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I would partially agree with you on the technology... but... the stock ROM allowed me to do things with my Bluetooth headsets that I could not do with this Android Revolution ROM. Using deductive logic, it is the ROM that is the limiting factor. I used to be able to get 30 foot range with my bluetooth on my phone with the stock ROM, but now all I get is about 3 to 5 feet and it has to be direct line of sight.
Don't get me wrong, Android Revolution is a wonderful piece of coding... it is just too bad it has this fault. If I knew how to code, I would try to fix this issue myself but I have no training and it would take an awfully long time before I was able to make anything useful to be considered a 'fix'. Hopefully someone can figure this out and share it!

imnamak said:
I think that the problem is not related with the ROM, it's in Bluetooth technology. Distance, surrounding WiFi or other radio waves and of course the strength of transmitter and receiver (as usually they are very small).
I have the same problem with my two different headsets used with my desktop, laptop and mobile. Interruptions are very rare when headsets are close to the device, other conditions like movements and something in between are causing problems.
This is why I think that the problem is not in ROM or phone model, all my devices are having the same issue sadly.
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It turns out to be the ROM. I've finally gotten around to changing ROMs and bluetooth worked just like the stock ROM that came with the phone. AR has been upgraded to 7.0.4 but I haven't been able to get it working (prior to changing ROMs). Must've been some funny glitch with the ROM software support for the bluetooth device. I now get range of up to 50 feet (tested so far) with no line of sight (through wood framed walls).

[Q] Bluetooth Audio Streaming (A2DP) Skips

I'm trying to see if others are experiencing the same issue as me. I only recently starting rooting my phone and although I'm pleased with most of the features of CM - one feature that does not work correctly is streaming music over bluetooth (A2DP).
Prior to rooting, my stock HTC EVO 4G worked great with bluetooth audio streaming through my car stereo. No skips ever - usually I stream either Pandora or TuneIn Radio.
Now that I have rooted I get frequent blips/skips in my music when listening over bluetooth.
I've tried the following Rom/kernel combinations:
update-cm-7.1.0-Supersonic-signed.zip - with included kernel
update-cm-7.1.0-Supersonic-signed.zip - with Tiamat_Evo-v4.1.0
update-cm-9-20120226-NIGHTLY-tf201-signed.zip - with included kernel
All have the same issue. I've ensured that I wiped Dalvik cache, cache and data each time I flashed a new rom.
I really like CM7 except for this one fact and for me its a deal breaker. So before I try other roms I was wondering if there is anything else I could try or if anyone else has this same problem.
I am thinking of posting a video of what happens and comparing it to a stock EVO (since my fiance has the same phone I could do this side by side).
Any ideas?

[Q] pandora keeps skipping to next song only over bluetooth

im using hellkat the 2/23/14 build (I have t-mobile galaxy s2)...its a great ROM everything seems to be working fine except for streaming pandora via bluetooth.
When i start pandora (using version 5)...the music plays fine no issues. But when I turn on BT to stream to car or any other device the music just keeps skipping to next track (skips after attempting to play the current selection for about 10 secs....i say attempting because it stays on the current track attempts to play it but i dont hear anything and neither the progress_bar for song nor timer move).
Before Hellkat I was using BeanStalk 4.4.2 and pandora was streaming fine over BT.
Things I have tried to fix this none of these worked:
1. Turning off wifi then streaming
2. Went in to bluetooth setting > 'Visibility Timeout' > set to 'never'
3. Tried un-installing pandora and reinstalling.
4. Went into recovery mode, wiped cache/ delvik cache
I believe this is not a bluetooth issue because I can stream youtube audio over BT from my phone to external speakers/laptop/car and that works fine.
Is there a fix for this issue that I just can not find or is this known 'issue'? Any suggestions for a fix?
Thanks

looks like this is possibly a known issue per:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658698

x2014d said:
looks like this is possibly a known issue per:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658698
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Same problem here. I decided to switch over to Dirty Unicorn and everything works fine. Better battery life too. Unfortunately I could not post in the developer's thread to inform them of the problem.

