Help Having Pandora Issues? Poll Please

White EVO.. ver 003
Rooted with Myn's Warm RLS5
2.6.32.27 Netarchy-Toastmod 4.3.1 kernel
baseband 2.15.00.11.19
PRI 1.90_003
SetCPU to underclock

it works great most the time.. for hours..
then for no reason.. it starts to skipp in the middle of the song to the next song.
once started it will do so for many songs.
when does it stop skipping or why?... I dont know....i just stop using for a few hours or for the day. be fine the next time I try it for a few hrs..

Phone:
HTC EVO - Unrooted (stock)

Hardware:
Hardware Version - 0003

Software:
Android version - 2.2
Baseband version - 2.15.00.11.19
Kernel Version - 2.6.32.17
Build number - 3.70.651.1
Software number - 3.70.651.1
Browser version- WebKit 3.1
PRI Version - 1.90_003
PRL - 60674

Phone Updates:
All updates performed by menu>settings>system updates

Pandora:
Version 1.5.3 (77395)

Pandora Quality Setting:
High

Pandora use:
I use pandora on the 3g network. I have not used wifi or 4g yet but I can test that if you like. Also I use pandora in my car when driving so maybe the fact I am driving may make skipping worse?

Problem:
I have some skipping but nothing too bad. It may skip 1 to 2 times in an hour. In the middle of a song it will just stop. The screen will show it loading a new song and then the new song will play. Sometimes it will skip two to three times in a row or get a force close. Annoying but doesn't seem as bad as what some people experience.

Mr. Ed said:

dan330 how did you get to the current versions of software 3.70, pri 1.90 and that radio...have you been updating via OTA updates or flashing new ROMS as the updates are implemented?

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my guess...
rooting using this method: (did it before the current 1.10.11 version)
[ROOT][GUIDE] HBoot 2.02/2.10 SOFF - There Will Be Root - Upd. 01.10.11 - xda-developers
updated some things.
Part of this rooting method .. it had you install Sprint-Lover ROM.. which it upgraded some thing too.
[ROM] 01/10/11 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

I then upgraded to Myn's RLS5...
[ROM] Myn

By the way, I sdon't think you're crazy. It was just the closest choice to my situation.

Mine works 95% of the time perfectly. I get the occasional skip on wifi but not enough to complain about.

I'm rooted on Myn's RLS5. I am hardware 0004 and came with 3.30.653 software. I held off from the OTA and rooted straight into the latest from Fresh, then wiped and went to Myn about 3 weeks later. I have the latest radios.

HW ver. 0003
2.2
baseband: 2.15.00.07.28
Kernel 2.6.32.15
build: 3.26.651.6
software: 3.26.651.6
PRI: 1.77_003
PRL:60671

Looks like I am a bit behind everyone on some of this stuff. Is everything safe to update when I am unrEVOked? I haven't updated anything since doing unrEVOked on my phone.

Rooted with Unrevoked 3.3 running Fresh 3.5.0.1 (did this 1/8/11, stock with ota 3.70.651.1 prior) full factory reset and wiped data/davlik cache
HW #0003
Android 2.2
Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Kernel 2.6.32.17-gee557fd
htc-kernel@and18-2 #15
Build # Fresh Evo 3.5.0.1 by flipz
Software # 3.70.651.1
PRI 1.90-003
PRL 60674

My problems seemed to go away briefly after rooting and loading Fresh, but they are creeping back in now.

hardware: 0002
root via toast
always install roms from xda

i haven't bothered using pandora in a few weeks so i can't say how it acts with my current setup. but i do get the symptom where songs stop half way and then skip to a new song.

i can't give all my specs from when i was having this issue, but i can say that i made sure i always have the latest radio, pri and prl to go with new updates.

i know i had the issue really badly while on fresh 3.4 and evio2 1.6.2 both of these roms were built off of the 3.30 base. i've always used the stock kernel, or the one that came with the rom. for the evio i think it was htc #17

i flashed to evio1.7 based off of 3.70 but only had it for about a day. i did pull up pandora to test it and it did seem better. but this was a very short trial and really doesn't mean anything. i also think this had htc kernel #17

since then i have been flashing mikfroyo beta roms every couple of days and haven't really had time for pandora. i can try it out more next week and report back.

Rooted stock
Version 003

Baseband:2.15.00.11.19
Kernel: Htc#15
Software number: 3.70.651.1
PRI: 1.90_003

Got my last update OTA and haven't noticed any problems with pandora.

Oh yeah rooted with unrevoked 3.3

NOT ROOTED

Baseband:2.15.00.11.19
Kernel: Htc#15
Software number: 3.70.651.1
PRI: 1.90_003


Just got my EVO on Jan 1st, came with updated software. Having lots of problems with Pandora skipping/loading/pausing mid-song. Mainly happens when on 3G. Seems to work well on wi-fi. Had NO problems using Pandora on 3G with my hero. Problems def seems to be linked to EVO. Hopefully someone can figure out the issue and come up with a fix.

