Android Auto Skipping Audio

Maybe this issue is fixed in 2021? Anyone else with 2021 skipping? Or Tacoma specific?

 

Well my tacoma is a 2020 and i dont have issues.

 

Yep my 21 skips like every 20min or so. This is all downloaded music as well

 

Must be nice.

 

So is mine, skips on downloaded music with data turned off and with streaming stuff.

 

I've had this when first I bought it...the fix that I found solved it was:

Settings > Connected Devices > Toyota Tacoma Settings > Disable "Media Audio"

Try that out.

(only do that if only playing music through the USB cable. If playing through bluetooth, you'll have to re-enable)

 

I'll give that a go but that could get pretty annoying. I use BT for quick trips and AA for long ones..

 

I'm curious if it is specific to Spotify. I havent tried any other app.s

 

I use iTunes through my galaxy for music. I still get skips

 

Update to the thread: I got the iphone 12 and i'm using some crappy cable that I had. No skips. And first impression of apple carplay is good. I was worried that I made the wrong decision, but after today I am feeling good about this change.

 

the other thing I miss about apple carplay.
You can have music, nav, and a 3rd item on display all the time. Andriod you can only have 1 thing up at a time. so music or nav. for me

 

My S10+ nor my S21 Ultra have this issue.

I would say you need to look and see what else may be running on your phone at the same time you have AA running.

 

I wonder if maybe there is a difference between JBL and non-JBL sound systems causing the issue. Like I said earlier, I had skips when I first started using it, but I was able to weed them out through changing settings and cables. I have the JBL audio, and I would assume you do too because you have a TRD Pro.

Just a thought...

I do like that about Carplay, AA has improved recently by having the track info pop up now when a new track starts, but still not ideal.

Either way I spend more time using my phone out of my truck than in it. So switching to Apple is not a step that I am looking to take.

 

It's possible I imagine, but I feel it's unlikely. I've recently stopped using AA because the audio quality was not as good. I feel that the sub isn't used when I have AA running. Bluetooth punches harder than AA did, wired or wireless.

 

My JBL was skipping.

I know what youre talking about. I think there was an update a few weeks ago because I noticed the subwoofer starter working more. I didn't have a chance to compare with BT tho.

 

I have had both Apple and Samsung (Android) phones. I can use and enjoy both equally. That being said, I firmly believe that Apple makes a better product. My Apple phones have ALWAYS been problem-free whereas my Samsung phones would suffer issues after a year or two of use. The battery would flat-out suck on every Samsung phone I’ve owned after a year to a year and a half. The advantage of going the Samsung route years ago was the price. It was always cheaper. Now I’m seeing Samsung phones go for north of 1100-1200 dollars. No thanks. I’ll buy a 600-700 dollar Apple phone every 4-5 years. My iPhone XR is over 2 years old and the battery is just as good as the day I bought it after heavy use. It connects and functions with my truck flawlessly.

 

But my JBL hasn't skipped at all.

And I mentioned low volume/quality with AA on here (TW) somewhere. Jamming out with Bluetooth, I usually set the volume to 40. With AA I had to set it to 45 and it was still lacking. I'm not the best with AA, but I know my phone media volume was maxed out, as I use Bixby Routines to do that and could see it was running. This was up until early this week where I finally gave up. I'll use it when I need it for navigation and the SD card in the headunit is outdated.

 

This. My iphone 7 lasted more than 3 years before I started thinking about an upgrade. On the other hand, every samsung phone by year 1 i'm looking to change it, but economically I don't want to.

 

Yep. I’m done paying a grand or more on a phone every few years. It’s ludicrous. The hype of having the “newest of the new” smart phone is dead. That kind of stuff was real hot 6-8 years ago. It doesn’t make any financial sense to spend that kind of money for something that becomes essentially worthless in 2 years time. I’m not into the Apple craze at all, but their stuff has always worked with zero issues for me. MacBooks, iPhones, etc...

 

i like to do the math when I’m done with the phone and sell it. (Original price paid - price sold)/months owned=cost of ownership (monthly). When I sold my iPhone 7 Plus I got maybe 300 and the guy sent it to DR to sell it there. Over 3 years I paid very little for the phone. It makes a $1000 phone purchase feel like a very good investment.