2024 now and I have been having this exact problem for 3+ years. Began on my Galaxy S20+ after I already had the phone for almost a year. Worked fine until I was listening to Pandora through my usual Bluetooth headphones. The problem also appeared when using Bluetooth FM transmitter, Bluetooth in my car, and other headphones. ANY Bluetooth device would have this issue with Pandora, and only Pandora.
Now, I have a brand new Galaxy S24 Ultra and my fingers were crossed that this issue would disappear, but it persists! ANY bluetooth device requires me to pause/play in order to restore volume. I'm so frustrated!
I'm always on the latest version of Android, so that is irrelevant. I am using mobile data, on T-Mobile network (used to be Sprint when the problem began), but it also happens on WiFi as well. I'm always on the latest version of Pandora. Have uninstalled and reinstalled from the Play store many times. This problem ONLY happens with Pandora. Other services such as YouTube and Spotify work perfectly fine under all the same circumstances. My phone volume and device volumes are up to appropriate levels.
For 3+ years, I've been plagued by the issue of the music volume suddenly being very low every time a new song begins while listening to Pandora radio played over any Bluetooth device from my phone. The only way to restore regular volume is by pausing/playing the music again, and I must do this for every new song.
This started on my Galaxy S20+ with whatever version of Android was current in 2021. I am now on a Galaxy S24 Ultra with Android 14. I have always had the very latest version of the Pandora app available on the Play store. I have uninstalled/reinstalled many times. I have deleted my data and cache multiple times. I have tried over WiFi and mobile data (T-Mobile). I have unpaired and repaired my phones with all of my Bluetooth devices. This happens with any Bluetooth device. Multiple brands of headphones. Multiple FM transmitters. Multiple vehicles of multiple different makes (mostly Chevy and Subaru).
My phone volume is always 100% when using Bluetooth. My device and vehicle volumes are always at the appropriate listening level. Other music streaming services work perfectly all the time. The issue is with Pandora, guaranteed.
NOTHING works to fix this. Nobody on the Internet seems to have found a solution. Please help us already.
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