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Gagaohlala

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Dec 10, 2020
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Hello, I just had my new iPhone 17 Pro Max. Everything amazing. I put it on charge last night, and when I used it back this morning, I hear a little electricity noise by the charging port when it’s plugged. The sound can almost disappear, then come back. I can only hear it if I put my ear close to the iPhone.

Update : you can hear it when the phone is charging and you unlock it from idle. Screen on, put your ear to the charging port. The sound varies as you use your phone. Noticed it even further with tiktok opened for example. Noticeably louder when phone at 100% charge. (Stock Apple cable)

I tested with my air pods pro or iPhone 15 PM, no sound at all. Should this be worrying ? Do you have the same issue ? Don’t want to go by another exchanging process idk…

Thank you have a nice day :)
 
USB power supplies are noisy. Putting at least one clamp on ferrite bead on the USB cable will help. I normally put one on each end.

I have my amateur radio license (ham radio) and deal with this all of the time. Every computer and power supply cable that is near my HF radios have clamp on ferrite beads for this reason.

Now I don't know if that is your problem but ferrite beads definitely won't hurt.
 
Well I don’t know I’d like to know if other people experience the same thing with their device, I never had that much noise with my older iPhone at the point that I could hear it alone in silence in my rooom using my phone plugged in
 
All modern electronics and switching power supplies are noisy. Try a different power supply, different outlets in different rooms, etc. This will help determine if it the phone that is having an issue or the noise is coming from something else.
 
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