iPhone 5 cracking/popping sound when audio starts and stops

Ryan914 · 10:51 AM

I got my iPhone 5 delivered on launch day and I've just noticed that when ANY audio is initiated on it there is a short popping, static-y sound, then a few seconds after the audio has stopped there is a second popping sound. This includes any audio, from music to keyboard clicks. There is also a slightly longer popping sound when opening the safari address bar. It only appears to occur with headphone use and I've reproduced the problem on all of my headphones and it drives me crazy when I have headphones in. I'm many hundreds of kilometres from an Apple Store and obviously supplies are constrained so any replacement will be quite delayed and I have found one other person on the Apple Support forums with this issue. Is it possible this is a software bug that may be fixed, or do I need to call Apple, because this is a really unacceptable problem.

Brv · Nov 28, 2012, 08:20 PM

Hi there, I just started experiencing the exact same audio issues. Did you find a fix or identify the problem?
Thx!

LapsangSouchong · Nov 28, 2012, 08:38 PM

I've only noticed it when email/sms sounds are fist coming through headphones. It's kinda...jarring.

Rocko1 · Jan 2, 2013, 11:58 PM

Yep notice it too. It's the amp turning on and off. Never noticed it on my 4s but its there also.

Sep 25, 2012, 10:16 AM	#1
Ryan914 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Coast, NSW, Australia	iPhone 5 cracking/popping sound when audio starts and stops I got my iPhone 5 delivered on launch day and I've just noticed that when ANY audio is initiated on it there is a short popping, static-y sound, then a few seconds after the audio has stopped there is a second popping sound. This includes any audio, from music to keyboard clicks. There is also a slightly longer popping sound when opening the safari address bar. It only appears to occur with headphone use and I've reproduced the problem on all of my headphones and it drives me crazy when I have headphones in. I'm many hundreds of kilometres from an Apple Store and obviously supplies are constrained so any replacement will be quite delayed and I have found one other person on the Apple Support forums with this issue. Is it possible this is a software bug that may be fixed, or do I need to call Apple, because this is a really unacceptable problem. Last edited by Ryan914; Sep 25, 2012 at 10:51 AM.
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Nov 28, 2012, 08:38 PM	#3
LapsangSouchong macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: the burrows	I've only noticed it when email/sms sounds are fist coming through headphones. It's kinda...jarring. __________________ I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself. Air, Imac, Black/Slate iPhone 5 (GSM)
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Nov 28, 2012, 08:20 PM	#2
Brv macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Hi there, I just started experiencing the exact same audio issues. Did you find a fix or identify the problem? Thx!
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Jan 2, 2013, 11:58 PM	#4
Rocko1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2011	Yep notice it too. It's the amp turning on and off. Never noticed it on my 4s but its there also.
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