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Help! Google Play Newsstand and Google Now crash after launching

I'm running stock Android 4.1.2 on an international version GT-P6800 (purchased in Thailand).
I've been subscribed to a magazine for months now. But with today's replacement (Play Magazines => Play Newsstand), the Google Play Newsstand app crashes immediately on launch. Same story for the updated version of Google Now (released over the past week).
Due to increased sluggishness of my tablet, I decided to backup data and do a factory reset. So all these problems are occurring on a "fresh" OS install. (So no significant app caches, etc.)
Newsstand and Google Now/Search are both working fine on my ASUS tablet, so these problems are definitely specific to this hardware/OS version.
Is anyone else having either or both problems? Ideas?
P.S. This is really making me more inclined to finally root my tablet and install the most stable custom ROM available.

Just tried Newsstand an I too am having issues, also been having issues with Google Now . I started a thread regarding that issue as well. Really getting frustrated
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adinis78 said:
Just tried Newsstand an I too am having issues, also been having issues with Google Now . I started a thread regarding that issue as well. Really getting frustrated
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I am having the same issue on my tab 7.7 4.1 also.
hmm..
so far have no idea how to fix it ...

one more
+1, senda report to Google, maybe help

****mesta said:
+1, senda report to Google, maybe help
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The problem is almost certainly caused by Samsung modifications to Jelly Bean. My other Android devices don't have any such problems.
I posted a message about my solution in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529929

Finally found easy fix!
Uninstall the update & revert back to factory app. Stupid updates just screw everything up! It was ridiculous!

What I don't understand is that my wife's Note I I was able to update both apps with no issues, her phone is running JB 4.1.2
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Were is the widget? This seems to be a flipboard take over so google needs widget.

I know I'm not the only one with this issue, anybody have an any ideas as to why Google search no longer works, even after new updates. On My wife's Note II she gets all the updates with no issue, she is also running 4.1.2. This is really pissing me off.
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It's happend to my tab 7.7 also..
Google Search And Newstand just crash when ever i lunch it
hopefully can get the fix soon ..

lnxcat said:
It's happend to my tab 7.7 also..
Google Search And Newstand just crash when ever i lunch it
hopefully can get the fix soon ..
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It's been about 4 updates since problem started, I don't think Google is aware of it otherwise it would have been solved
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Another update released today and still same issue, what seems to be the problem?
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The power to solve the problem is available. But you'd rather complain.
adinis78 said:
Another update released today and still same issue, what seems to be the problem?
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The problem is almost certainly Samsung 's work in modifying Android for our tablet model. There are no widespread complaints for other Android devices. And as I said when you started this thread: once I rooted the tablet and flashed Cyanogenmod, the problem became a far-off memory. That's the beauty of the Android community. My tablet can do more things now. And I don't have to think about whether Samsung cares about me.
What did I learn?That if I wanted a 7"tablet today, I would get the Nexus 7. I got a Nexus 4 phone when Google dropped the price. I rooted it in 15 minutes. And Kit Kat is available for it already.

