Well, I was wrong about my random stoppages being linked to Spotify 'offline mode' as they still occur when offline mode is switched off in Spotify controls.
So far Hiby have been responsive, but I thought I'd worked out how to avoid this by switching 'offline mode' off in Spotify, so they probably haven't looked into it much.
I've just emailed them again to admit my 'cure' isn't working after-all.
The R5 is absolutely superb in all other ways that I can think of, so I'm determined to get this fixed as it's driving me mad.
The vast majority of my listening is Spotify. Much of it in offline mode.
I usually just choose a playlist and shuffle it.
Is no-one else suffering these unexplained halts in playback?
Does anyone else in this thread use Spotify?
I've updated Spotify to the most recent version, and the Hiby updater is telling me the R5 is up to date too (1.7).
I'm stumped