iPhone 14/Plus Speaker tone on the iPhone 14 when driving help, please?!

[Peter Franks]

Something that drives me mad about the 14 is the speaker when driving or moving.

It's fine when stationary and perfectly fine on phone calls.

WHY, when I'm in the car, and I move does the bassy acceptable clarity sound of the person talking, always go so trebly and tinny when I move off. When I stop, it reverts back to the normal bassy clarity. When I start up again, it goes to that piercing toppy tinny sound. There is no exception to this, and it is a complete mystery.

Really hoping someone has the same thing and it's not just me and has the answer.

Obviously, my previous iPhones were older and I never experienced anything like this before.
Is this a fault, or something you can change on phone in a setting somewhere? It's not useable quality but also impossible to explain if you don't experience this yourself. Something about motion and the speaker changing. Not even high speed.

Thanks for any help?

 

[JPack]

Make and model of vehicle is needed. Along with how you’re connecting iPhone to the car.

 

[Peter Franks]

Make and model of vehicle is needed. Along with how you’re connecting iPhone to the car.

That's just it, it isn't connected to anything, It's just the speaker from the actual iPhone.
I've never had this with any previous iPhone model ever before.
Is there any setting that's maybe causing anything like this problem? It's bizarre

 

[JPack]

That's just it, it isn't connected to anything, It's just the speaker from the actual iPhone.
I've never had this with any previous iPhone model ever before.
Is there any setting that's maybe causing anything like this problem? It's bizarre

Does it happen if you're running or driving another car? The only thing I can think of is some kind of electrical interference from your particular car.

 

[Peter Franks]

Interesting take actually, I never thought it may be the car, because I've used previous iPhone models the same way, and this is the first time it's happened, on the 14.

I haven't access to another car, and I'm not a runner, It's the oddest thing. Every time the car comes to a stop, it's fine, and then when I move.... but it's not the reception/carrier, I know that much. It's definitely an iPhone 14 fault or something that may be on that shouldn't be, for no other reason than everything else on the phone is fine.

 

[smirking]

Is this happening with turn by turn Siri directions or are you getting other voice prompts? I've had a longstanding issue with my audio fading out badly after about 5 minutes of driving. Once it fades out, it only comes back after I've stopped driving for a while. Stranger yet, this only happens when I'm using Siri for turn-by-turn directions. If I switch to Google Maps for directions, it works fine.

 

[Peter Franks]

This is purely phone calls, so far...

I've not used it for anything else yet. Tomorrow I will need to use for 'maps' and will see if the voice does the same when moving and stationary. I have a horrible feeling this type of problem will never get resolved, and it's something to do with the new 14, or maybe even just mine?

Is this happening with turn by turn Siri directions or are you getting other voice prompts? I've had a longstanding issue with my audio fading out badly after about 5 minutes of driving. Once it fades out, it only comes back after I've stopped driving for a while. Stranger yet, this only happens when I'm using Siri for turn-by-turn directions. If I switch to Google Maps for directions, it works fine.

 

[smirking]

This is purely phone calls, so far...

I've not used it for anything else yet. Tomorrow I will need to use for 'maps' and will see if the voice does the same when moving and stationary. I have a horrible feeling this type of problem will never get resolved, and it's something to do with the new 14, or maybe even just mine?

In my case I suspect it is at least partially software related and by that I mean there are apps interfering colluding to produce odd bugs as this is something that's affected me for more than one iPhone and for many iOS versions.

 

[Peter Franks]

Ah right. Mine is just the ‘14’, which is a shame, because although I’m underwhelmed by the camera everyone told me was so great, and the brilliant pics I’ve seen from elsewhere, there’s nothing bad about it.

It’s never good when other people have never experienced these problems because it invariably means.. it’s not going to get a fix.

 

[smirking]

It’s never good when other people have never experienced these problems because it invariably means.. it’s not going to get a fix.

I've searched online for my issue and found a few scattered reports that sounded similar to mine, but without any resolution nor even a useful reply. That's when I suspected that I probably have an uncommon software conflict somewhere interfering with Siri. So I tried using Google Maps to bypass Siri and it worked.

 

[Peter Franks]

I've searched online for my issue and found a few scattered reports that sounded similar to mine, but without any resolution nor even a useful reply. That's when I suspected that I probably have an uncommon software conflict somewhere interfering with Siri. So I tried using Google Maps to bypass Siri and it worked.

I can’t find anyone who’s got anything vaguely similar, or they’ve not noticed, or I would imagine they use AirPods or plug into car speakers for the most part

 

[Aston441]

Try turning off GPS for everything. If the phone doesn't know it's moving, nothing should change.

 

[Peter Franks]

Try turning off GPS for everything. If the phone doesn't know it's moving, nothing should change.

Location services were off. Only on when using maps, and they were off. Just on a phone call?

 

[compwiz1202]

Is it an EV? Can those create an electromagnetic field that could mess with the iPhone?

 

[JPack]

Even the alternator in regular fossil fuel cars are known to cause problems.

 

[Aston441]

Location services were off. Only on when using maps, and they were off. Just on a phone call?

OK. Next to check: many car audio systems made in the last 20 years automatically go from the "loudness" setting, at standstill (increases bass and treble, decreases midrange) then gradually inverting that, stepwise, as the vehicle speeds up. For example, the Becker radios in Porsches in the 2000s did this. There was a setting buried in the EQ submenu to turn it off.

Make/Model of car, and sound system would be helpful.

ETA: oh, I see you're saying it's from the iPhone speaker itself. hmm.
are you sure about that? I know, a silly question, but you're 100% positive the phone isn't connecting to the car audio?