goattee said:
The problem is almost certainly Samsung 's work in modifying Android for our tablet model. There are no widespread complaints for other Android devices. And as I said when you started this thread: once I rooted the tablet and flashed Cyanogenmod, the problem became a far-off memory. That's the beauty of the Android community. My tablet can do more things now. And I don't have to think about whether Samsung cares about me.
What did I learn?That if I wanted a 7"tablet today, I would get the Nexus 7. I got a Nexus 4 phone when Google dropped the price. I rooted it in 15 minutes. And Kit Kat is available for it already.
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How can you recommend using Cyonogen when all of these issues are present?
1. Inherent from CM10.1
　　- Wifi-tethering, hdmi, Incall screen landscape, etc.
2. Bluetooh not working
　　- Need to see if the mojo in cm10.1 works here. (Lots of works...)
3. Camera not working yet
　　- Both camera can preview, Autio focus is OK for back camera. Can't save the photo...
　　 (Seems bugs in framework_av cause it)
4. The default orientation of lockscreen is lanscape.
　　- not respond to rotation lock. Workaround: set only one angle in settings and enable rotation.
5. Screen rotation or rapid refresh cause transient noices. (Seems the new opengl issue, will try the new r3p2 mali driver later)
Unless you have a different version where everything works as it should.
Don't get mad, just pointing out the flaws of your suggestion.
Also my wife's Note II does not have this issue so I don't think it is a Samsung issue, then again I might be wrong.
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First off, I want you to know I am not angry; I am just realistic. Samsung released the GT-P6800 as part of their typical tactic: they offered tablets in every possible size:
7", 7.7 with AMOLED, 8.9, 10.1.
Then they waited to see what the market wanted. Our model's AMOLED display was an expensive (but excellent) component. When the smoke cleared, Samsung followed the market's signal. They never released a follow-up and decided on the Note series as a better product family. We are never going to get Samsung's attention. Between your experience, your wife's and mine, we know that the crashing apps only happen on the 7.7. So there is a combination of Samsung OS and hardware that causes the problem. For the reasons I just cited, Samsung IS NOT GOING TO OFFER FIXES OR PATCHES.
You've done a great job listing possible reasons why someone would not do what I did. (To root and flash a new ROM.)
So let me respond directly to your points.
adinis78 said:
How can you recommend using Cyonogen when all of these issues are present?
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It's because of my priorities: I care deeply about reading on my tablet. That includes my subscription to The New Yorker magazine (via Newsstand) and PressReader for a variety of global newspapers. If I can't read what I want, I have to find a solution. You complained about Newsstand, so I told you how to get Newsstand working.
Another fringe benefit: I can get rid of the crap Samsung put in the firmware: Social Hub, Readers Hub, widgets, old PressReader, old Pulse, etc.
adinis78 said:
1. Inherent from CM10.1
- Wifi-tethering
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I can confirm this does not work. If Samsung would release their WiFi drivers to the development community this problem could be fixed. (If Samsung is too busy with more profitable products, they should let the customers fix the problem, no?)
adinis78 said:
hdmi, Incall screen landscape, etc.
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I have not tested these things.
HDMI
A direct physical HDMI connection is a pretty clumsy way of communicating with a TV. I'd rather use XBMC, DLNA, or one of the streaming boxes and "cast" the content to the TV across my network. Who needs to run a cable across the living room or bedroom between TV and tablet?
adinis78 said:
2. Bluetooh not working
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Bluetooth is working. I use it.
adinis78 said:
- Need to see if the mojo in cm10.1 works here. (Lots of works...)
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Sorry, I don't know what mojo is.
adinis78 said:
3. Camera not working yet
- Both camera can preview, Autio focus is OK for back camera. Can't save the photo...
(Seems bugs in framework_av cause it)
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I did not spend a lot of time testing this. But I was able to save pictures from the back camera. I did not test the front camera. A quick test of Skype was not successful connecting even though wifi is working.
adinis78 said:
4. The default orientation of lockscreen is landscape.
- not respond to rotation lock. Workaround: set only one angle in settings and enable rotation.
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I am not having this problem. I don't remember if this happened on my tablet after flashing CM. But now I am using Xposed framework + App Settings. So almost everything can be forced to auto-rotate.
adinis78 said:
5. Screen rotation or rapid refresh cause transient noices. (Seems the new opengl issue, will try the new r3p2 mali driver later)
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I am not experiencing any unusual noises. I've never built a ROM so I have no idea about the underlying drivers.
adinis78 said:
Unless you have a different version where everything works as it should.
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Unfortunately if Samsung won't release all the drivers to the development community, it's unlikely that there will ever be a fully functional alternative ROM for the GT-P6800.

