Random Whistle Sound and Vibrate

smeg36 · Jan 16, 2013, 10:00 PM

For the last few days my iPhone 5 has randomly started making a whistle sound, like a referee whistle, and does a short vibrate with it. I can't for the life of me figure out what it's supposed to be. I've checked all my notifications, and even went through all the notification sounds available, and it's nothing I can find. I checked all the different apps in the notification center settings, and tried searching, but can't for the life of me figure out what's causing this brief whistle sound and vibration.

lelisa13p · Jan 16, 2013, 11:33 PM

Have you reset your phone? (Hold Power & Home buttons simultaneously, releasing both when the apple appears on the black screen.) Sometimes that's all it takes to get rid of a glitch.

rshroff2 · Jan 17, 2013, 12:26 AM

Was there any adverse weather in your area? If you're on iOS 6, there was a severe weather alert built in. So it might have been that. I remember it went off once for me and it was really loud and alarming. If its not that then I have no idea what else it could be. Sorry if I'm of no help. 😄

KeepCalmPeople · Jan 17, 2013, 12:45 AM

My iPhone 5 randomly vibrates a couple of times each day. No notifications are shown on the screen. Frankly I can't be bothered to troubleshoot it - there are just too many possibilities for the cause.

greaneto · Jan 17, 2013, 01:36 AM

I haven't heard of anyone else having trouble either.

smeg36 · Jan 17, 2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by lelisa13p

Have you reset your phone? (Hold Power & Home buttons simultaneously, releasing both when the apple appears on the black screen.) Sometimes that's all it takes to get rid of a glitch.

Yes, I have. That's always the first suggestion I give when someone has a problem too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rshroff2

Was there any adverse weather in your area? If you're on iOS 6, there was a severe weather alert built in. So it might have been that. I remember it went off once for me and it was really loud and alarming. If its not that then I have no idea what else it could be. Sorry if I'm of no help. 😄

Nope, it's been sunny and beautiful.

Interstella5555 · Jan 17, 2013, 08:34 AM

OP, your phone is giving you a compliment, you're looking pretty good these days.

smeg36 · Jan 18, 2013, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Interstella5555

OP, your phone is giving you a compliment, you're looking pretty good these days.

That sure is nice of it, but I wish it would just say so instead of beat around the bush. It seems like it happens around 8pm or so, a little after I get home from work. Still can't figure out what or why though.

sulpfiction · Jan 18, 2013, 11:49 AM

The whistle sound is the default sound for a tweet on twitter. Have u recently activated a twitter acct?

lelisa13p · Jan 18, 2013, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sulpfiction

The whistle sound is the default sound for a tweet on twitter. Have u recently activated a twitter acct?

Excellent point. I tested this.

How about it, OP?

Jimbo47 · Jan 18, 2013, 11:59 AM

Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby, let me know.

smeg36 · Jan 18, 2013, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sulpfiction

The whistle sound is the default sound for a tweet on twitter. Have u recently activated a twitter acct?

It isn't like a whistle a person makes with their mouth (like the twitter sound). It's a short burst, like a referee blowing a whistle at a sporting event.

Kyotoma · Jan 18, 2013, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeg36

It isn't like a whistle a person makes with their mouth (like the twitter sound). It's a short burst, like a referee blowing a whistle at a sporting event.

Do you have any sportscenter apps or other sports-related apps on your device? That could be the notification that a game has started.

smeg36 · Jan 18, 2013, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyotoma

Do you have any sportscenter apps or other sports-related apps on your device? That could be the notification that a game has started.

Only MLB, and there aren't any games for that anytime soon.

Kyotoma · Jan 18, 2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by smeg36

Only MLB, and there aren't any games for that anytime soon.

What other Appstore apps do you have on your device?

smeg36 · Jan 18, 2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyotoma

What other Appstore apps do you have on your device?

Google Maps
Weather Channel
Words With Friends
Angry Birds Star Wars
Bad Piggies
Walking dead
Stub Hub
Amazon
c-Mobile
Speed Test
MDC Mobile
Red Boc
IMDB
The Verge
Gmail
iBooks
Kindle
Flashlight
Apple Remote
VLC Remote
Find Friends
Find my iphone
Netflix
Podcasts
VLC
Shazam
Pandora
Chase
Citibank
Discover
MapmyRun
Facebook
Twitter

smeg36 · Feb 2, 2013, 12:40 PM

I finally figured out what was causing this. It was MapMyRun. A friend recently started using it as well, and the sound was whenever he finished a workout. There was no other notification until they updated the app this week. Then a popup notification accompanied the sound, so I was able to figure it out.

steffic · Apr 15, 2013, 11:38 AM

I had the same whistle sound and it was driving me nuts! Glad you figured it out for me

Jan 16, 2013, 10:00 PM	#1
smeg36 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2009	Random Whistle Sound and Vibrate For the last few days my iPhone 5 has randomly started making a whistle sound, like a referee whistle, and does a short vibrate with it. I can't for the life of me figure out what it's supposed to be. I've checked all my notifications, and even went through all the notification sounds available, and it's nothing I can find. I checked all the different apps in the notification center settings, and tried searching, but can't for the life of me figure out what's causing this brief whistle sound and vibration.
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Jan 16, 2013, 11:33 PM	#2
lelisa13p macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA USA	Have you reset your phone? (Hold Power & Home buttons simultaneously, releasing both when the apple appears on the black screen.) Sometimes that's all it takes to get rid of a glitch. __________________ Experience is what you get when you thought you were getting something else.
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steffic macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2013	thank you! I had the same whistle sound and it was driving me nuts! Glad you figured it out for me
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Jan 17, 2013, 12:26 AM	#3
rshroff2 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Chicago, IL	Was there any adverse weather in your area? If you're on iOS 6, there was a severe weather alert built in. So it might have been that. I remember it went off once for me and it was really loud and alarming. If its not that then I have no idea what else it could be. Sorry if I'm of no help. 😄
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Jan 17, 2013, 12:45 AM	#4
KeepCalmPeople macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	My iPhone 5 randomly vibrates a couple of times each day. No notifications are shown on the screen. Frankly I can't be bothered to troubleshoot it - there are just too many possibilities for the cause.
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Jan 17, 2013, 01:36 AM	#5
greaneto macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I haven't heard of anyone else having trouble either.
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Jan 17, 2013, 08:34 AM	#7
Interstella5555 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2008	OP, your phone is giving you a compliment, you're looking pretty good these days.
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Jan 18, 2013, 11:49 AM	#9
sulpfiction macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Philadelphia Area	The whistle sound is the default sound for a tweet on twitter. Have u recently activated a twitter acct?
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Jan 18, 2013, 11:59 AM	#11
Jimbo47 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby, let me know.
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Feb 2, 2013, 12:40 PM	#17
smeg36 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2009	I finally figured out what was causing this. It was MapMyRun. A friend recently started using it as well, and the sound was whenever he finished a workout. There was no other notification until they updated the app this week. Then a popup notification accompanied the sound, so I was able to figure it out.
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