Several iPhone X Owners Experiencing 'Crackling' or 'Buzzing' Sounds From Earpiece Speaker

limited increasing number of iphone x owners claim experiencing so-called "crackling" or "buzzing" sounds emanating device's front-facing earpiece speaker @ high or max volumes.

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on 2 dozen users have said affected in macrumors discussion topic matter, while similar reports have surfaced on twitter , reddit since iphone x launched on week ago.

on affected devices, crackling sounds occur kind of audio playback, including phone calls, music, videos sound, alarms, , ringtones. issue doesn't appear limited specific iphone x configuration or ios version.

"love phone wondering if has had issues speakers sounding little crackling whenever max volume," said 1 macrumors forum member alias shadowyyz. "noticeable on songs , ring tone bought itunes store."

unaware, iphone x's earpiece doubles speaker combines traditional speaker @ bottom of device deliver stereo sound. both iphone 7 , iphone 8 series have stereo speakers.

macrumors hasn't been able reproduce issues described. apple didn't respond our request comment on matter.

while sounds result of distortion, since occur @ higher volumes only, several users convinced there bigger software or hardware issue affecting earpiece.

"i listen lot of music on speakers of iphone x , noticed slight crackle right away," replied macrumors forum member goes username benz63amg. "since many of seem experience crackle assumption it's software related rather hardware."

few months ago, several iphone 8 , iphone 8 plus owners experienced similar "static noise" issue earpiece during phone calls. apple acknowledged issue , fixed in ios 11.0.2.

since crackling sounds on iphone x don't appear limited phone calls, it's unclear if issues related.

apple has been replacing affected iphone x units free of charge, according customers contacted company. apple appears collecting diagnostic information engineers can investigate matter, routinely potential software or hardware issues.

green lines affecting iphone x displays, isolated issue affecting low percentage of millions of devices being manufactured. majority of iphone x owners not appear affected.

if experience problem, recommend booking genius bar appointment apple support app or contacting apple via phone, email, online chat, or twitter have iphone x replaced. apple known providing customer service, , genuinely helpful in these situations.

article link: several iphone x owners experiencing 'crackling' or 'buzzing' sounds earpiece speaker

 

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if experience problem, recommend booking genius bar appointment apple support app or contacting apple via phone, email, online chat, or twitter have iphone x replaced. apple known providing customer service, , genuinely helpful in these situations.

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to fair, $1000+ least you'd expect apple replacement or acknowledgement of issue promise of fix.

 

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