After 11.5 update casting via Google browser to Chrome cast audio is now intermittent.

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After 11.5 update casting via Google browser to Chrome cast audio is now intermittent.

I have isolated the source of the problem but not the cause.

MacBook pro late 2013. Running BIG SUR.

My music was casting faultlessly using Google browser and my chrome cast audio connected to my home HI FI.

Now it is not.

Now sometimes i have loss of sound or interference. I have not the same issue casting from my IPHONE.

As a test I have cast the same BBC stations with both iPhone and MacBook pro and the issue only happens with my mac book pro after the 11.5 update?

What is the issue here.

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 3:50 AM

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dominic23

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Jul 25, 2021 4:01 AM in response to WINDOWUSER

Reset PRAM: Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Settings that can be stored in NVRAM include sound volume, display resolution, startup-disk selection, time zone, and recent kernel panic information. The settings stored in NVRAM depend on your Mac and the devices that you're using with your Mac.

Reset SMC: How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support Choose the appropriate method.

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Resetting the system management controller (SMC) can resolve certain issues related to power, battery, fans, and other features.

Startup in Safe mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262 Choose the appropriate method.

To leave Safe Mode, choose “Restart” at the bottom.

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Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software when it starts up, including login items,

system extensions not required by macOS,

and fonts not installed by macOS. It also does a basic check of your startup disk,

similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.

And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache,

which will be created again automatically as needed.

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WINDOWUSER Author

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Jul 26, 2021 9:07 AM in response to dominic23

Thanks for the help.

I did do a first aid on the hard drive first.

Then the PRAM, which seemed to get most of the clinches.

I played some music as usual using Google Browser and chrome cast audio connected to the HI FI. I noted that while using my computer breaks in the music occured so i reset the PRAM again. It seems to be stable at the moment.

I did not really want to take the back plate off the laptop and reset the SMC but i will if the problem returns. It may be that just reseting the PRAM when the music dies will be enough.

Thanks again

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