Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new phone. Pixel 9 Pro XL.....and everything works perfectly.

Tested the Pixel on Android 14 and again after upgrading to Android 15 and both times, everything worked as it should.

So now it appears that the problem is specific to my S23 Ultra as all ...

Well, I set up my pairings as advised and initially everything seemed to work, .....until we took a wrong turning and after a few "turn around" and "make a u-turn" verbal instructions the music started to glitch and stutter and within a few moments froze up completely. Music played just fine until ...

Hi electro_handyman. Yes I was pairing both to the headset. I like the triple tap on the cardo to initiate a call to my home number. Much easier to do on the road than try to do it through the Zumo XT interface. I'll try setting up the way you suggest and see if that improves things.

Would Android ...

I've got a Zumo XT and I used it on multiple bikes back in 2023 on various road trips. A few small issues here and there but generally it was a matter of plugging in a destination. Fire up the music player to play from the micro-sd card and it worked just fine playing music and spoken instructions ...