Bluetooth audio goes AWOL after skipping n files

System Information

System Version: macOS 26.0.1 (25A362)
Model Identifier: MacBookAir10,1
mpv       2025-10-29 454d9eb
ffmpeg    2025-10-27 00c23bafb

Reproduction Steps

1. Wear AirPods
2. Play directory of mp3s
3. Skip files a couple of dozen times

Expected Behavior

Continuous playback of music

Actual Behavior

Music goes silent after skipping through a dozen tracks or two.

Workarounds

Either:

A) Take out AirPods (music continues in speakers)
B) Take out AirPods and put back again
C) Soft-quit mpv and run again

Log File

mpv-bt.log.zip

I carefully read all instruction and confirm that I did the following:

• I tested with the latest mpv version to validate that the issue is not already fixed.
• I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
• I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of --log-file=output.txt.
• I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
• I attached the full, untruncated log file.
• I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.

Start by examining the attached mpv-bt.log.zip and reproducing the failure with AirPods while skipping through an MP3 directory. Use the log and the macOS-specific playback path to identify where audio is lost; done means continuous Bluetooth playback after repeated skips, without relying on the listed workarounds.