

One more reason why I'm contemplating a Motorola device as my next smartphone. So Google seems to be on top of things despite Samsung/Verizon not doing anything. I'll go for weeks without stuttering in my car (Bluetooth 2.1+EDR) and my phone has stopped stuttering with my Bluetooth speakers (UE Boom and Beats Pill XL). I also found a solution for when it does start to stutter over Bluetooth: clear out the cache, turn off Bluetooth, clear the data for the Bluetooth Share app, restart the phone, and then turn Bluetooth back on. No more stuttering through a wired headphone connection and it rarely stutters over Bluetooth. I have also switched to Google Music All Access as my source for music so I'm stuck using the Google Play Music app. So far though, after a few Google Music updates, I haven't had any issues.
#Doubletwist upgrade
I don't want to go through the process of rooting my phone, installing Cyanogenmod, and then unrooting it and going back to stock when I'm going to give the phone back to Verizon in another 4-5 months (I'm on their plan where I can upgrade once a year). Does anyone have any insight as to what's going on or a suggestion for a better music app? I'm not really tied to anything so long as it integrates with the KitKat lock screen and I can control it with my Moto 360. The recent upgrade to 4.4.4, along with the Bluetooth fix that Samsung sent out, seems to have smoothed Google Music out at least but it still encounters issues and it's mainly with the AAC files. Doubletwist never skipped but it was like trying to run Windows Vista on a Commodore 64. PowerAMP is the worst of the offenders despite me increasing its audio buffer and priority to maximum levels. Both Google Music and PowerAMP skip when I'm playing music through headphones or over Bluetooth, mainly with the Bluetooth receiver in my car (Belkin Bluetooth 2.1+EDR) or with my UE Boom (though Google Music doesn't really have an issue with the UE Boom).
#Doubletwist 320kbps
My music files mainly consist of 320kbps CBR Lame (3.99) files encoded with foobar2000 (my CD rips) and 256kbps VBR mpeg-4 LC-AAC files from my iTunes days. Doubletwist is way too slow and syncing takes forever, PowerAMP has been quirky (at best) and sometimes takes a good 90 seconds before it responds to a button press, and the Google Music sometimes skips/pauses when playing back music (PowerAMP did this too). I have since tried various other apps but none of them really work all that well. It instantly imports any new playlist you make as well. Just opening the app imports your iTunes collection. doubleTwist is intelligent when it comes to iTunes pairing.
#Doubletwist for mac
They don't happen under the Samsung Music app but I refuse to use it as that app drains my battery way too quickly (almost 10% with just 30 minutes of music listening). Download doubleTwist app for Mac and Windows, the free Android app for wired sync and the AirSync add on that costs just under 2 for syncing music wirelessly over Wi-Fi. I've been experiencing music playback issues with my S5 (Verizon) for a while now.
