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mrbobdobolina

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For the last few months I've noticed that if I'm listening to something via CarPlay, (Audio Book, Music, Spotify, Overcast) the playback stops/pauses when I get a block from my house. It's almost exactly the same location each time it happens. And some of the time the music will start playing again as I pull into my garage. There's just a 30-ish second time covering maybe 100 ft where my audio stops.

I've looked at location services on my phone, and there's a few apps that use my location data, but I don't know why any of them would stop my audio playback... is there a way to see any geo-fences that are setup? Or is there a good/suggested way to troubleshoot this type of issue?
 
If you enter near your house, assume you are streaming music - your phone switching to wifi interrupts the stream.
 
For the last few months I've noticed that if I'm listening to something via CarPlay, (Audio Book, Music, Spotify, Overcast) the playback stops/pauses when I get a block from my house. It's almost exactly the same location each time it happens. And some of the time the music will start playing again as I pull into my garage. There's just a 30-ish second time covering maybe 100 ft where my audio stops.

I've looked at location services on my phone, and there's a few apps that use my location data, but I don't know why any of them would stop my audio playback... is there a way to see any geo-fences that are setup? Or is there a good/suggested way to troubleshoot this type of issue?

I was experiencing this every time I left the house... and it is always at the same spot - just less than a block from my house. I have started turning wifi off before I leave, and the issue "mysteriously" disappears. I am 100% convinced that I am driving out of wifi range and my phone is switching from wifi to cell service...
 
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I was experiencing this every time I left the house... and it is always at the same spot - just less than a block from my house. I have started turning wifi off before I leave, and the issue "mysteriously" disappears. I am 100% convinced that I am driving out of wifi range and my phone is switching from wifi to cell service...
I will have to try this, thanks!
 
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