iPhone 16e / Depositphotos
Two weeks after the launch of the iPhone 16e, the first user complaints began to arrive, and one of them is about problems with audio playback.
Considering posts users on social networks, problems arise when playing audio via Bluetooth — the sound «stutters» or simply cuts off. And it seems that this happens most often when the device connected to several accessories at once.
FOR INFO IPhone 16e users
PLS REPOST
Bought phone recently & paired BeatsFlex on Bluetooth but audio stuttered.
Caused by Bluetooth for FitBit Inspire HR.
To resolve issue had to delete FitBit completely.
Told Apple & hoping they fix bug.
May happen with other apps.— Steve Gracie (@FatherShed) March 8, 2025
The problem persists after rebooting, switching to airplane mode, and even after updating the iPhone 16e to iOS 18.3.2, released earlier this week.
It’s unclear how widespread this issue is, but one user was told by Apple Support that «latency — expected behavior».
As a reminder, Apple introduced the iPhone 16e in February (before that, it was leaked as iPhone SE 4) — the smartphone has a 6.1-inch OLED display, A18 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, storage with a capacity of 128 GB or more, and support for Apple’s proprietary AI tools, but has only one 48-megapixel camera on the rear panel.
In Ukraine, the iPhone 16e is sold at at a price starting from UAH 34,999.