On my Apple TV 4K (1st gen), which I have set up to pair with one HomePod mini, when I play YouTube videos at double the playback speed, I don't get the sound to properly sync since I am doubled on my speed of playback. The whole sound experience gets real choppy. Is it something people here have seen?
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YouTube Playback Speed from Apple TV 4K Paired to HomePod mini
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I have the same problem with two HomePod minis and the Apple TV 4K 2nd generation. When using 2x or increased speed playback the audio is garbled! This doesn’t happen With AirPod pros, Beats fit pro buds or other Bluetooth speakers.
Apple please fix this!!!
Could be. I’m surprised there are so few posts about this. Does this happen with you on Apple’s own shows too? For me it may have been YT specific but I’d have to recheck. If it is YT specific I doubt apple can do anything about it or would even care to.
That's probably because you posted the thread to the "Apple Inc and Tech Industry" forum. I have moved this thread to the Apple TV forum where you will hopefully get some more responses.
I have the same issue. It is not just at 2x speed. It gets choppy at any faster speed than 1x. It is very annoying.
I don't think this is just BT connection, it has something to do with YouTube app itself. When I play videos at 2x speed on Safari on my Mac and use the two HomePods paired with Apple TV, the sounds comes quite as you'd expect.
I don't think this is just BT connection, it has something to do with YouTube app itself. When I play videos at 2x speed on Safari on my Mac and use the two HomePods paired with Apple TV, the sounds comes quite as you'd expect.
I’m having this exact problem over a year later. It worked just fine until I added my HomePods. Very disappointing that neither Apple nor Google can get their act together. I’m also noticing issues with the Plex app on my Apple TV since I added the Homepods
If you're using airplay, it has a couple second delay built in, for buffering,
Which means the video is actually has to play about 2 seconds behind the audio, So that they sync up when they hit the screen or speakers. I'm guessing YouTube doesn't do well with this and playing fast.
You could try setting the HomePod to default audio out, instead of airplay.
Which means the video is actually has to play about 2 seconds behind the audio, So that they sync up when they hit the screen or speakers. I'm guessing YouTube doesn't do well with this and playing fast.
You could try setting the HomePod to default audio out, instead of airplay.