The problems started about six months ago. Probably due to an iOS and/or Pandora update. I use Pandora (on an iPhone 14) outside the home, usually in my car through the Mazda Connect entertainment system or while walking with Bluetooth headphones. Transitioning from home or work wifi to cellular is what starts the freeze. For about the first five to ten minutes I get either: - "Insufficient connectivity" on the Mazda display - "Buffering... your music will return shortly" on the Pandora app - A frozen display of a song stuck at 0:00 and unresponsive to controls One trick in the Mazda that works about 20% of the time is to change the audio source from Pandora to Bluetooth for about 30 seconds (where it plays albeit with fewer available controls) and then switching back to Pandora. Once in a while the app will go to an "Offlin" station meaning it gave up trying to acquire a signal and is just playing previously downloaded content. Once the app stabilizes with cellular it works okay. It just seems that the app has problems negotiating wifi-to-cellular signal changes. The Mazda Connect firmware hasn't changed in over five years, some recent update in either iOS or Pandora triggered the issue. Being in the industry, I know that iOS restrictions are more difficult to deal with than open source Android. 1 GB/s wifi service at home, AT&T 5G service in metro Los Angeles (plenty of coverage) Hope this helps.
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