iPhone 6S+ Earpiece Volume Great but Crackling

[dsc888]

Hey Folks,

I read a lot of posts last year complaining about the 6 and 6+ having low earpiece volume when you talk on the phone.

It seemed like Apple listened and significantly boosted the earpiece volume on the S+ at least. But did they do it at the cost of causing some "overloading" or "crackling" when you turn the volume up past 75%? I have that very issue now. I can hear well even while walking down a busy street but noted some intermittent crackling as though the earpiece speaker is blown or defective. If I turn the volume down to blow 60% or so, it decreased a lot if not completely goes away.

Oh yeah, I played with the Hearing Aid feature and it did STOP the crackling even at 100% volume but the audio is muffled lack treble and Noise Cancellation is disabled.

And ideas, folks? Thanks.

 

[IconIc215]

I don't have the crackling but your right it is night and day louder than the 6+ last year. Having it 75-100% is like speaker phone. My 50% now is equivalent to just about 100% on last years model.

 

[adam1080]

Hey Folks,

I read a lot of posts last year complaining about the 6 and 6+ having low earpiece volume when you talk on the phone.

It seemed like Apple listened and significantly boosted the earpiece volume on the S+ at least. But did they do it at the cost of causing some "overloading" or "crackling" when you turn the volume up past 75%? I have that very issue now. I can hear well even while walking down a busy street but noted some intermittent crackling as though the earpiece speaker is blown or defective. If I turn the volume down to blow 60% or so, it decreased a lot if not completely goes away.

Oh yeah, I played with the Hearing Aid feature and it did STOP the crackling even at 100% volume but the audio is muffled lack treble and Noise Cancellation is disabled.

And ideas, folks? Thanks.

I have the same issue, but only noticed it two days ago, because it appears I almost always use the speaker, headphones or my car. It is almost as strong as a rattle in the top of the phone. It seems to be a more significant defect. Between the screen banding at the top of my screen and now this, it might be time for another phone. I've got AppleCare so I may just see how much it annoys me over the next month.

On a side note, my 6 plus did not suffer from this issue...