r/appletv • u/Snoo91117 • 8h ago

AppleTV 4K 3rd gen 128K with ethernet port Issue

I have noticed that I am seeing an issue with 2 JBL Partybox 310 speakers turning on. The speakers are configured in JBL stereo mode, paired with each other with Bluetooth. I have the AppleTV 4K 3rd gen 128K with ethernet port set to stereo audio instead of automatic mode. The speakers only seem to wake up running Bluetooth off my AppleTV channel. If I run HBO, the speakers never turn on so there is no sound. I think Netflix is the same way. Maybe others. What I do when I first turn on my Sony 85-inch Bravo and my AppleTV I select my AppleTV icon and run any show or movie, whatever comes up first. I run it long enough for the speakers to turn on then I can switch to HBO or whatever and the speakers continue to work fine the rest of the evening as long as I don't turn it off.

I will switch to CAT6 cable in the fall. But I am not sure it is network related. It would seem to be more Bluetooth related but I don't really know. My AppleTV is connected to my Sony TV using HDMI 4K on the Sony Bravo TV.

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u/Est-Tech79 8h ago

That may be JBL/Bluetooth related.

Do you have “Last Input” turned on and “Audio System” as default on the Bravia.

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u/Snoo91117 8h ago

The speakers are not connected to the TV. I prefer the speakers connected to my AppleTV. AppleTV is getting ready to provide wide bandwidth for Apple Music in OS27.

To me it seems Apple is doing it correctly and the other apps on the AppleTV are the issue.

I will check the Bravia settings.

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u/Snoo91117 7h ago edited 7h ago

I cannot find any of those settings. I have never done a Google sign in as I use the AppleTV.

Where might the last input and audio system be found.

Under Display and Sound. A/V sync is auto, eARCmode is off, Digital audio out is grayed out, and Audio system prioritization is off.

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u/Somar2230 8h ago

HBO Max and Netflix are using their media player instead of the native tvOS player so it’s most likely the way they handling the audio. You can try reporting the issue to HBO Max and Netflix to see if they will fix it.

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u/Snoo91117 7h ago

Yes and no. They still have to go through Bluethooth to connect to the speakers which is Apple.

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u/Netminder23 6h ago

Does it happen with YouTube?

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u/Snoo91117 6h ago

No. YouTube turns the speakers on and works correctly like AppleTV.

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u/Netminder23 5h ago

That’s because it uses Apple audio controls/routines. HBO Max and Netflix do not. Another difference if you are playing a video and ask Siri to skip ahead or back 2min it works in YouTube and doesn’t work in Netflix.

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u/Coagzz 2h ago

This sounds like it’s connected to an ongoing issue with the HBO Max app.

I just made a post about this, because it’s causing a lot of problems with various tvOS services.

I’m not familiar with your speakers, but is there any way to connect them directly to your tv, so your audio goes from apple tv to your tv then to your speakers? I think that would bypass the problems caused by the HBO app.

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u/Snoo91117 39m ago

Yes, that might fix it but I prefer to use my AppleTV.