Apple’s iPhone 16e has solely been out for every week and there’s already a serious problem that has early adopters on the lookout for a repair. In response to posts on the Apple Dialogue Discussion board and Reddit with greater than 60 feedback and 100 “Me too” reactions, Apple’s new telephone has a nagging audio problem: In the event you’re taking part in audio by way of any Bluetooth headphones, the sound stutters a number of occasions per tune for a second or two earlier than persevering with to play.
Apple is now conscious of the issue, experiences a consumer on the Apple Dialogue Boards, who put in a profile on his affected iPhone and documented the difficulty for Apple’s engineering group. Whereas there are reports that Apple is engaged on an in-house Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chip, the iPhone 16e nonetheless makes use of the half provided by Broadcom.
iOS 18.3.2 doesn’t assist
Apple this week launched an replace to iOS 18.3.2, however affected customers who put in the replace had been confronted with the identical issues. Some customers additionally report that their native Apple assist changed the gadgets with a brand new telephone, however the problem endured, which signifies that it’s a software program problem. Some customers have reported the difficulty on different iPhone fashions, nevertheless it doesn’t seem like as widespread because the iPhone 16e.
These affected appear to have recognized a standard issue: Apparently, the sound playback within the Bluetooth headphones begins to “stutter” when the iPhone 16e can be linked to a different gadget through Bluetooth. In a number of circumstances, it was a health tracker, for an additional consumer, it was an Oura ring.
Apparently, the bug will likely be fastened within the upcoming iOS 18.4, a number of contributors within the boards report no connection issues with the beta model of iOS 18.4.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication Macwelt and was translated and localized from German.