sound quality issues - Google Chromecast

I start watching HD-Youtube, sound and picture are great. After about an hour, I get bits of static in the sound, and it starts to sound like a record (if you're old enough to remember those) that's been played a few too many times. The device feels a little warm, but not hot, to the touch. Any advice, similar issues, etc?
Edit: During my browsing, may have found more information to apply. I have the Chromecast plugged in, with the extension, to get it as far away from the back of the TV as possible. The USB is plugged into the TV, so it shuts down, when not in use.

sgtkwol said:
I start watching HD-Youtube, sound and picture are great. After about an hour, I get bits of static in the sound, and it starts to sound like a record (if you're old enough to remember those) that's been played a few too many times. The device feels a little warm, but not hot, to the touch. Any advice, similar issues, etc?
Edit: During my browsing, may have found more information to apply. I have the Chromecast plugged in, with the extension, to get it as far away from the back of the TV as possible. The USB is plugged into the TV, so it shuts down, when not in use.
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I am having the same issue but it happens when I first turn it on too or pause a video and the resume

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Audio/Video not in sync!

I am running a bell HTC one rooted w twrp installed.
I have noticed that YouTube and other internet video either on WiFi or data has quite a bit of delay to the video vs the audio.
It's Very distracting as the audio is prob 1/2 sec ahead of the video.
Beats on or off doesn't change anything
power saver on and off doesn't matter either
else have this problem.
Audio / Video sync.
redzone321 said:
I am running a bell HTC one rooted w twrp installed.
I have noticed that YouTube and other internet video either on WiFi or data has quite a bit of delay to the video vs the audio.
It's Very distracting as the audio is prob 1/2 sec ahead of the video.
Beats on or off doesn't change anything
power saver on and off doesn't matter either
else have this problem.
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I have this issue as well... it seems to come from using Bluetooth. Once you view a video with a Bluetooth device attached the audio will be a half second ahead. This will remain the case until you let it play out of the speakers... if you immediately plug in a headset it will continue with the out of sync video. Once it plays from the speakers it'll line up again, then you can plug in headphones and it'll still line up. I cannot believe I have read 50+ reviews of this device and not a single mention of this issue. This is a deal breaker for me so now I don't know if I should return it.
even after i disconnect bluetooth the audio is still out of sync. I havent tried turning off bluetooth all together though.

Pushing Notifications through Bluetooth?

Here is the deal...
I often have no choice but to leave my phone upstairs where it can get a signal while I go downstairs to cook, watch television etc...I've got a fairly big house so I can't hear the phone make any noises, which sucks because if my girlfriend messages me I might not get it for a while.
What I need is to push the notification sound through my bluetooth speaker...so I can hear it downstairs. Is there a way to do that? I've searched and tried everything I can think but all I get are tiny little beeps that are barely audible.
Kirkymole said:
Here is the deal...
I often have no choice but to leave my phone upstairs where it can get a signal while I go downstairs to cook, watch television etc...I've got a fairly big house so I can't hear the phone make any noises, which sucks because if my girlfriend messages me I might not get it for a while.
What I need is to push the notification sound through my bluetooth speaker...so I can hear it downstairs. Is there a way to do that? I've searched and tried everything I can think but all I get are tiny little beeps that are barely audible.
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Hmm... I found that when playing music on my car's bluetooth system, notifications stop the music, and I hear like the last part of the notification noise. I feel that short beeps don't register quick enough for the bluetooth to transmit so it truncates some of it. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, bluetooth has a sleep state to consume less battery, so even when connected to an audio device there's a slight "delay" of audio being played to the system due to having to establish a connection and relaying the audio. It just isn't as real-time as we'd like it to be. Honestly, I don't think there's a way to fix this due to the nature of how bluetooth works and the sleep state it has to reduce battery consumption. Maybe you can use a really long notification that lasts longer than 5 seconds to ensure it can be heard over your speakers?
TamSE3P said:
Hmm... I found that when playing music on my car's bluetooth system, notifications stop the music, and I hear like the last part of the notification noise. I feel that short beeps don't register quick enough for the bluetooth to transmit so it truncates some of it. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, bluetooth has a sleep state to consume less battery, so even when connected to an audio device there's a slight "delay" of audio being played to the system due to having to establish a connection and relaying the audio. It just isn't as real-time as we'd like it to be. Honestly, I don't think there's a way to fix this due to the nature of how bluetooth works and the sleep state it has to reduce battery consumption. Maybe you can use a really long notification that lasts longer than 5 seconds to ensure it can be heard over your speakers?
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Thanks for the reply, very helpful. Maybe you are onto something there with the longer notification tone, I may set up a sound profile profile purely to use at home on Bluetooth where the notification noise is actually the same as my ringtone.