 

[Peter Franks]

Thanks for the replies, No, not electric. It's a VW Beetle petrol car. It's had many an iPhone in exactly the same position doing the same job, but this is the first time it's ever happened on any model of iPhone. Definitely 100% not connected to any sound system. Car is 2014 and I never upgraded the sound system, so doesn't have the capability to connect to it.

It's frustrating the life out of me. It's just so odd. Maybe I should get some sort of connection to the old bog standard audio, but it isn't worth upgrading really. I think I can say that pretty much all odd behaviour problems on iPhones over the years have eventually, 'mostly' resolved when software related. I initially thought it was the person I was talking to first time out, but it does the same on all calls. Thanks for all your replies

 

[Aston441]

Thanks for the replies, No, not electric. It's a VW Beetle petrol car. It's had many an iPhone in exactly the same position doing the same job, but this is the first time it's ever happened on any model of iPhone. Definitely 100% not connected to any sound system. Car is 2014 and I never upgraded the sound system, so doesn't have the capability to connect to it.

It's frustrating the life out of me. It's just so odd. Maybe I should get some sort of connection to the old bog standard audio, but it isn't worth upgrading really. I think I can say that pretty much all odd behaviour problems on iPhones over the years have eventually, 'mostly' resolved when software related. I initially thought it was the person I was talking to first time out, but it does the same on all calls. Thanks for all your replies

Absolutely bizarre. If it were me, the last things I'd try would be a total hard factory reset, and it that didn't work, exchange the phone.


ETA: Does it happen in a different car?

ETA2: I've found a way on all the old cars I've had over the years to add aux/bluetooth to all the old stereos. If you google around for the head unit in your VW, it would be surprising if there isn't some simple way to retain the original radio and add Bluetooth... like this:

Crux BTS-VW2 Bluetooth® Interface

Stream music through the factory radio in select 2002-12 Volkswagen and Audi vehicles

www.crutchfield.com

Some adapters (I dont think that one has it) also come with a small microphone you can place discretely, for exceptional outgoing call quality.

 

[smirking]

Absolutely bizarre. If it were me, the last things I'd try would be a total hard factory reset, and it that didn't work, exchange the phone.

Before going there, force quit all apps before trying the next drive. I talked about a similar sounding above with Siri ghosting me in the middle of drives when I have turn by turn directions turned on.

Someone suggested I force quit all apps and for the first time in many years, I actually got through a full trip with driving directions! I suspect I have a software conflict. Now I have to figure out which app is messing with Siri.

 

[Aston441]

Before going there, force quit all apps before trying the next drive. I talked about a similar sounding above with Siri ghosting me in the middle of drives when I have turn by turn directions turned on.

Someone suggested I force quit all apps and for the first time in many years, I actually got through a full trip with driving directions! I suspect I have a software conflict. Now I have to figure out which app is messing with Siri.

Good idea. I assume a regular hard reset already happened?

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[smirking]

Good idea. I assume a regular hard reset already happened?

I did try a hard reset a few months ago and it didn't work.

Yesterday, I manually force quit all my apps one by one and that seemed to work... but it could have been random chance that my turn by turn directions will occasionally work so I'm not getting too excited yet. I had almost entirely stopped using Siri for directions because the last time it worked right was 6 years ago. I'll have to give it more trials before I'll know if force quitting really does do something.

 

[Aston441]

Location services were off. Only on when using maps, and they were off. Just on a phone call?

Even when location services are off, the GPS still is activated if FindMy is enabled, regardless of whether you are using Findmy app.

 

[Peter Franks]

Absolutely bizarre. If it were me, the last things I'd try would be a total hard factory reset, and it that didn't work, exchange the phone.


ETA: Does it happen in a different car?

ETA2: I've found a way on all the old cars I've had over the years to add aux/bluetooth to all the old stereos. If you google around for the head unit in your VW, it would be surprising if there isn't some simple way to retain the original radio and add Bluetooth... like this:

Crux BTS-VW2 Bluetooth® Interface

Stream music through the factory radio in select 2002-12 Volkswagen and Audi vehicles

www.crutchfield.com

Some adapters (I dont think that one has it) also come with a small microphone you can place discretely, for exceptional outgoing call quality.

Not used different car, but I don't think it is the car. It must be this particular phone. I don't think many others notice it, purely for the fact they would generally either use Airpods or sound system bluetooth. Or they're not using the standard 14? Thanks for that, I will take a look.

Before going there, force quit all apps before trying the next drive. I talked about a similar sounding above with Siri ghosting me in the middle of drives when I have turn by turn directions turned on.

Someone suggested I force quit all apps and for the first time in many years, I actually got through a full trip with driving directions! I suspect I have a software conflict. Now I have to figure out which app is messing with Siri.

I will try that, I don't think I have anything running that would particularly affect it, when location services is off, so nothing can be trying to latch on to anything. But will try that tomorrow.

Good idea. I assume a regular hard reset already happened?

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I've reset factory 3 or 4 times now, and updated to latest software, Still think that one worth trying? Nothing else is really affected.

I did try a hard reset a few months ago and it didn't work.

Yesterday, I manually force quit all my apps one by one and that seemed to work... but it could have been random chance that my turn by turn directions will occasionally work so I'm not getting too excited yet. I had almost entirely stopped using Siri for directions because the last time it worked right was 6 years ago. I'll have to give it more trials before I'll know if force quitting really does do something.

Good luck and let us know, which iPhone is that?

Even when location services are off, the GPS still is activated if FindMy is enabled, regardless of whether you are using Findmy app.

But if Maps ticked off, and all location services are off, that's the only way to turn off GPS? Or is there something I don't know?

The one amazing thing about the 14 that stood out for me the most was the battery life, but after 16.3.1, even that’s killed it now.