adinis78 said:
How can you recommend using Cyonogen when all of these issues are present?
1. Inherent from CM10.1
　　- Wifi-tethering, hdmi, Incall screen landscape, etc.
2. Bluetooh not working
　　- Need to see if the mojo in cm10.1 works here. (Lots of works...)
3. Camera not working yet
　　- Both camera can preview, Autio focus is OK for back camera. Can't save the photo...
　　 (Seems bugs in framework_av cause it)
4. The default orientation of lockscreen is lanscape.
　　- not respond to rotation lock. Workaround: set only one angle in settings and enable rotation.
5. Screen rotation or rapid refresh cause transient noices. (Seems the new opengl issue, will try the new r3p2 mali driver later)
Unless you have a different version where everything works as it should.
Don't get mad, just pointing out the flaws of your suggestion.
Also my wife's Note II does not have this issue so I don't think it is a Samsung issue, then again I might be wrong.
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I think you listed the issues of CM 11 , and he's using CM 10.X
By the way I got same problem after updating those two apps. So I just uninstalled updates.
I'm still giving the stock ROM some time , as I own this tablet from only 2 months..but I think I'm gonna move to Cyanogenmod in time, its not only Samsung thing, all stock Roms from all brands I've tested get laggy after few months..:| , even with pure android on nexues 7 , this thing I've never seen with Apple tho they still power their flagship devices with Dual Core, and 1 GB Ram.!
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Silver-7 said:
I think you listed the issues of CM 11 , and he's using CM 10.X
By the way I got same problem after updating those two apps. So I just uninstalled updates.
I'm still giving the stock ROM some time , as I own this tablet from only 2 months..but I think I'm gonna move to Cyanogenmod in time, its not only Samsung thing, all stock Roms from all brands I've tested get laggy after few months..:| , even with pure android on nexues 7 , this thing I've never seen with Apple tho they still power their flagship devices with Dual Core, and 1 GB Ram.!
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Don't fill up the whole of your internal sdcard and fstrim (JB only) your partitions once a week or on boot. Also, improve android LMK & min frees with V6SuperCharger, or CrossBreeder etc. This may help, but involves some reading on your part.
Apple don't fill their device with as many useful features (or bloatware), which would require greater hardware capacity. There's no comparison.
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I tried and tested http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535734 latest Cyonoge romantic version and boy or boy was it buggy, issues with screen rotation (known factor) and bluetooth not working (known issue, and I really used this feature) so decided to go back to 4.1.2 stock and just get used to not having latest version of Google Now. At least I know I have a fully functioning rom and tab. I guess no more need to complain.
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These apps with updates working great with PAK 4.2.2 , so its a stock 4.1.2 issue.
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Silver-7 said:
These apps with updates working great with PAK 4.2.2 , so its a stock 4.1.2 issue.
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Could you please provide link to thread, thanks.
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[Bug] Bluetooth Sync

Love MX Pro! Your H/W+ was the only thing that fixed my video stuttering issue on my HTC One with Android 4.4.2, thanks! My question is if there is a way to fix the Bluetooth audio lag while watching videos? It's about 1-2 seconds off. I think it's a Android bug, and did not have the problem on my HTC Sensation on ICS.

I would think this is an android bug as well. It's been mentioned on the old forum before:
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mx-videoplayer/KlZenh0VFR4/discussion
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mx-videoplayer/0_4M5NknAHs/discussion
The developer is aware of the issue, though I'm not sure if he has a fix yet.

CDB-Man said:
I would think this is an android bug as well. It's been mentioned on the old forum before:
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mx-videoplayer/KlZenh0VFR4/discussion
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mx-videoplayer/0_4M5NknAHs/discussion
The developer is aware of the issue, though I'm not sure if he has a fix yet.
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Yes - it's an Android bug, but funnily enough, apps like YouTube don't have any (noticeable) lag. I posted about this a year ago, as well (here), as it was supposed to have been fixed by then - but as it still happens, it clearly hasn't been. I've had to stop using MX Player Pro because of this (I play video through my hearing aids via Bluetooth). Fingers crossed the developer will (eventually) fix this...
Richard.

@bleu8888 any ideas?

