Loud crackling noise then iPhone 12 shut off

This just happened to me. Was just scrolling through my emails and it sounded like an electrical shortage, the screen froze and showed lines across the bottom like the screen had cracked, phone rebooted and works fine now. This could be a serious issue if there is an electrical short in the phone. iPhone 12 Plus

It just happened to me. I literally thought I was being electrocuted by the noise it made. Had picked up my phone not on an app. Dialed my security code and got the fright of my life. Battery 🔋 at 61%.

apple WE NEED A RESPONSE!!!!

Just happened to me not even 5 minutes ago! It definitely startled me and my baby! Iphone 12 pro max. I was just on google, searching some bags. Why the heck is apple still not responding about this issue?

Can confirm, it also happened to me just 5 mins ago. Was scrolling through Twitter, heard the crackling sounds just like everyone but my screen went black then restarted. I’ll admit, it scared the bejeesus out of me and I am too, scared of my safety. I thought the phone might explode or I might get shocked or something. WTF

I had the same issue happen to me. I was scrolling through recipes, phone was at 35% and not hot. My iPhone 12 Pro Max made a crackling sound, a staticky flash in the upper part of the screen then went black.It rebooted on its own about 5-10 seconds later. This is the first time this has ever happened. Very strange.

Same exact issue just happened here. iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15.1.1. Scrolling on phone while plugged in (mostly if not totally charged but I hadn’t unplugged yet). Then a sudden loud crackling noise that sounded like an electrical short, followed by bright flash and black screen. I restarted it and it seems ok but definitely not normal. I’ve had this phone for over a year and this is the first time I’ve experienced this.

literally JUST happened to me while scrolling through tiktok. my phone glitched all of a sudden, it was purple/pink and green pixels distorting the screen and made an electric noise and then just shut off

The same thing just happened to me. Purple and black pixels all over the screen, a very concerning crackling sound blasting out the speakers, and then the phone shut off. Apple logo came up and the phone seemed to do a complete software reboot, as when I unlocked the phone, the widgets had to load back in properly. Happened after I closed Spotify and was on the home screen. Very worrying for a £1000 phone.

Same thing just happened to me on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Had this phone for over a year and this is the first time this has happened. Sounded like an electrical short, purple and green pixels, then it shut off and rebooted. Seems to be fine now but it scared me for sure.

Wow, same thing here, iPhone 12 Mini, picked it up from charger, scrolled Instagram and boom, purple confetti in bottom left corer, black screen, reboot. I read through all the comments from the last 2 years, and still no answer from Apple...

Mine did this too. I was on Snapchat the phone made a loud crackling almost like a firework noise then the had purple confetti like pieces flashing all over it. My phone restarted on its own and it now seems fine.

This JUST happened to me. I was on Twitter trying to follow an artist when it suddenly froze and made this electric shock noise. Scared the crap out of me!

will my phone be okay? It’s my first time ever getting a new phone, just upgraded 2 months ago from a really old iPhone 6 and it never did this!

This happened to me last night too. I was scrolling through Twitter and suddenly my phone made a loud whirring noise and the screen had pink and purple orbs and then simply restarted. Didn’t notice a shock or burnt scent but it did scare me to death omg.

I reached out to Apple Support on Twitter and they responded quickly. They asked a few questions and told me if it happened again to let them know 🤷‍♀️ I encouraged them to read this forum….crazy they haven’t addressed it.

I had this same issue, I was just sitting there scrolling and all the sudden my phone glitched out and crackled. Then shut off. Scared me… not only because of the sudden noise but because I was worried my phone wasn’t going to turn back on..