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Something loose in my iPhone 4
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Never owned a phone with camera before?
It's the autofocus that's making the rattling sound, same on all af cellphone cameras[/COLOR]
OK so why is this only present on a few iPhones.
I can confirm that 3GS does this. Or at least mine.
So it is most likely the accelometer or something and nothing out of the ordinary.
So it is most likely the accelometer or something and nothing out of the ordinary.
It's not ! same on every iphone and phone with AF, iPhone, nexus one, desire, Evo.
n00bs were complaining about this on the as well N1 until they realized what it came from.
Well then I guess the rattling I'm getting is different I've tried to hear the same rattle on a few other iPhone 4's and it just isn't there. I guess I still need to keep my genius appointment.
Mine makes more noise if I shake it than tapping but tapping anywhere on the phone makes the same noise.
Shaking does it for me as well but tapping it isolated which area it comes from. Mine only rattles by the camera when I tap it. The rest is rock solid.
Sure hope the genius at apple knows what he's doing and don't give you a new one.
I don't want a new one, everything about this one is perfect (except for the noise) and you never know if a replacement may have issues. I want to make sure it's not a more serious problem. At the very least I will document it was doing this in case it becomes a bigger issue later. I really don't see how you can diagnose my problem without hearing yourself, I have tried to replicate it with several other phones and the rattling in mine is far more pronounced.
OK after looking and tapping another phone, I can get the noise to come from the camera on both, however there is a distinctly different noise and from a different location from mine that is loudest with a side to side motion, the camera noise seems to be more prevalent in the opposite direction.
This s*** again?
There were 10 million threads last year about this as well.
The rattle is normal. There is not a problem. Every 3GS I have ever picked up in the past year has had this rattle. It is the autofocus. If you are unable to replicate the rattle sound, you are simply doing it wrong.
There were 10 million threads last year about this as well.
The rattle is normal. There is not a problem. Every 3GS I have ever picked up in the past year has had this rattle. It is the autofocus. If you are unable to replicate the rattle sound, you are simply doing it wrong.
Yeah, don't think so. I've shaken this phone every which way and it doesn't make a peep. I know this issue. I had it on my 3GS. My iPhone 4 doesn't have it.
Would you care to explain how I am doing it wrong, I'm doing the exact same thing with both phones. Also can you explain what part of the camera moves side to side, I can understand the lens moving front to back, that makes sense.
My iP4 tells people it doesn't like to STHU. That's the only sound I've heard out of it...so far.