similar behavior from other streaming audio apps
Have similar behavior on other streaming apps:
Spotify:
as soon as BT is turned on and connection is established there is no sound from phone or device the music is being streamed to. But the track does not keep skipping to next one like in pandora...its just silence.
if i turn BT off (on other device) while the song is 'playing' seems like the song status changes to 'pause' after a minute or so and if i press play ...music resumes with sound only from the phone.
Grooveshark:
If song already playing then establishing BT connection then nothing changes sound still comes from phone.
But if BT is established already then there is no sound from phone or other device. Until you break connection then press play on another selectin then sound resumes from the phone. I did a double check to make sure the volume was not turned down.
Rdio:
If BT is already established we get 'Media Player Error for {song}'
If we turn off BT and wait there is still not sound but it eventually causes reboot once it loops through a certain number of songs.
If you start rdio with BT off (turned off on remote device) then song starts with sound from phone.
If we turn on BT while a song is playing, connection is established but sound still comes from phone. But if you try to skip to next song, get Media player error again.

Having the same issue on Samsung exhilarate and cm 11 nightlies. It worked at one point in cm 11, but I can't pinpoint when it went awry...
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Did anyone find the resolution to this problem? I switched to Dirty Unicorn and it works on and off. Sometimes it even turned off my bluetooth and I would have to reboot my phone to turn it back on.

Music Player does likewise
I have been using Avatar Rom for the last year or so and as most roms, it has its issues now and again. I am currently running the latest version based on CM11 and since I can't post on the developer thread I thought I would add my 2 cents here.
I have a set of bluetooth headphones and they work just fine except for recenlty on the latest kitkat verson of Avatar rom. It connects fine to the headphones. I can even start and stop the music from playing using the headset buttons, but when I hit play, the music progress bar goes full scale and hangs there for a time after which it advances to the next track and does the same thing. During all this there is no sound from the headphones. When I disconnect bluetooth it will then, after a time, begin to play the music from the phone speaker. I restored an earlier version of Avatar and tried it and it worked fine. I think it was a later version of Jelly Bean.
At any rate, it appears there is an issue with the CM11 KitKat. It may be KitKat all together. Since I haven't the posting history to post on the developer forum I decided to do it here. There was one post from someone on the develper thread that is having the same issue. Unfortunately the Avatar developement thread has very little activity and little or none from the developer. They are, however, still updating. At least they have a week or so ago.
Edit: Since there doesn't seem to be any immediate fixes for this issue I have reverted back to an earlier version of Avatar which uses CM 3.0.101 dated Jan 25th. This is working for now with the bluetooth headphones. I'll continue to use this one until such time as the issue is resolved or I find a ROM I like better.

Electraglider said:
I have been using Avatar Rom for the last year or so and as most roms, it has its issues now and again. I am currently running the latest version based on CM11 and since I can't post on the developer thread I thought I would add my 2 cents here.
I have a set of bluetooth headphones and they work just fine except for recenlty on the latest kitkat verson of Avatar rom. It connects fine to the headphones. I can even start and stop the music from playing using the headset buttons, but when I hit play, the music progress bar goes full scale and hangs there for a time after which it advances to the next track and does the same thing. During all this there is no sound from the headphones. When I disconnect bluetooth it will then, after a time, begin to play the music from the phone speaker. I restored an earlier version of Avatar and tried it and it worked fine. I think it was a later version of Jelly Bean.
At any rate, it appears there is an issue with the CM11 KitKat. It may be KitKat all together. Since I haven't the posting history to post on the developer forum I decided to do it here. There was one post from someone on the develper thread that is having the same issue. Unfortunately the Avatar developement thread has very little activity and little or none from the developer. They are, however, still updating. At least they have a week or so ago.
Edit: Since there doesn't seem to be any immediate fixes for this issue I have reverted back to an earlier version of Avatar which uses CM 3.0.101 dated Jan 25th. This is working for now with the bluetooth headphones. I'll continue to use this one until such time as the issue is resolved or I find a ROM I like better.
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I'm starting to think that the problem is with KitKat and not any specific custom ROM. I recently flashed The Collective and everything is working pretty good. The con to this is that the functions like "volume wake" is not implemented in this version
I also ran a search for "bluetooth" on each of the posts regarding new and active ROMs and it seems that their are very little mentioning of any fixes to this problem. It is as if there are little testing done regarding pairing the phone's bluetooth with the car's system. I would love to have this problem address but it seems that I don't have the correct amount of post to raise up the problem in the developer's thread. I hope this post catches developer's attention regarding this matter.
At the end of the day, I still love all these developers' work because without them, the S2 would've been dead a long time ago. :good:

