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Buzzing / static sound coming from back of new iPhone 7 Plus
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My iPhone 5S does the same noise when I put my ear on the back of my phone. It does this even in standby, when the screen is off. Should I return it?
I don't know but I get the feeling that this year people try their hardest to find a "-gate" worthy fault in the iPhone 7. It gets ridiculous at this point. When something like this was even present in older models...
That said, if you could hear the noise when your phone is on the table a few feet away in a case, thats a different matter...but then again, on Laptops or power bricks you can hear those noises too at a few feet away from them..
I don't know but I get the feeling that this year people try their hardest to find a "-gate" worthy fault in the iPhone 7. It gets ridiculous at this point. When something like this was even present in older models...
That said, if you could hear the noise when your phone is on the table a few feet away in a case, thats a different matter...but then again, on Laptops or power bricks you can hear those noises too at a few feet away from them..
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I can hear the noise even when my phone that's in a case is lay flat on the desk which is how I usually use my phone. And I was just using a news app and an email app...and I never notice the noise before in any of my previous iPhones. I may just call apple support tomorrow to see what's going on.
Edited: mine is AT&T
Edited: mine is AT&T
If the noise that people are hearing while recording a video is just constant white noise, that's not an IC.
The chip noise is going to be buzzing, chirping, clicking or a real whine. Some of the videos I've looked at on YouTube that supposedly show chip noise are nothing more than the mic picking up ambient noise and have nothing to do with whether there's chip noise.
Yeah so personally I'm going to really worry about it. Can't make assumptions to say it's going to be an issue or not. None of us really know. So I'll hold on to mine and see what comes out of it.
You mean, you're "not" going to really worry about it.
Personally, I'm going to not mention the issue to my wife and see if she notices it on her new phone. If she doesn't, then it's a non issue. She usually a good indicator of if something is important or not. Haha.
I sure half of us wouldn't have noticed it on everyday use. I know I'm sure I wouldn't have put the rear of the phone to my ear. Lol.
That is definitely fake.
Surely that is not what people are hearing. That sounds like a distorted/broken speaker, coming from some other source.
Nope that's definitely the noise, it's just amplified by the mic that's recording.
Definitely not fake... seems silly to think someone would even make this up... from my experience reaching out to Apple on Friday, they hadn't heard of the issue, but it seems with others running into the same, it's only a matter of time before it's addressed.
I'll get a replacement or Apple will figure it out... fret not from my end.
I would not be able to tell. That came from Michael Kukielka (@DetroitBORG) who has a YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/detroitborg
These guys say thermal noise. http://www.payetteforward.com/my-iphone-7-plus-hissing-real-reason-why/
Any chance that's it?
Any chance that's it?
My att 7+ 128 has the buzz too.
Maybe all 7's have it? Will wait and keep a close eye on this issue.
Can really only hear it if I put my ear within an inch of the upper back of the phone. it's not constant. seems to get louder/more intense as the phones workload increases. It gets fairly loud using gps map directions, for example.
Probably wouldn't have even noticed if I didn't read these forums.
Maybe all 7's have it? Will wait and keep a close eye on this issue.
Can really only hear it if I put my ear within an inch of the upper back of the phone. it's not constant. seems to get louder/more intense as the phones workload increases. It gets fairly loud using gps map directions, for example.
Probably wouldn't have even noticed if I didn't read these forums.
nope thats it, but its amplified in the video, it is not nearly that loud at all. You have to stick your ear to the back of the phone, like plaster it there to hear it.
Yeah I'm sorta split. I feel like I should care because... buzzing isn't really good. But I just don't lol. Like you said, I'll hold onto mine for now and see what Apple has to say, if anything.
I can hear something if I put my ear to the back apple logo. I tested with the octane bench mark and san andreas. But unless we hear anything from apple is this even an issue though?
If it is an issue then would it be covered under warrenty or would now be a good time to purchase apple care +?
If it is an issue then would it be covered under warrenty or would now be a good time to purchase apple care +?
Then the video is indeed disingenuous, to the point of being a fake representation. If you have to do that with the human ear, than even a very sensitive microphone is not going to pick it up the way the video demonstrates. The video is altered, to create a different impression. So my original assessment that the video is fake is indeed correct.
Listening again to the crackling noise on the recording I was suddenly reminded of Kellogg's Rice Krispies. I remember commercials where a kid would put his ear close to the cereal bowl to listen to the "Snap, Crackle, Pop" sound.