https://community.pandora.com/t5/Android/Android-Buffering-rate/m-p/210078#M19086 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.pandora.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2227770">@lampstands7</a>&nbsp;</P> <P data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><SPAN>Welcome to Community! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span> Thanks for reaching out.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>There isn’t a separate setting that allows you to manually control how much Pandora buffers during each song. Buffering is handled automatically and can vary depending on your connection and network conditions at the time.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>If you're having a problem with buffering, there are a some things you can try that may help improve playback:</SPAN></P> <UL data-spread="false"> <LI> <P><SPAN>Check </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>Profile &gt; Settings &gt; Advanced &gt; Cell Network Audio Quality</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>. If </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>Higher Quality Audio</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN> is enabled, try turning it off. Higher-quality audio uses more data and may be more affected by a slower or inconsistent cellular connection.</SPAN></P> </LI> <LI> <P><SPAN>If the buffering happens on Wi-Fi, restarting your modem/router may also help.</SPAN></P> </LI> </UL> <P>If you continue to experience frequent buffering, let us know the make and model of your device, your Android and Pandora versions, whether this happens on Wi-Fi, cellular data, or both, and how often you notice it. I’m happy to pass those details along to our engineering team for further review. Thanks for being part of community!</P> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:58:30 GMT TannerPandora 2026-09-25T14:58:30Z https://community.pandora.com/t5/Android/Android-Buffering-rate/m-p/209941#M19084 <P>Is there a way to control your buffer rate that the app is buffers during each son?&nbsp;</P> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:58:40 GMT https://community.pandora.com/t5/Android/Android-Buffering-rate/m-p/209941#M19084 lampstands7 2026-09-25T14:58:40Z https://community.pandora.com/t5/Android/Android-Buffering-rate/m-p/210078#M19086 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.pandora.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2227770">@lampstands7</a>&nbsp;</P> <P data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><SPAN>Welcome to Community! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span> Thanks for reaching out.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>There isn’t a separate setting that allows you to manually control how much Pandora buffers during each song. Buffering is handled automatically and can vary depending on your connection and network conditions at the time.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>If you're having a problem with buffering, there are a some things you can try that may help improve playback:</SPAN></P> <UL data-spread="false"> <LI> <P><SPAN>Check </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>Profile &gt; Settings &gt; Advanced &gt; Cell Network Audio Quality</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN>. If </SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>Higher Quality Audio</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN> is enabled, try turning it off. Higher-quality audio uses more data and may be more affected by a slower or inconsistent cellular connection.</SPAN></P> </LI> <LI> <P><SPAN>If the buffering happens on Wi-Fi, restarting your modem/router may also help.</SPAN></P> </LI> </UL> <P>If you continue to experience frequent buffering, let us know the make and model of your device, your Android and Pandora versions, whether this happens on Wi-Fi, cellular data, or both, and how often you notice it. I’m happy to pass those details along to our engineering team for further review. Thanks for being part of community!</P> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:58:30 GMT https://community.pandora.com/t5/Android/Android-Buffering-rate/m-p/210078#M19086 TannerPandora 2026-09-25T14:58:30Z