Same issue.
Phone= Note 3 running TW kitkat on Tmobile
Connecting device: Ca-Fi Android head unit
Thinking its a Kit Kat issue. My head unit works fine when connected to another wifi source. Pandora never starts playing music. Just skips through songs.
I try streaming from phone to headunit over blutooth and pandora on phone keeps not responding. i have done factory resets, different phone roms, dns edits, congestion mods, network tweaks. same behavior regardless.

Fixed by turning off voice over LTE
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Bluetooth audio stutter/skipping

This is incredibly frustrating. I had none of these issues with bluetooth on my S8+ whatsoever.
So one annoying thing that stood out was the bluetooth on this device. It keeps skipping and stuttering tracks whenever I play it on my Bose QuietComfort 35. It's normal on all my other wired cans but I usually use the QC35 alongside my phone during commutes.
Just to clarify, I'll list down all the "fixes" that I've tried. Obviously NONE of them fixed, or even alleviated the problem.
Cleared cache (this one just doesn't make sense imo)
Removed battery optimization on my music apps
Turned off WiFi & Bluetooth scanning
Switch Bluetooth audio codecs
Updated to 4.7.6
and PLEASE... if you DON'T have this problem, do NOT post how you DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM here, I'm looking for fixes, not jokes. Thank you.

I also have a QC35 and I don't have any issue but I post anyway
Joking aside I'm using 4.7.6 and my QC35's firmware is 1.3.4 and using the HBC codec.
What's your bose firmware ?
What do you use as a music player ? (I'm using the default Google Play music)
And what do you mean my "It's normal on all my other wired cans" ? Why would wired headphones have stutters ?

raptor2003 said:
I also have a QC35 and I don't have any issue but I post anyway
Joking aside I'm using 4.7.6 and my QC35's firmware is 1.3.4 and using the HBC codec.
What's your bose firmware ?
What do you use as a music player ? (I'm using the default Google Play music)
And what do you mean my "It's normal on all my other wired cans" ? Why would wired headphones have stutters ?
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Everything's the same as you except I use PowerAmp as my music player and SoundCloud for streaming (both stutters/skips as well). I stated that I didn't have this problem on my wired headphones just to clarify.
I notice the problem most when I'm commuting and I have mobile data turned on. It went even more haywire when I downloaded something on Google Drive. Hopefully it gets addressed with Android Oreo and the official Bluetooth audio codecs being implemented.

Oh bad me I read the you said it was normal to have stutters while being red... Night too short.
I'll trying PowerAmp to see how it goes.

raptor2003 said:
Oh bad me I read the you said it was normal to have stutters while being red... Night too short.
I'll trying PowerAmp to see how it goes.
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I think it has something to do more with the connections. It goes even bonkers when I'm moving around rather than laying in one place.

