iPhone 4S hissing/static when plugged in Aux/Aux in Car

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iPhone 4S hissing/static when plugged in Aux/Aux in Car

Does anyone have a good fix for the 4S hiss/whine when plugged into the aux port in the car? I just got the 4S, plugged it into the auxilary port in my car, and there is a high-pitch hissing/whining. My previous iphones, same car, same cable, did not have this problem. We plugged another 4S into the port, same problem. I bought a new high-quality cable and the static is gone but the high-pitch hiss/whine still remains when any audio (phone, itunes, etc) is played. The noise stops after the audio feed has stopped. From what I see online, this is a known issue and it is occuring more frequently with BMW's (??). I've heard that the ground loop filters sometimes work and sometimes don't. It seems like the aux to dock connector output might be a solution, but I'm wondering if anyone has tried it. I'm looking for a solid fix (not just turning down volume on the device)...does anyone have any input? Thanks a bunch!

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Jan 17, 2012 11:05 AM

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William YZF-R1

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Jan 17, 2012 11:39 AM in response to smaprincess

A dock connector/car (3.5mm jack plug) aux lead cured my Iphone hiss/static problem completely (Ford car) and thankfully makes the Iphone volume ineffective on the music output.

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Jan 17, 2012 11:41 AM in response to William YZF-R1

Thanks, I think I'll try it and report back!

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Mar 11, 2012 4:57 PM in response to smaprincess

I've got the same problem... I made a video with the sound, it's the same noise type of noise? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGFCOdm-aQ

Bye!

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Mar 22, 2012 5:32 PM in response to smaprincess

I'm having the exact same problem in my BMW. The problem is only with my iPhone 4S. All other devices are fine.

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Apr 11, 2012 11:19 AM in response to diegocaro

Recently I sent my iPhone 4S to the technical service because had another problem related with sound. The speakear didn't works for playing music (or sounds in games), but do the ring sound and (coriously) works with the voice memo app.

The short story is that my mobile company sent me a new (but refurbished) iPhone 4S that doesn't make the stranger noise in my car.

The conclusion of the technical service is a electronical problem (may or not related with the pitch noise). I don't know if is related, but... who knows? check your spekear, and answer this thread.

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rsk197

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Apr 11, 2012 3:21 PM in response to smaprincess

I have the same issue! I am slowly trying things with my Audi. So far it is only new apple devices which have the problem. and the cable doesn't really fix it!

My next shot will be to try to split off the microphone connector in the iphone from the headphone jack and see if that causes the issue..... we'll see.

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bob_g_05

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Aug 5, 2012 12:33 PM in response to smaprincess

I had the same issue in my Audi A4 2009 with iPhone 4S and also bought a dock connector to 3.5mm cable - solved the hissing noise completely. I got the Logic3 one (link below) for UK£16 in Maplin. Cheaper on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic3-MIP142-3-5mm-Stereo-Cable/dp/B000FMSY74/ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344194888&sr=8-1

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Banquo10

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Jan 17, 2013 4:55 PM in response to bob_g_05

Had the same problem with my iPad. As you suggest, forget the headphone jack, and connect to car aux from iPad dock connector. Cable $3.50 from cellphoneshop.net. Hissing gone!

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