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evrery few hours, while using the pad (it doesn't happen in standby) there's a loud, med-high pitched POP That sounds like it's from the speakers..
i Searched on this problem and found that others are having the same problem with their ipad air 2's. And i'm not using headphones, but it sounds like people are getting that pop that route as well.
it this an issue with all the new ipads or just a few?
iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 8.1
HHere's another thread on the same issue.
I returned three and they all popped... I finally returned mine for a refund instead of an exchange. I love the Speed: 2GB of RAM, 64 Bit of architecture, the A8X processor, and A8X mobile processor, but I believe there are issues with the conductivity within the device.
I also noticed, after reading Tech guides, that there are two versions of the iPad Air 2. One UI iPad5,3 & the other is UI iPad5,4. the Benchmark on the iPad5,4 is a bit higher than the iPad5,3. Everyone I know has an iPad5,3... The Tech reviewers all received an iPad5,4 to review.
This is not a software issue either. Any motherboard that makes a popping noise is not good, especially if it is located right where the Processor and RAM are.
I have heard folks trying to talk their self out of returning their device by saying it may be "settling" computers especially SSD driven computers do not have any moving parts that would "settle". They are soldered to a mother board along with the processors, RAM, Qualcom chip, etc... In other words there is nothing to "settle" or nowhere to "settle" to. I would strongly suggest returning yours if it is making any kind of popping noise. As terrible as it may be it is the only real way to resolve the issue. Contact Apple via http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html and share your experience. Read the hundreds of Apple lovers expressing all of their efforts and remember that Apple's Flag Ship will soon have a fix...
My wife's 64GB iPad Air does the same thing. Her first 16GB iPad Air did as well. Her iPad 2 (WiFi only) never had this problem. She filled up her 16GB one so I bought her the 64GB one and then had the Apple Store swap out the 16GB one before giving it to my mother in law. She doesn't have the popping problem. My wife's didn't have it when I first restored it but then it started a month or so later. Now, it will pop/screech sometimes when typing, sometimes when opening or closing the smart cover and sometimes with another app. I'm tempted to take this one back too as I got it for her over the summer.
Has anyone found a pattern? I've had my wife limit the number of apps running thinking this might be something to do with apps competing for the speaker or something like that.
I provided feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html and will make an appointment to bring it into the Apple store.
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Same here. I bought one online and the day i opened the box it made a pop noise. it did it a few times even in sleep mode. I called Apple Support and made an appointment. Received an exchange it popped at the store in the techs hands and he took it to the back and said The voltage meter registered a small spike when it popped (i do not know what that meant) and offered me a refund. All i know is that was the first and only time an Apple employee ever told me there was something physically wrong with the iPad Air 2 so I took the money.
Wow so you got your problem solved and now you spare your time trolling the people who still have it, bravo kid bravo:
NOYB234 wrote:
PHilly if you have not guessed it by now but this person is a TROLL. Nothing more. No matter if you help them or not they will be very combative... My solution to them is to laugh at their ignorance and ignore their trolling nonsence. On and on. The difinition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Well, there is but an example. For you. Look back at their past posts the same thing over and over again.
And i'm the one trolling? sure kid sure, aha...
I am having the same problem. My iPad Air 2, cellular, 128 GB, arrived yesterday. The popping noise only happens at a single instant, random, and with no particular application. I suspect it is a software issue with the more powerful speakers that are in this new iPad. I'm troubleshooting this by varying the volume from very soft to full sound. I have the keyboard clicks on, but haven't checked to see if turning off the keyboard clicks has any influence on the sound. I really want to avoid sending this for a replacement.
Here's a link to a discussion on reddit that I found before posting here.
