Xperia 10 III: audio output detection stops after a while (headphones)

Bug Reports
#1

REPRODUCIBILITY: 75% (often)
OSVERSION: 4.5.0.19
HARDWARE: Sony Xperia 10 III - xqbt52 - xqbt52 - 1.0.1.20 - aarch64
UI LANGUAGE: Deutsch (user: de_DE, os: de_DE.utf8)
REGRESSION: not specified

DESCRIPTION:

After a while the detection of my audio output stops randomly working after a while. A reboot always helped. Deplugging yhe headphones stops music, so there is at least somehow a recognition given. But it is not possible to route the output correctly. Using audio output chooser nothing happens.
Also killing pulseaudio seems to do the job.

PRECONDITIONS:

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1.audio output via headphones stops randomly, audio is routed via speaker
2. reboot or kill pulseaudio
3. everything fine again

EXPECTED RESULTS:

audio routing always works correctly

ACTUAL RESULTS:

sometimes audio is always routed to main speaker and not to headphones

MODIFICATIONS:

  • Patchmanager: no
  • OpenRepos: yes
  • Chum: yes
  • Other: none specified

not update from a previous version but flashed

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Device Owner User: defaultuser
Home Encryption: enabled

the initial version of this bug report was created using Bugger 0.9.9+git4
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Audio output detection stopped working
#2

For the specific reason that I lost my NuraPro BT buds (very angry) I tried to use my Shure wired earplugs on my 10iii v. 4.5.0.19

The connection is totally flakey and unusable. I initially assumed that the HW port on the phone was defective, however the Shures work on my Mac.

I haven’t tried the pulse audio suggestion

YMMV

#3

Same here:
After some hours, audio does not get routed to the plugged-in headphones, but to the speaker (not to big one, but to the one you press your ear on when using the phone as a phone).

Unplugging the headphone and replugging it again does not help, it just switches between the big speaker and the “ear” speaker.

What helps is starting a phone call: The “phone” app seems to fix audio routing.

Never had this issue with my Xperia X, on the 10 III it happens frequently.

Edit: Random audio drops on wired headphones - plays from top speaker instead seems to be the same bug.

#4

I confirm, I experienced exactly the behaviour on my 10 iii this weekend multiple times

#5

Looks like this happens every time the 10 III is idle for some time with the headphones plugged in, and then a sound is played (i.e. because of an incoming message).
After this, the sound to the headphones gets falsely routed to the ear speaker.