Here's my "final" input to this conversation thread. My analysis, and conclusions on the problem are as follows:
Stated Problem:
Spotify stops playing randomly when connecting to a music player (i.e. headphones, amplifier/receiver) using a 3.5 mm auxiliary cable connection via the smartphone's headphone jack;
Conclusions:
1) Firstly, the problem is not limited to Spotify. I've had the same problem when connecting my Android 6 smartphone while listening to Google Play Music, iTunes Apple Music, Deezer, and others. Therefore, I conclude that the cause of the problem is either a hardware issue, or operating system issue. Since many different brands of Android-based phones are having the problem, I conclude that it is more likely an Android operating system issue. Fewer people, I believe, have problems with listening to streaming music via headphones, however, so I would say make sure the headphone port on the phone is clear of dust. by gently using a paper clip to pry out dust, Regardless of the source of the problem, I would say any smartphone should have the capability to listen to streaming music via headphones, and, if after cleaning the port of dust you still have a problem, I would seek a refund or replacement for your phone.
Solution to my problem:
In my case, I can listen to music on my headphones with no issues. Also, I can use a Bluetooth connection (most of the time) to listen on bluetooth headphones, ot by way of a bluetooth dongle attached to the auxiliary input of a Bose music player. I prefer listening to music by way of a cabled connection, however, because the sound quality of a cabled connection is superior to a bluetooth connection (due to the extra compression of the music spectrum that bluetooth uses).
When I try to connect via cable to my car's auxiliary input, or the Bose system's, or my traditional Yahama receiver/amplifier, I run into the above mentioned problems. So, I now use streaming music to discover new and old artists, but for artist's that I wish to listen to in high quality, (i.e. 320 kps MP3, FLAC files), I purchase the music at a small cost, then use MediaMonkey to sync up with a couple of Apple music players. The Apple devices have no issues when connecting to headphones, receivers, amps, etc via the auxiliary cable. I use the site: www.megaboon.com as my go to site for music purchases - inexpensive (e.g. 99 cents for the average album). Because I enjoy quality over quantity, I'm considering in investing in a Digital Audiio Player that can play high resolution files as a long-term solution ($300 - $400).
Hope this helps.
Staff / Moderator/ 2 years ago in Social & Random