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iPhone 3G S rattling noise? normal?

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ericxd

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Nov 29, 2008
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When I give it a good shake i can hear rattling noise on my iPhone 3G S? I never noticed this on my iPhone 3G...so is it normal? if not, i need to return it...
 
I too noticed this in my phone, my 3G didnt have this problem nor does the 2G ipod. Im not too concerned at the moment however reading today about overheating issues other people are having is catching my attention. I dont wanna be stuck with AT&T over a crappy phone. LOL
 
here we go again.... there's nothing wrong with your phone, it's the auto focus lens in your camera that is rattling. It's one of very few moving parts in the phone and it can make noise.

Next time search.
 
ericxd said:
When I give it a good shake i can hear rattling noise on my iPhone 3G S? I never noticed this on my iPhone 3G...so is it normal? if not, i need to return it...
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Don't worry, this is normal for the 3GS. I'm on my second 3GS already and both of them had the same rattle so when I went to the Apple Store on Saturday....The Genius rep told me that it is normal and nothing to worry about and that it had something to do with the camera parts..I dunno but I learned to ignore the rattle and just enjoy the features. :rolleyes:
 
I went to the Apple Store last night and swapped out my 16GB because of rattle. The new one does the same thing so it is normal. However I should have kept the old one as this one has the loose silent switch ughhh.....
 
I was at the Apple Store last night and I saw a guy complaining about the rattle and he swapped his iPhone out... hah!

Seriously guys... stop shaking your iPhone and you won't hear the rattle.
 
TheSpaz said:
I was at the Apple Store last night and I saw a guy complaining about the rattle and he swapped his iPhone out... hah!

Seriously guys... stop shaking your iPhone and you won't hear the rattle.
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Unfortunately there are apps that suggest you shake the thing! I just got off the phone with Apple support and asked about the rattling in passing and they went and got a couple and said it wasn't normal...I have a feeling they're wrong, but they're sending me to the Apple store to check it out anyhow.
 
If it breaks and FUNCTIONALITY is lost, get it fixed. Otherwise quit looking for reasons to return your phone. This constant swapping so many people are doing is stupid.
 
I don't know about the 3GS but the first iphone 3G I had had a slightly loose vibrate switch that would rattle only when it was shaken in the vibrate position. I'm sure whatever your issue is, be it the camera or the switch, it's fine. Just don't shake it and if something stops working, take it to the genius bar.
 
(man is punching his shoulder"

"Doc - it hurts whenever I do this motion"
"Then don't do that"
 
My sleep/ringer toggle button shakes when my I turn my phone on silent mode. Thus why some can hear it, and some cant ;) The majority of iPhones have this.
 
rattle

I'm on my 3rd iPhone 3GS, and ALL THREE have had the rattle.

iPhone 1) Genius bar replaced due to the rattle
iPhone 2) extremely quirky even after restoring it (had the rattle) so it was replaced
iPhone 3) works great, but still has the rattle

It has to do with a loose ringer switch.
 
just following up, they replaced mine today and the new one does not rattle. They said it wasn't normal and even took the glass off to see if anything was loose. When they didn't see anything they came back and said it must be something in the back of the phone and gave me a new one.
 
pacohaas said:
just following up, they replaced mine today and the new one does not rattle. They said it wasn't normal and even took the glass off to see if anything was loose. When they didn't see anything they came back and said it must be something in the back of the phone and gave me a new one.
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Was the replacement iPhone 3G S in a normal box or the small slim black box?
 
All I brought in was my phone, so all they gave me as a replacement was a phone. I think if i'd brought my box and cable, charger, headphones they'd have given me a new box since mine was less than 2 weeks old. Why do you ask?
 
pacohaas said:
All I brought in was my phone, so all they gave me as a replacement was a phone. I think if i'd brought my box and cable, charger, headphones they'd have given me a new box since mine was less than 2 weeks old. Why do you ask?
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Not really. They usually only swap the phone even if you have the box.
 
aajad said:
Not everyone wants a perfect phone and will return one without a good reason. The genius said it is NOT normal for the vibrate switch to have a rattle. The replacement is tight. See here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/749389/
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Mine was not a little noise caused by a loose "silent" switch. It was something inside that was not properly anchored or connected. I wouldn't take it in for a loose switch unless the thing fell off. I read online some people thought it was the new auto-focus camera pieces moving around, but then I shook my friend's 3GS and it didn't have the rattling that mine did, and neither does my new one(though the silent switch is a bit looser).
 
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