# Raspberry pi 3 b , bluetooth issue ,sound stops after 3-5 seconds

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905>\
**Category:** balenaSound\
**Tags:** support, bluetooth, raspberrypi3\
**Created:** [May 22, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905 "2021-05-22T11:44:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aditya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Aditya](https://forums.balena.io/u/Aditya)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905/1 "2021-05-22T11:44:01Z")

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Hi,i am complete newbie to balena os,i was trying to set up balena sound,i succeed in the setup,my device is online, but when i try to play anything via bluetooth it plays clearly for 3-5 seconds, then it stops(using 3.5mm jack).At the time it stops there ia a multiroom error even if i am NOT using multiroom(i have a single raspberry pi 3b),I cannot test Spotify connect as its premium and also i am a android user.  
raspberrypi3-2.77.0+rev1-dev-v12.5.10  
[balena-sound\_withered-thunder-21.05.21\_20\_12\_00\_(+0530).txt](https://forums.balena.io/uploads/short-url/okAwp9okvA92g4u1jnYrS0dsmTT.txt) (121.9 KB)

I also tried disabling multiroom as I don’t need it.(i was unsuccessful in that as i am a complete newbie

Please help me.Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![mkp132](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mkp132](https://forums.balena.io/u/mkp132)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905/3 "2021-05-30T02:02:46Z")

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I have the same issue with bluetooth and the same Raspberry Pi. According to the documentation, this is a known issue with the Raspberry Pi 3B’s bluetooth module interfering with its wifi module. There are a few suggestions to help in the documentation. I tried disabling multiroom but it did not help me.

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**Author:** ![Aditya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Aditya](https://forums.balena.io/u/Aditya)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905/4 "2021-05-30T04:26:35Z")

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How did you disable multiroom,when i tried using SOUND\_DISABLE\_… it did not work the service would start again

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**Author:** ![mkp132](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mkp132](https://forums.balena.io/u/mkp132)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905/5 "2021-05-30T05:35:07Z")

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I used the variable SOUND\_MODE and set it to STANDALONE

I believe another method is to create a variable DISABLE\_MULTI\_ROOM and set it to 1.

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**Author:** ![Aditya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Aditya](https://forums.balena.io/u/Aditya)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/raspberry-pi-3-b-bluetooth-issue-sound-stops-after-3-5-seconds/319905/6 "2021-05-30T05:58:33Z")

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Thanks! I’ll try that and let you know