I Would be very surprised if it were a software issue... Also I have had the pop with the volume at the lowest, and near the highest... And in between.. The volume of the POP doesn't seem to change.
ill put my best guess in the hat... It could be a discharge of static electricity that built up on the new laminated glass display.
ssorry to say I've already repacked mine for return. I loved the speed! However, there are way too many bugs with 8.1. I could deal with the POP if iOS 8.1 were up to at least some quality bar.. I like the features in 8.1, but for,me, it's unusable with all the issues I've found. I wouldn't blame it on the testers.. they probably already found these issues. it looks like the bugs were 'postponed' and the release was rushed out the door..
ANd and I was just about to update my old ipad to 8.1.. I'm so glad I didn't.
ignore the part below.. I'm using safari and this editor is giving me ****. What's up with that?
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Here's a link to a discussion on reddit that I found before posting here.
I Would be very surprised if it were a software issue... Also I have had the pop with the volume at the lowest, and near the highest... And in between.. The volume of the
If the popping sound is the same volume all the time, make sure you don't have the "change with buttons" setting under "Sounds / Ringers and Alerts" set to "off". It was off by default on my iPad Air 2, which means that all alerts and ringers (which is the only place where this issue seems to happen - doesn't happen with videos, music or games) would be the same volume regardless what you have the master sound volume set to. Turning that setting "on" will adjust alert sounds to sync with your master volume setting.
I Always have that setting on... And it happens in every app, regardless of any system sounds.. And I don't have music or any other audio playing normally.. That doesn't affect it, either.
it definitely happens while playing games, watching videos, etc. The only time it doesn't happen in when the screen is off.
Toggling the volume to mute then full level, as well as toggling the "change with buttons" setting has given me >24 hours of not having that popping noise. I agree while it sounds like a static charge pop sound, I would think that an ungrounded iPad would fry its internal electronics and Apple would have a massive recall on its hands.
So we shall see. I love this iPad, I hope this is a software problem. I figured I wasn't the only one having this issue. Thanks for everyone's input!
I Think it's awesome, too... The speed, both processor and network, is incredible. and the 2GB of RAM seems to help a lot. But, t I'm still going to return the iPad Air 2, and wait until this issue and others are resolved, then I'll buy it again. I wish someone from Apple would speak up on this topic.
if it happened to be a software bug, it would surprise me, but then again, the popping noise surprised me... I wouldn't return it if I knew there was a fix in the near future, but given the 14-day return policy, it's safer to give it back and wait.
The pop noise occurred again when I had the "Change with Buttons" volume under Sounds in System Preferences set to "off." I did not have the popping noise >48 hr while the setting was "on." Will see if the popping noise occurs again with the setting to "on." That might be the problem. The volume of the pop was about the same volume as the "Ringer and Alerts" volume.
I Took the ipad air 2 out of the box ealier today, and have been using it since... No pop noise.. I haven't changed any setting whatsoever.
the weather is the only difference. The humidty is a lot higher today than it was.
lol, it just popped, when i hit the reply button
I have the iPad Ringers and Alerts Change with Buttons settings to "on", and I heard a pop at the same level as the system volume when I opened the iPad smart cover. First one I've heard since 10/28.
If this were a static electricity problem, I would have thought I would hear a pop irregardless of the volume of the speakers.
If this were a hardware problem, Apple would have an expensive recall on their hands.
So I'm hopeful this is a software problem. I really don't want to exchange my iPad and get another one that has the same popping noise problem.
Sigh.
having the same issue ......first it was a lot.... And I thought that it was the way the cell was turned off default and unable to turn off/on the LTE chip on my 128 GB gold DMPNK starting serial ..... So I went in bought a data plan and then turned on and turned off the cell ...... This reduced the popping sound by 70% but still happens 1-3x in a day.....
Went to the Apple Store today with my popping iPad Air 2. The Genius said that it seemed like a hardware problem to him. He exchanged my iPad Air 2 for a new iPad Air 2, and I haven't had any sound popping problems in the last 3 hours. I will post back on this thread if I do end up having sound pops on this new iPad Air 2. But if you don't hear back from me, I will consider this problem resolved for me.
Why does my ipad air 2 make a loud "pop" sound every few hours?