[PROBLEM] Horrible sound quality from heahphones

A few days i purchased a used htc one, and i was loving it. However i noticed a very strange problem with the sound quality when the heahphones are pluged in. When i pick up the device and plug ine the headphones the sound is fine, however after 20-30 min of using the device and it getting just a little bit warm the sound quality from the headphones drops so drastically and everything is so distorted that i can hardly tell which song is playing let alone enjoy the music. Then i let the device cool off for 10 min, plug back in the headphones and the sound is just fine, and then after 20-30 min of using the device and it getting a little warm the problem comes back, the sound goes from great to horrilble in one second. Now i am not sure if it is a software or a hardware problem, has anyone encountered a similar problem and are there any sound mods or something like that that could help me with this problem.
Sam3443 said:
A few days i purchased a used htc one, and i was loving it. However i noticed a very strange problem with the sound quality when the heahphones are pluged in. When i pick up the device and plug ine the headphones the sound is fine, however after 20-30 min of using the device and it getting just a little bit warm the sound quality from the headphones drops so drastically and everything is so distorted that i can hardly tell which song is playing let alone enjoy the music. Then i let the device cool off for 10 min, plug back in the headphones and the sound is just fine, and then after 20-30 min of using the device and it getting a little warm the problem comes back, the sound goes from great to horrilble in one second. Now i am not sure if it is a software or a hardware problem, has anyone encountered a similar problem and are there any sound mods or something like that that could help me with this problem.
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sounds like a hardware problem .. i guess that's why it was for sale used

Issue with bottom speaker in certain games?

Just wondering if anybody else has experienced this. For me, specifically when playing Dissidia FF: Opera Omnia and one other game that I tried once but can't recall... When playing, sometimes the bottom speaker will not play sound at all or sound will play in "crackles" (as in, the game sound plays in crackle-length spurts). I can't find any particular cause for it, and messing with settings has done nothing.
Doesn't happen to me with watching videos, listening to music, or playing other games. But I'm wondering if it's somehow still something on my end, or if other people have experienced this. It doesn't happen constantly (sometimes the sound is just fine), but I'd say... Maybe 60% of my time spent playing, this issue occurs.
This is indeed a known software issue on MR2 seemingly to do with low volume. Does briefly increasing and decreasing the volume make the problem go away for a while?
Hmm... Initially I had thought I tried that thoroughly enough. But I figured out a way to make the issue more repeatable, and I tried turning up the volume well past the halfway point (which is usually overkill on this phone... lol). Turns out the sound does indeed kick back in when the volume is put above halfway or so. Sorry, I didn't realize it had to go that high to realize what's going on.
It's still weird that it only seems to happen in this one game I play (and that one other random one). All my other games, music, and videos have no issues. Well, here's hoping they eventually fix it... lol.
Gamesoul Master said:
Hmm... Initially I had thought I tried that thoroughly enough. But I figured out a way to make the issue more repeatable, and I tried turning up the volume well past the halfway point (which is usually overkill on this phone... lol). Turns out the sound does indeed kick back in when the volume is put above halfway or so. Sorry, I didn't realize it had to go that high to realize what's going on.
It's still weird that it only seems to happen in this one game I play (and that one other random one). All my other games, music, and videos have no issues. Well, here's hoping they eventually fix it... lol.
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I had the same issue playing Clash Royale and Final Fantasy 7. Like you, turning it up to about 60% "fixed" the crackling. But it would return again eventually when I turned the volume back down. I ended up returning the phone because the Microsoft Store is an amazing place with 30 day returns. I love the phone so it sucks, but that issue is a real deal breaker. Once they get it fixed I'll look into getting another. On a side note; I did contact Razer support through twitter and they were going to send me an RMA. Had to go through the whole song and dance of "Did you try a hard reboot" and "Did you do a factory reset". If you decide to do an RMA and they say no let me know.
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Youtube Music suddenly runs without any interaction