Just flashed mikfroyo 4.3 and still on Htc #15. I'll give pandora a go today and post later if it starts messing up on me or not.

hardware - 0002
rooted via toast

baseband - 2.15.00.11.19
kernal - htc #15
build - mikfroyo 4.4 beta II
software 3.70.651.1
browser - webkit 3.1
pri 1.9-003
prl 60674

so i ran pandora non stop all day today while at work on 3g exclusively. my overall experience was the best its been in a while. but i did still get some skips.

i left my phone plugged in all day and played pandora on high quality. i set the screen to always on so i could try to see what was going on.

8:20 - 11:15am pandora played flawlessly. well from what i could tell it did, can't be there 100% of the time.

11:15 - 12:30 the skipping started. on most but not every song. so i started to watch the screen very closely. a text would come through and the play back would pause and pick the song back up like it should. i also noticed when it was playing back a song with no issues i wouldn't see 3g as active, well it does to load next song but not while just playing. so i noticed 3g is active when a skip occurs. so i start thinking about back ground data syncing. i did notice after one skip that i had some new mail, mail is set to check hourly. no emails came from 8:20-11:15. so i sent myself a test email and pandora did not skip. i turned off background data anyway and went to lunch, left my phone plugged in playing pandora.

12:30-4:30 i got a little busy but from what i noticed pandora skipped about once per hour. not too bad. but background data is now off. i did notice every time i would look at my phone with a skip there was an add there. no idea if its related.

but i do have adfree and just updated and applied it. i'm on my 5th song right now and no ad's yet or skips. i'll update the program again on monday morning and play pandora all day with adfree applied. you can get it here http://bigtincan.com/downloads/android.html root users only.

then i'll switch over to 4g and see how that goes.

i'm not sure with background data off if that it actually stops downloaded apps from syncing. so just saying i'm not sure if saying background data off is accurate.


edit: adfree only blocks the in song banner and not the in between songs ad's with audio. i still get the x to close the ad tho.

also i really feel this happens when data transmission stops or signal is lost. and when songs do the skips you see the loading window almost immediately, like if you hit skip.

Just for some more info as I have been keeping note of what is going on with my pandora. What I have noticed is I get a couple of different types of problems. The most obvious is a song stops, screen shows loading and a new song starts playing. Sometimes a song stops, pandora freezes and I get a force close. These are both common and seem to be what a lot of people get. Something new that I have noticed that has been happening is that a song will stop, pause for say 5 seconds, and instead of loading a new song will pick back up for 2 - 3 seconds and then stop, and play etc... It usually just ends in it going to a new song but I have never seen this before. It normally stops once and goes right to a song. This has been trying to pick the song back up. Not sure if that says anything or helps anything about the buffer but figured i'd throw it out there.

I listen to pandora all day.... at work...

yes.. it skip.. now and then.

but.. still better than a radio option.. and it is free.
I run Myn's Warm... adds are blocked.
i cant bitch too much.

are there any good replacement options on the market???

Not Rooted

Phone:
Evo

Hardware Version:
003

Software Information:
Version 2.2
Kernel 2.6.32.17
Build# 3.70.651.1
Software# 3.70.651.1
PRI Version: 1.90_003
WebKit 3.1
PRL Version 60670

I'm not quite sure if it's a problem with Pandora or with signal. On my drive to work in the mornings (6:00am) it works perfectly fine for the short amount of time I'm in the car. If I have to make runs in the afternoon it seems to work okay then too.

At night though is when it really seems to bug out, force close, or randomly start skipping songs. It will give me an error code, which I can't remember, but will post once I see it again. Wi-Fi seems to be okay but I don't use it at home that often so it's hard to tell.

I'm also always running it on high quality. It didn't do this when I first got the phone (July '10) but ever since the first OTA update to 2.2 is when I first started noticing the problems.

unrooted Evo, all last OTA updates. kernel 2.6.32.17-gee557fd, software number 3.70.651.1, PRI 1.90_003.

I use Pandora almost exclusively on 3g, but can try on WiFi and 4g as well. It skips a lot, I estimate roughly every 4th/5th song on average, sometimes 2-3 songs in a row or within a very short time.

It also has this annoying thing where it stops playing when the screen is off. I turn the screen on, and it goes on playing after 5 seconds or so. Is that a feature or a bug? Whatever it is, how do I get it to keep playing, even if the screen goes dark? In Pandora settings, I have high audio quality and auto-lock on. I use Juice Defender +Ultimate Juice - that can be the reason for skips, maybe? And it might possibly help with continuing the music when the screen goes dark.

Appreciate the replies.

I'm sure this isn't all of the information you need, but ive only had the phone for a couple of days and I'm having the problem as well.

1. Rooted with unrEVOked 2.3
2. Original ROM.
Hardware version 0004.
Android 2.2
Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
Kernel 2.6.32.27 netarchy toastmod 4.3 cfs havs more sbc
software number 3.70.651.1
pri v 1.90_003
prl v 60674

3) Tried a number of netarchys kernels only, with and without sbc, with various options for the havs.

dan330 said:

I listen to pandora all day.... at work...

yes.. it skip.. now and then.

but.. still better than a radio option.. and it is free.
I run Myn's Warm... adds are blocked.
i cant bitch too much.

are there any good replacement options on the market???

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I started using Slacker after these Pandora issues for me. Some also use Last.Fm