Ebojager said:
Love MX Pro! Your H/W+ was the only thing that fixed my video stuttering issue on my HTC One with Android 4.4.2, thanks! My question is if there is a way to fix the Bluetooth audio lag while watching videos? It's about 1-2 seconds off. I think it's a Android bug, and did not have the problem on my HTC Sensation on ICS.
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I will try to fix it up soon.
Thanks

Samsung Tab E and Skull Candy headphones
Has this been resolved? I bought a pair of skull candy bluetooth headphones and audio is late by about a second. Samsung tab e 9.6 Model # SM-T567V Android 5.1.1

RADiuMOz said:
Yes - it's an Android bug, but funnily enough, apps like YouTube don't have any (noticeable) lag. I posted about this a year ago, as well (here), as it was supposed to have been fixed by then - but as it still happens, it clearly hasn't been. I've had to stop using MX Player Pro because of this (I play video through my hearing aids via Bluetooth). Fingers crossed the developer will (eventually) fix this...
Richard.
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Ebojager said:
Love MX Pro! Your H/W+ was the only thing that fixed my video stuttering issue on my HTC One with Android 4.4.2, thanks! My question is if there is a way to fix the Bluetooth audio lag while watching videos? It's about 1-2 seconds off. I think it's a Android bug, and did not have the problem on my HTC Sensation on ICS.
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postman07 said:
Has this been resolved? I bought a pair of skull candy bluetooth headphones and audio is late by about a second. Samsung tab e 9.6 Model # SM-T567V Android 5.1.1
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It's seems to be audio latency issue. Either It may be from ROM or Headset.
Kindly try the latest nightly version. It has an option to audio offset. You can even set default audio offset for bluetooth devices.
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ktsamy said:
It's seems to be audio latency issue. Either It may be from ROM or Headset.
Kindly try the latest nightly version. It has an option to audio offset. You can even set default audio offset for bluetooth devices.
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Thank you very much for your response. excuse my ignorance, but what is the nightly version? Is that something I get outside of the google play store or is it just the latest version of mx player pro?
Thank you

postman07 said:
Thank you very much for your response. excuse my ignorance, but what is the nightly version? Is that something I get outside of the google play store or is it just the latest version of mx player pro?
Thank you
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You can find beta version here: https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build

Nexus 5 stutters and has audio distortion when using only YouTube

I'm on my third Nexus 5 that has had issues, and every single one of them have had this one. When using YouTube the video is jerky and stutters, and randomly there will be audio distortion and pops from the speaker. This is the third Nexus 5 I've had with this issue, and nothing I find can fix it. I can barely find any info on the internet about it.
From what I can tell it is limited to YouTube. The thing is, my old S2 on 4.1.2 had no such issue. None of my other electronics have any issues with YouTube to the degree this does. I'm past believing it is an issue with my phone(though it might be), because as I said, I'm on my third Nexus 5 with this issue.
Has anyone else had this issue? What are my options in trying to fix it? I've had such a bad experience with the Nexus line I'm close to giving up and buying a different phone. This is driving me crazy.
I hope someone can help. Thanks.
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YouTube works fine on mine.

What speed is your Internet connection? And i assume the app is up to date?
Again i have no problems here with mine
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Ben36 said:
What speed is your Internet connection? And i assume the app is up to date?
Again i have no problems here with mine
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App is up to date, and my internet speed is at least 10mbps. I have 30 at home and have the same issues. It does this at home, here at work, and on 4G. But it couldn't be the internet connection as it works fine on my old phone and other devices.
Here's some more info.
Stock, unrooted, stock kernel, 4.2.2. I've been tempted to root and unlock the boot loader to install a new kernel and see if that helps, but I'm not used to rooting Nexus devices and don't want to make it difficult to upgrade to 4.4.3 when its released. Hopefully that will fix this issue, but Google has been radio silent on it so I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
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Ixlair said:
App is up to date, and my internet speed is at least 10mbps. I have 30 at home and have the same issues. It does this at home, here at work, and on 4G. But it couldn't be the internet connection as it works fine on my old phone and other devices.
Here's some more info.
Stock, unrooted, stock kernel, 4.2.2. I've been tempted to root and unlock the boot loader to install a new kernel and see if that helps, but I'm not used to rooting Nexus devices and don't want to make it difficult to upgrade to 4.4.3 when its released. Hopefully that will fix this issue, but Google has been radio silent on it so I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
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I assume by 4.2.2 you meant 4.4.2
Try clearing data and cache on the YouTube app, if that doesn't help try uninstalling/uninstalling updates and reinstalling/reupdating.

