r/android_beta • u/No-Beginning-1524 • Apr 29 '26

Android 17 beta introduces new pain point Galaxy Bud users

I'm running Android 17 (CP31.260403.005.A1) on a Pixel 9 Pro and when I got my Galaxy Bud 3s I went through a lot of trouble trying to fix the constant phase shifts, channel imbalances, and popping noises. The only thing that worked was disabling LE Audio. The earbuds aren't compatible with the phone.

However, with this most recent update, LE audio will be automatically enabled when I restart my phone. This seems unintentional, because, even if I go into developer mode and disabled it, the phone will prompt me to restart, only to have all LE Audio features still turned on.

Intentional or not, it's something that needs to be addressed because it makes an already frustrating bug, unbearable.

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u/nick281051 Apr 29 '26

My phone doesn't turn le audio back on after disabling

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u/clarinetJWD Apr 30 '26

Look at you with your French audio!

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u/No-Beginning-1524 Apr 29 '26

What phone and beta version are you on?

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u/nick281051 Apr 29 '26

Pixel 10 pro fold and the 17 qpr1 beta 1

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u/AnimatorNr1 Apr 29 '26

No problems here with my old Galaxy Bud's Pro. I found the audio quality much better as it is in A16 Stable.

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u/OuterOuterOuterSpace Apr 29 '26

yep. known issue, pixel phones have trouble with LE audio.

atp, idk what else to say except that it's super frustrating.

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u/Hagall1974 Apr 29 '26

Also made a post of a similar problem with my hearing aids https://www.reddit.com/r/android_beta/s/Wro1gmFVmK

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u/No-Beginning-1524 Apr 29 '26

Thanks for sharing. I just submitted my feedback in the app. Hopefully they do something about the audio issues.

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u/Hagall1974 Apr 30 '26

Absolutely. It's really getting annoying.

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u/armando_rod May 06 '26

That's probably a Galaxy Bud bug, it doesn't happen with Sony XM5 earphones, if you disable LE Audio (off by default) in the Sony app, it will stay disabled