[talldayo]

I don't think any of my phones, iPhone or Android, have had hardware-related issues during music playback. I have had:

- faulty 3.5mm jacks on certain headphones causing intermittent cutout

- buffering pauses for remote libraries/streaming (eg. YouTube or Spotify)

- Bluetooth/codec issues, where the proper codec isn't negotiated and "headset" mode stays on

That being said, I don't stream FLAC and my library is <10,000 songs. Maybe you've got a big library?

[c0deR3D]

Nope, mine is a playlist with only 3 local-stored tracks. Yes, I loop these 3 tracks all the time.

[ctoth]

I would be more quick to check those three files rather than blame the entire modern (iPhone 8 Plus is modern now?) smartphone industry.

[sfmz]

Ok, lets have them, what 3 tracks do you have on infinite repeat?