Letharqy said:
I assume by 4.2.2 you meant 4.4.2
Try clearing data and cache on the YouTube app, if that doesn't help try uninstalling/uninstalling updates and reinstalling/reupdating.
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Yeah, 4.4.2. Sorry. I've already tried that stuff. I've even tried factory resetting the phone. I'm seriously at a loss for what to do as far as fixing it.
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Ixlair said:
Yeah, 4.4.2. Sorry. I've already tried that stuff. I've even tried factory resetting the phone. I'm seriously at a loss for what to do as far as fixing it.
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Are you certain that it isn't just the video being like that? If you've had this problem over a few devices, you're really unlucky.

Letharqy said:
Are you certain that it isn't just the video being like that? If you've had this problem over a few devices, you're really unlucky.
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I wish it was just specific videos but it's all of them. Happens more often in HD videos.

Ixlair said:
I wish it was just specific videos but it's all of them. Happens more often in HD videos.
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If it was some sort of hardware issue I don't see why it would only affect YouTube.

Letharqy said:
If it was some sort of hardware issue I don't see why it would only affect YouTube.
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Exactly. It's why I've ruled it out being a hardware issue, because this has happened to two other Nexus 5's I've been in possession of. It's so weird.
I've unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, all the fun stuff. I'm gonna try a new kernel to see if that will fix it.

Ixlair said:
Exactly. It's why I've ruled it out being a hardware issue, because this has happened to two other Nexus 5's I've been in possession of. It's so weird.
I've unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, all the fun stuff. I'm gonna try a new kernel to see if that will fix it.
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Just an update, yep, that didn't work. Still happens. I think by the end of the year I'm going to get a different phone, I'm done dealing with this. I'll put it with it until then. Thanks for the help.

Ixlair said:
I'm on my third Nexus 5 that has had issues, and every single one of them have had this one. When using YouTube the video is jerky and stutters, and randomly there will be audio distortion and pops from the speaker. This is the third Nexus 5 I've had with this issue, and nothing I find can fix it. I can barely find any info on the internet about it.
From what I can tell it is limited to YouTube. The thing is, my old S2 on 4.1.2 had no such issue. None of my other electronics have any issues with YouTube to the degree this does. I'm past believing it is an issue with my phone(though it might be), because as I said, I'm on my third Nexus 5 with this issue.
Has anyone else had this issue? What are my options in trying to fix it? I've had such a bad experience with the Nexus line I'm close to giving up and buying a different phone. This is driving me crazy.
I hope someone can help. Thanks.
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Hiya,
Im having this issue as well. Some of the videos have disortion and stutters, but its not in youtube app. When I play videos form the websites it happens but, not in all of them. Dont know why some are ok and others dont. Sometimes its really annoying, especially when it stutters a lot in the playedback video. I do not know if its a hardware or a software issue.
EDIT:
Just checked the same video in Android Authority app and in Youtube app. In the first app audio stutters and being a wee bit choppy, in Yt however, everything is fine. Audio is clear, no stutters at all. So I assume its software issue and maybe audio codecs dont play well with third party apps. Also, I dont think there is a solution to this problem.
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[Q] CM12 is so quiet...

Forgive me if this has been asked already (I did spend 5 minutes searching here to no avail...)
Obviously since official CM 12 came out the glitchy audio problems have been sorted out on all the ROMs, though no matter what lollipop ROM I install it's just too damn quiet. Feels like it maxes out at about 70% the volume of CM11S and as I listen to spoken word not music it's become unusable.
Is this some weird confluence of events that only affects me? (I can't find any other complaints) Anyone know any workarounds? I installed Viper4Android and it worked but there was no way of getting it any louder (if anything it was a bit quieter no matter what I tried)
The buggy Beta CM12s were fantastically loud, but alas the Max Headroom style digital glitches made them unusable.
I would love to be able to hear my audiobooks and podcasts again. Can anyone please advise?
**Edit to mention that the EU safe levels have already been overruled**

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This is what i did to get some high volume for ma cm12 built,
I flashed this mod which is triple mono high thingy and flashed Viper4Android..
If you want u can try it and get back to me

bashrulz said:
This is what i did to get some high volume for ma cm12 built,
I flashed this mod which is triple mono high thingy and flashed Viper4Android..
If you want u can try it and get back to me
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Thanks but doing that killed my OPO. I now get "couldn't play back the track you required" on Play Music and "episode appears to be in a format we can't play" with Pocket Casts.
I should also have pointed out that speaker volume is of no interest to me, just bluetooth and headset. Thanks for taking the time to answer me though.

