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iPhone X Owners Experience 'Crackling' or 'Buzzing' Sounds From Earpiece Speaker (macrumors.com)
MacRumors reports:
A limited but increasing number of iPhone X owners claim to be experiencing so-called "crackling" or "buzzing" sounds emanating from the device's front-facing earpiece speaker at high or max volumes. Over two dozen users have said they are affected in a MacRumors discussion topic about the matter, while similar reports have surfaced on Twitter and Reddit since the iPhone X launched just over a week ago. On affected devices, the crackling sounds occur with any kind of audio playback, including phone calls, music, videos with sound, alarms, and ringtones. The issue doesn't appear to be limited to any specific iPhone X configuration or iOS version.
"The speakerphone for an $1100 phone should be at least as good as it was on the iPhone 6 and 7," complained one user, "but instead, it's crackly, edgy and buzzy."
"I believe we all knew the iPhone X would be highly scrutinized," writes Slashdot reader sqorbit, "but the reported problems appear to be stacking up."
"The speakerphone for an $1100 phone should be at least as good as it was on the iPhone 6 and 7," complained one user, "but instead, it's crackly, edgy and buzzy."
"I believe we all knew the iPhone X would be highly scrutinized," writes Slashdot reader sqorbit, "but the reported problems appear to be stacking up."
Of the millions sold.
Maybe you like Tim Cook as a person, but these Slashdot stories seem to me to be evidence he cannot lead Apple:
Some iPhone X Displays Plagued By Mysterious 'Green Line of Death'
Hackers Say They've Broken Face ID a Week After iPhone X Release
The iPhone X you bought may soon be obsolete: Apple Could Launch Two New Full-Screen iPhones Next Year
Some iPhone X Buyers Are Having Problems Activating Their Phones
An iOS 11.1 Glitch Is Replacing Vowels
App Developer Access To iPhone X Face Data Spooks Some Privacy Experts
PSA: Apple's iPhone X Screen Repair Will Cost You $279
With Camera Permission, iPhone Apps Can Surreptitiously Take Pictures and Videos
iOS 11 'Is Still Just Buggy as Hell'.
Apple Reduced Face ID Accuracy To Ease Production, Bloomberg Reports
Qualcomm Seeks China iPhone Ban, Escalating Apple Legal Fight
Apple is Really Bad At Design
Quote from one of the comments: "For all his ability to pitch to the public, Steve Jobs took direct interest in the products his company sold, rather than just focus on managing the company and leaving the decisions to be hashed out by committees developing a consensus several levels below him. The result is what you see now in Apple products - a muddled mess of different ideas that just don't fit together right, and very little actual customer value." -- Steven Maurer
There are more stories that seem to indicate insufficient management at Apple, but that's enough for now.