Hello everybody,
First of all : Happy new year !
I own a Pixel 4 XL running a stock ROM with the bootloader still locked (I actually don't flash my phones anymore since I'm a team Pixel member haha). I use Android Auto very often because of my job.
Here is my problem : Since the december update (I guess) when I disconnect my phone from my car (using the cable & bluetooth), and put my phone in my pocket, the song from the last music suddenly runs very loud (max volume) even if I manually stop the music player beforehand. I tried a lot of things to stop this problem that seems very random : I cleared the YT Music cache, I disabled motion sense gestures, I even did a factory reset but the problem is still here.
I have to think every time I get out of my car to low the volume before this bug comes out..
Have you encountered that problem ? Do you guys have any idea that could help me ?
Thanks in advance !
Nobody can help me ?
I don't know, what does team Pixel say?
I don't think there is a solution and you aren't alone. I don't use YT for audio, but all music apps have the same pain in the ass behavior because they don't close automatically and most often you have to use "recents" to kill them off. This is the same with Spotify and Pandora. I find myself having to close AA itself sometimes because it stays open long after I've left the car. Sometimes 20 minutes later I look down and notice it is still running. If it can start up automatically when BT connects, or even when "hearing" driving noises like the engine, the reverse should be true. You turn the car off, unplug, exit the vehicle WHY does it continue running? Not one of the top 3 music apps will kill itself.
Thanks for answering !
I actually didn't know anyone else would have the same problem so this is reassuring me hah
Yes that is so annoying having your phone waking up with music with the volume toaximum whereas 10 minutes ago you thought you did everything to shut it up
I think I've had this happen literally once and I do use YouTube Music. Have never had it replicated. Is it still happening with the happened with the January update?
EeZeEpEe said:
I think I've had this happen literally once and I do use YouTube Music. Have never had it replicated. Is it still happening with the happened with the January update?
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Unfortunately, yes it still happens despite the last update. The only thing that seems help me avoiding the problem is when I manually stop the music in my car before unplugging the phone. Then, for safety I put the media volume to the minimum so if the music starts again in my pocket, I won't hear it.
!J2B! said:
Unfortunately, yes it still happens despite the last update. The only thing that seems help me avoiding the problem is when I manually stop the music in my car before unplugging the phone. Then, for safety I put the media volume to the minimum so if the music starts again in my pocket, I won't hear it.
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Interesting, so you're connected via Bluetooth to your car, turn off the ignition, and it'll still be playing? At that point, that's when my YouTube Music pauses.
EeZeEpEe said:
Interesting, so you're connected via Bluetooth to your car, turn off the ignition, and it'll still be playing? At that point, that's when my YouTube Music pauses.
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Actually no. I plug my P4XL to my car through USB then it connects via Bluetooth and Android Auto runs on my car's screen. Everything work fine. When I'm arrived, I unplug my phone, turn of the ignition and the sound normally stops and YTM pauses. But something like 10 minutes later, when I'm far from the car, the last song I was playing in the car restart through the phone with absolutely no interaction on it.
!J2B! said:
Actually no. I plug my P4XL to my car through USB then it connects via Bluetooth and Android Auto runs on my car's screen. Everything work fine. When I'm arrived, I unplug my phone, turn of the ignition and the sound normally stops and YTM pauses. But something like 10 minutes later, when I'm far from the car, the last song I was playing in the car restart through the phone with absolutely no interaction on it.
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Ah okay. Thanks for the clarification. Yeah I use Android Auto just on my phone.
!J2B! said:
Thanks for answering !
I actually didn't know anyone else would have the same problem so this is reassuring me hah
Yes that is so annoying having your phone waking up with music with the volume toaximum whereas 10 minutes ago you thought you did everything to shut it up
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I have a similar problem. I drive a lot throughout the day and Stream SiriusXM on my Phone through the BT on my work van. Very often, I get out and within an unspecified period of time, Sirius will start playing, full volume for no reason. It's as annoying as the Google Assistant suddenly responding to something I said without me using the OK Google prompt.
The fix is to close Sirius and swipe away the player controls in the status bar dropdown
HipKat said:
I have a similar problem. I drive a lot throughout the day and Stream SiriusXM on my Phone through the BT on my work van. Very often, I get out and within an unspecified period of time, Sirius will start playing, full volume for no reason. It's as annoying as the Google Assistant suddenly responding to something I said without me using the OK Google prompt.
The fix is to close Sirius and swipe away the player controls in the status bar dropdown
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Thanks for your feedback ! I don't have the Google Assistant problem you have but the exact same problem for the media. So it's not due to YT Music or Sirius. It's an overall media problem.
Unfortunately, I can't close the app because when I unplug the phone, YouTube Music isn't even open. And swiping right the player controls doesn't seem to work.
The only thing that seems to work is to stop the stream through Android Auto before turning off the engine and unplugging. But I have to think every time I leave my car
!J2B! said:
Thanks for your feedback ! I don't have the Google Assistant problem you have but the exact same problem for the media. So it's not due to YT Music or Sirius. It's an overall media problem.
Unfortunately, I can't close the app because when I unplug the phone, YouTube Music isn't even open. And swiping right the player controls doesn't seem to work.
The only thing that seems to work is to stop the stream through Android Auto before turning off the engine and unplugging. But I have to think every time I leave my car
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I haven't tried stopping it before I turn off the van, but that's an idea. I think when I turn off the engine, it pauses the stream on the device, sure, but what causes it to just start playing again??
TBH, that and the random dead spots around the edges of my phone since Android 11, I'm getting a little aggravated.
HipKat said:
I haven't tried stopping it before I turn off the van, but that's an idea. I think when I turn off the engine, it pauses the stream on the device, sure, but what causes it to just start playing again??
TBH, that and the random dead spots around the edges of my phone since Android 11, I'm getting a little aggravated.
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I absolutely don't know what causes it to start the music again. But closing it before turning off the engine and then force closing the streaming app does help. That way, the phone has nothing to turn back on
Regarding the dead spots since the update I don't have this problem... Yet. But yeah, Android 11 is one of the worst major update the past few years. Hope they will fix these problems soon.
IsaacDavidson said:
Have you tried to write them in customer support? I think that it is a system bug
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Yes I already tried but the support didn't even seem to understand the real problem. We were speaking in my native language though. Seems like french support sucks

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