[Audio] Frequent audio stutter/pauses on Pixel 4 XL (coral) due to android.hardware.audio.service crash

Audio stutters or pauses for 1-2 seconds every 1-2 minutes during media playback (YouTube, Music apps). When the stutter occurs, the audio service seems to restart, causing a temporary loss of sound and subsequent video-audio sync issues.The issue occurred between 14:25 and 14:26 (as shown in the attached logcat).I suspect that GApps might be a contributing factor, though I am not entirely certain.

Expected Behavior

Audio should play continuously without service crashes or buffer errors.

Current Behavior

Audio playback is frequently interrupted by service crashes and buffer errors.

Steps to Reproduce

Open any media app (e.g., YouTube, Music player) and start playing audio or video.

Device information

/codename coral

/version lineage-23.2

/date 2026-02-08

/kernel 4.14.355-openela-gbd7210e23067

#1 Sun Feb 8 04:38:49 UTC 2026 /baseband g8150-00123-220708-B-8810441

/mods Google Apps

I have read the directions.

lineage_audio_issue.txt

Edited by Vicky