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Bluetooth audio lag

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by MAG GRY TACO15, Jul 13, 2019.

  1. Jul 13, 2019 at 8:38 AM
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    MAG GRY TACO15

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    Same crap everyone else got
    From what I've already read, everyone's lags when playing a video via Bluetooth. But everyone says it doesn't do that for call audio. Mine does it on call audio too. Makes conversations hard bc each party is constantly starting sentences then stoping bc they think they are interrupting the other person bc of the lag
    Am I the only one? Is there a fix?
    2015 TRD dcsb 4x4. Phone is an LG stylio 4.
     
  2. Jul 13, 2019 at 5:00 PM
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    Same crap everyone else got
    I'm the only one with this issue?
     
  3. Jul 15, 2019 at 12:59 PM
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    I've found some amount of lag inherent in all Bluetooth data streams. Because it stems from the processing required to encode/compress and decode/decompress the stream, the amount of lag varies directly with the complexity of the stream. I'm not aware of any real fix, though it can sometimes be mitigated by disconnecting/reconnecting, unpairing/repairing, or migrating to equipment with more processing power (e.g., phone with a better CPU and more memory).
     
  4. Jul 15, 2019 at 1:24 PM
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    Same crap everyone else got
    From what I've seen online only a couple have mentioned it occurring during a call. Most complain about it when streaming video. I'll be the first to admit I never have the latest or greatest phone. Mostly budget minded phones so maybe that is the issue. I will also try to unpair it and see if that helps.
     
  5. Jul 15, 2019 at 1:34 PM
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    You may need to update your entune. I have no lag when using the call feature, though I do have an s8.
     
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  6. Jul 15, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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    Apologies for not clearly tying stream complexity to audio vs video. One of the reasons you see more comments about the problem with video streams is because they contain more data (i.e., require more processing power/time to encode/compress and decode/decompress. Pure audio streams (especially "low fidelity" phone calls) is less complex, so tend to display less latency.

    +1. Ensuring you have the latest software on both your phone and stereo is one of the first things to do when experiencing anomalies. (I shouldn't have assumed OP did this.)
     
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    Same crap everyone else got
    How does one update the entune?
     
  8. Jul 15, 2019 at 2:05 PM
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    MAG GRY TACO15

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    Same crap everyone else got
    well it seems the my phone calls (less complex) seem to lag just the same as the video streaming.
     

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