https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Bluetooth-stuttering-Android-So-Super-Annoying/m-p/1867600#M88030 <P>I've seen many discussions about this issue in many forums, yet it never gets fixed.&nbsp; Let's try to state the problem clearly.&nbsp; Spotify, you stutter when playing via bluetooth on Andorid.&nbsp; The sound just drops out anytime something like a notification, etc. occurs. Despite me having most of them turned off.&nbsp; Despite me turning down notifications and system sounds to zero, you still stutter.&nbsp; So when driving, rocking along to some great music, it just drops out.&nbsp; It happens whether I stream or have saved the music on my device. It is so super annoying that it vastly reduces the time I use Spotify in my car.&nbsp; It's sad that this hasn't been fixed.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is this a Spotify only problem?&nbsp; Kind of, but mostly, it's an Android problem.&nbsp; It handles notifications poorly.&nbsp; Regardless, apps like PowerAmp have a setting to try to take over the notifications and block them.&nbsp; Seems to work much better (but not 100%) than Spotify.&nbsp; So that tells me that it is possible to write software to block notifications; yet Spotify just won't do it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So here's my ask.&nbsp; Spotify, please add a setting to your Android app called "I want Spotify to rule all my notifications and system issues by taking all priority on my phone.&nbsp; Other than phone calls, block any form of issue that would cause stuttering by managing cache better and blocking the interruptions."&nbsp; Put a second setting that says "Include calls in the above blocking".&nbsp; And do a little programming.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I don't think much is required.&nbsp; You could for example, redirect the notifications in some way.&nbsp; You could raise the priority of Spotify in the operating system.&nbsp; You could cache more of the song and then as annoying system notifications come in, strip them from the cache and replace the missing music there (or re-cache).&nbsp; You could create some kind of virtualized container that runs on top of Android, but that is self-contained and we could just run that (OK, farfetched, but you could).&nbsp; My point is that you have to fix this if you want people to use Spotify on Android with Bluetooth.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; Work with Google.&nbsp; Hack the operating system.&nbsp; Publish your own ROM/Kernel version and we'll all unlock our phones and use it.&nbsp; Just fix it.&nbsp; Please.</P> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:45:18 GMT wmupchurch 2017-08-23T12:45:18Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Bluetooth-stuttering-Android-So-Super-Annoying/m-p/1867600#M88030 <P>I've seen many discussions about this issue in many forums, yet it never gets fixed.&nbsp; Let's try to state the problem clearly.&nbsp; Spotify, you stutter when playing via bluetooth on Andorid.&nbsp; The sound just drops out anytime something like a notification, etc. occurs. Despite me having most of them turned off.&nbsp; Despite me turning down notifications and system sounds to zero, you still stutter.&nbsp; So when driving, rocking along to some great music, it just drops out.&nbsp; It happens whether I stream or have saved the music on my device. It is so super annoying that it vastly reduces the time I use Spotify in my car.&nbsp; It's sad that this hasn't been fixed.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is this a Spotify only problem?&nbsp; Kind of, but mostly, it's an Android problem.&nbsp; It handles notifications poorly.&nbsp; Regardless, apps like PowerAmp have a setting to try to take over the notifications and block them.&nbsp; Seems to work much better (but not 100%) than Spotify.&nbsp; So that tells me that it is possible to write software to block notifications; yet Spotify just won't do it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>So here's my ask.&nbsp; Spotify, please add a setting to your Android app called "I want Spotify to rule all my notifications and system issues by taking all priority on my phone.&nbsp; Other than phone calls, block any form of issue that would cause stuttering by managing cache better and blocking the interruptions."&nbsp; Put a second setting that says "Include calls in the above blocking".&nbsp; And do a little programming.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I don't think much is required.&nbsp; You could for example, redirect the notifications in some way.&nbsp; You could raise the priority of Spotify in the operating system.&nbsp; You could cache more of the song and then as annoying system notifications come in, strip them from the cache and replace the missing music there (or re-cache).&nbsp; You could create some kind of virtualized container that runs on top of Android, but that is self-contained and we could just run that (OK, farfetched, but you could).&nbsp; My point is that you have to fix this if you want people to use Spotify on Android with Bluetooth.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; Work with Google.&nbsp; Hack the operating system.&nbsp; Publish your own ROM/Kernel version and we'll all unlock our phones and use it.&nbsp; Just fix it.&nbsp; Please.</P> Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:45:18 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Bluetooth-stuttering-Android-So-Super-Annoying/m-p/1867600#M88030 wmupchurch 2017-08-23T12:45:18Z