EpsilonT51b said:
This is incredibly frustrating. I had none of these issues with bluetooth on my S8+ whatsoever.
So one annoying thing that stood out was the bluetooth on this device. It keeps skipping and stuttering tracks whenever I play it on my Bose QuietComfort 35. It's normal on all my other wired cans but I usually use the QC35 alongside my phone during commutes.
Just to clarify, I'll list down all the "fixes" that I've tried. Obviously NONE of them fixed, or even alleviated the problem.
Cleared cache (this one just doesn't make sense imo)
Removed battery optimization on my music apps
Turned off WiFi & Bluetooth scanning
Switch Bluetooth audio codecs
Updated to 4.7.6
and PLEASE... if you DON'T have this problem, do NOT post how you DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM here, I'm looking for fixes, not jokes. Thank you.
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I think I saw somewhere it's an issue with aptx HD, try to force Bluetooth codec in advanced settings to aptx or sbc.

vkass said:
I think I saw somewhere it's an issue with aptx HD, try to force Bluetooth codec in advanced settings to aptx or sbc.
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I just said that switching Bluetooth codecs didn't work.

I'm having Bluetooth quality issues as well, particularly crackling and skipping. I noticed that if I download a file while streaming the quality will drop dramatically and the audio stream will crackle like crazy. I have tried all three codecs in nougat to no avail.
Should I upgrade to Oreo to get this sorted? Do custom kernels cause issues with the quality?
Thanks.
OnePlus 5t, theOne 7.1.1 (stock basically), viper4arise and Dolby

Update: when into EX Kernel Manager (specifically under the misc I/O settings), and change the I/O from ZEN to FIOPS. Not once has the music stuttered since, though I have only tested on SBC. If I get more results I'll bring them in.
Please note - I am on blu_spark, and I honestly do think it may have been the cause of the bluetooth skips/scratchiness. I turned off Dolby Atmos and Viper just to be sure.

Latest Oreo Beta build. Stream bluetooth, Pandora, iHeart and talk on the hands free no problems here. Lexus CT200h vehicle.
Would really check your cars manufacturer website. Most have a section where you can download latest firmware to a USB and flash your car to ensure you have the latest bluetooth firmware.
Working flawlessly on my car.

Anyone have any experience with the Oreo update?
Since updating to 4.7.6, I've experienced the following issues:
despite being connected to a bluetooth device, sound still comes out of phone speakers
static/distortion for a few minutes when initially connected to my car (2017 Chevy SS)
Upon connecting to car bluetooth, randomly the phone will call my phone number
I can usually fix these issues by either going into airplane mode for a minute or two or rebooting. Sometimes, I have to do this multiple times.
I've cleared cache but made no difference and I don't want to have to factory reset after every single update. Is it possible to flash factory images without nuking your data? You can do this with Google's Nexus/Pixel factory images.

I've got a different problem with 8.1 and BT audio. After upgrading to android 8.1, suddenly my car audio system doesn't receive songs data (artist, song, album). It's just display "no title".
Does anyone encountered similar issue?

raven6679 said:
I've got a different problem with 8.1 and BT audio. After upgrading to android 8.1, suddenly my car audio system doesn't receive songs data (artist, song, album). It's just display "no title".
Does anyone encountered similar issue?
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Ugh, exact same issue. I don't suppose you're using a car with a UConnect system in it? Dodge, Jeep? All those crappy brands?
I am able to make phone calls just fine but I can't stream audio to save my f**king life. This happened right after the upgrade to 8.1 and latest update did nothing to fix this nor did it mention the issue. Has Oneplus even acknowledged the issue?

Im actually having the same exact issue, with Uconnect on a 2017 Chrysler 300s. Bluetooth skipping and sounds like crap. Have tried pretty much everything so far and no fixes

this what happen to me ...bluetooth to speaker klipsch ... sometimes got crack sound ...i mean wtf

Has anyone been able to figure this out? I'm still experiencing issues as well. OP5T and QC35.

I've been working OP support for almost 2 months via email and the cannot figure out how to fix this for be BT CALLS sound terrible,

I'm having problems with Bluetooth in a ford fiesta 2015. The phone is on 8.1.0 stock, no root. The device itself connects to the car perfectly, but fails to download the phone book, and says I loose signal when trying to make a call. The device registers that I've asked to call a certain person but nothing else happens afterwards.
I didn't have this problem on 5.0.4