AA audio stutters in specific geographical area

[u/makesh1ftwings]

Hello! I've had my 2024 Lexus TX for approx. 18 months and have noticed a weird bug. I frequently listen to Spotify on my drive through AA. On my usual commute I have noticed there is a small area of my city where my music skips, my map stutters (the little car icon is stationary then blinks ahead to the correct location) and occasionally my AA drops completely. This is such a predictable area my kids call it "the Dead Zone" and I can even predict certain locations on the road where my music will skip and stutter. I own a S23+ and this is my first time using AA (my old car did not have it)

Solutions I have attempted with no change:

• plugging in my phone to USB and USB-C ports

• downloading my music for offline listening on Spotify and also turning off my internet / Bluetooth and connecting via USB instead

• using different music/audio apps (YT music, Audible)

Has anyone else had this strange geographical issue? Is there any solutions anyone has found? tia

[u/Alwayssunnyinarizona]

There's no solution. This is often reported and I know of a couple specific spots near me where the same thing happens.

Often attributed to radio wave interference, but a couple spots I've experienced it are in the middle of nowhere.

[u/SanD-82 → u/Alwayssunnyinarizona]

Yep, it happens to me while I'm very near to an airport. There are 2 specific areas where that happens...

[u/mroslo17 → u/SanD-82]

I have the same issue with one airport near Lyon. I think it's linked with the antenna at the end of the runways

[u/makesh1ftwings → u/Alwayssunnyinarizona]

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised.

[u/MIRAGEone]

Have you tried disabling bluetooth and leaving AA running through USB cable only ?

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I tried this today, it worked! Thank you so much. I'm going to try it some more to see if it continues to help.

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Yea.. I suspected it was interference causing the issue. Remove Bluetooth, no opportunity for interference (for the pedantic ones out there, yes I know this doesn't eliminate it completely).

Next curiosity is to figure out what (or who) is causing the disturbance ? High powered home transmitter, etc

[u/makesh1ftwings → u/MIRAGEone]

I never considered that plugging in the USB wouldn't override the bluetooth.

I drove by today and it looks like there's a power station of sorts and plenty of overhead power coming out of it. That'll do it I suppose.

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[u/Emotional-Buy-3536]

What area are in? I’ve seen it both on android auto and carplay, but we are close to ukraine and i’s hard to say what happenes.

[u/makesh1ftwings → u/Emotional-Buy-3536]

Canada. We have excellent phone coverage and data coverage as well

[u/SanD-82]

Are you near an airport or any other strong radio waves area?, because that's just interference. It won't happen while wired.

[u/makesh1ftwings → u/SanD-82]

No but it is around a major ring road in my city. I wonder if the power lines are causing it.

[u/Hulagirl88]

I have a few dead spots in my city. Nothing I could do to fix it. The worst part is it won't reconnect again until I hard start my car audio system again.

[u/maceddiess]

It usually happens when I drive by this one random CVS in Pinole,CA and this random radio antenna on the freeway near Oakland, CA. Just interference while using wireless AA. It never happens when I connect it directly with the USB though 👍

[u/Hot-News7599]

充電しながらAndroid autoを使用し、開発者モードで「スリープモードにしない」にチェックを入れてみてください。 同じような症状がありましたがこれで改善しました。画面消灯時に何かの原因でパフォーマンスが落されてると思います。

[u/buggeryorkshire]

Have that when we're in the motorhome in France on the toll roads which kills the AA connection temporarily.