Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly?

Re:Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly? by talldayo on Monday April 08, 2024 @12:33PM (#39971375)

I don't think any of my phones, iPhone or Android, have had hardware-related issues during music playback. I have had:

- faulty 3.5mm jacks on certain headphones causing intermittent cutout

- buffering pauses for remote libraries/streaming (eg. YouTube or Spotify)

- Bluetooth/codec issues, where the proper codec isn't negotiated and "headset" mode stays on

That being said, I don't stream FLAC and my library is <10,000 songs. Maybe you've got a big library?

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly? by c0deR3D on Monday April 08, 2024 @01:10PM (#39971739)

Nope, mine is a playlist with only 3 local-stored tracks. Yes, I loop these 3 tracks all the time.

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly? by ctoth on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:08PM (#39972738)

I would be more quick to check those three files rather than blame the entire modern (iPhone 8 Plus is modern now?) smartphone industry.

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly? by sfmz on Monday April 08, 2024 @03:10PM (#39972755)

Ok, lets have them, what 3 tracks do you have on infinite repeat?

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