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iPhone 8/Plus (Fixed in 11.0.2) Iphone 8 plus crackling static noise in earpiece during calls
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Add me to the list, just noticed some crackling a bit ago talking on phone (wifi calling, not on speaker phone). I did a wipe and new phone set up this morning, so that is not the issue. Hopefully this is software related. I'm using an 8+ sim free, SG, 256gb if that matters. Factory is F2.
It is faint but very noticeable whenever the other person talks. I doubt a genius would notice it if I took it into an Apple store. Sigh...
It is faint but very noticeable whenever the other person talks. I doubt a genius would notice it if I took it into an Apple store. Sigh...
I have an 8 and I noticed this when making and testing some calls. I am still testing this myself but when I change enable LTE to data only it seems better. If that’s the case would only be a temp fix because then we can’t use data while talking. I have VERIZON btw. Might be good to share your carrier
It happened to me while on a call using wifi calling, so it doesn't look like a voice over lte issue. Also on Verizon.
T-Mobile. I’ve seen att have the same problem in this thread. Not a carrier problem. I think an update can solve it personally.
I just tried again with wifi off / voice over LTE and it was fine. I'm not convinced though. It is intermittent.
Tried it again (called my office that uses automated message) with wifi off and heard crackling.
Toggling the speaker phone on and / or off triggers it for me. I tried calling my office and my automated greeting was fine. Toggled speaker phone on and off, and then crackling in the ear piece. Similarly when I heard crackling on a separate call I toggled speaker phone on and off and it went away. This is so weird. I'm done for the night. This is just swell.
It won't have b71.where did you hear that?
I read it here https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sl...s-by-fcc-launch-date-hint-drops-14500148/amp/
And somewhere else. The XL will it said. We’ll see. I want my iPhone not to click and tick.
Yes. I noticed this and thought I might be going crazy. I tested my dads 8+ and same issue. WTF is going on at Apple lately? Quality control has gone down the toilet.
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This seems to be a hardware issue in the earpiece. Not hearing the issue when using AirPods.
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I hope it’s a software issue, but a crackling in the earpiece seems more likely to be a hardware issue, no? My I7+ was fine.
Hardware it would always happen though. You can get it to not happen for awhile and sometimes it doesn’t do it anyways.
This is correct. The old method brings up the emergency/SOS signal. Not sure why Apple did this? But on the 8, you press the volume up button and release and then the volume down button and release and then hold the power button until it shuts off and pops back on. Try to do the volume buttons quickly.
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Nope.
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They’re useless when it comes to issues, widespread or not. They rarely acknowledge these things.
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I hope so!
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google...pixel-xl-2-shows-up-in-intriguing-fcc-filing/
This and a few others makes the opposite known via FCC filings.
This must be a software issue when it switches between speaker/regular. It sounds like something is switching inside. If the speaker were broken then it would be clicking the entire time. I think this can be fixed by software.