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You bumped one minute after the thread was created??

I am getting very stuttery/laggy/crackly audio over wired headphones and speaker on O

Hello! I never had a problem with my Google Pixel until now.
I downloaded and installed the official Android 8.0 update for my Pixel. As soon as it booted, I did what I normally do and I opened up my audiobooks player to play my 4 hour long MP3 that I listen to. I noticed immediately that the audio was stuttering and crackling, like the way a very old PC would do when you had too many things running while you tried to listen to music.
It is not a bluetooth issue because it happens with wired headphones and even with the internal speaker. It does it whether or not my phone is rooted (does not make a difference). I do not have a lot of apps installed. Again, this did not happen at all on Android N.
The issue is not just with my audio book player app. While it does not happen in Youtube, it also happens if I try to play a video in a web browser. The same horrible audio lagging/stuttering.
I did not see anyone complain about this, so I am at a loss for what it could possibly be. Anyone with any pointers I would greatly appreciate them! It is driving me crazy!

It happens to me too, I have to clear all apps from the background and reboot. Then the audio go back to normal.

famazi said:
It happens to me too, I have to clear all apps from the background and reboot. Then the audio go back to normal.
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It goes back to normal for me after a reboot but it comes right back after not too much time. Why did Google officially release Oreo with this kind of issue?

daddylonglegs said:
It goes back to normal for me after a reboot but it comes right back after not too much time. Why did Google officially release Oreo with this kind of issue?
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I had it on nougat also, but it happens a lot more frequently on Oreo.

Has anyone found a fix?

It is some sort of weird RAM issue. I downloaded a RAM cleaner, and even though I have lots of free RAM, cleaning the RAM fixes it (until it eventually comes back). What is going on?

daddylonglegs said:
It is some sort of weird RAM issue. I downloaded a RAM cleaner, and even though I have lots of free RAM, cleaning the RAM fixes it (until it eventually comes back). What is going on?
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I heard it's hardware. No one else is having these issues. Do an RMA and be done with it.
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bobby janow said:
I heard it's hardware. No one else is having these issues. Do an RMA and be done with it.
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Where did you hear this? And if it's a hardware issue why isn't it there in Android Nougat?
How did you "hear it's a hardware issue" but never heard of anyone else having this problem? Don't those statements contradict each other?

daddylonglegs said:
Where did you hear this? And if it's a hardware issue why isn't it there in Android Nougat?
How did you "hear it's a hardware issue" but never heard of anyone else having this problem? Don't those statements contradict each other?
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I just got the issue after updating, never had it before. It doesn't happen often and a reboot fixes it every time. Which leads me to believe it's software.

TonikJDK said:
I just got the issue after updating, never had it before. It doesn't happen often and a reboot fixes it every time. Which leads me to believe it's software.
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Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.

bobby janow said:
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.
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I have no issues with streaming services which is probably why you don't have the issue. It only happens to me in audio playing from a web browser or local audio files.

bobby janow said:
Yeah, you're probably right. I'm beginning to think that perhaps an app that's installed is conflicting with either ram usage or the audio drivers. Unfortunately, in order to find out what it is, a clean system would be needed at this point. No apps installed, test out the audio. If it works then you're in for a long day adding each app one at a time. If it still doesn't work I'd try another set of headphones, although that seems ludicrous. Lastly, since you're rooted you can go back to N if it's that important to you and report the heck out of it to Google. Good luck guys.
Not that it matters to you that much, but I listen to the headphones every day, Spotify, Pandora, Sports Gold and not a single issue on any of them. Bluetooth is another story, but wired static is rare. Search Google issues see if you come up with anything.
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I don't have an issue with any streaming apps, only with local audio files or audio from web browsers.
edit: sorry for the double post