iPad air 2 pop noise

I agree if it were the processor there would be a lot of problems everywhere. Such as the screen not reacting to the touch, flickering screen, blank screens, apps freezing... Oh wait,,, that sounds like a lot of the problems I have read in here. Hmmm. Someone mentioned 5 watts would not cause an arcing sound and they are right it is the amps that would. See it takes just 1 amp to stop a persons heart. The processor and RAM use maybe 5 watts if they can prove that but it would take at least .05-1 amps to move that 5 watts. Someone said, record and put on you tube the amp discharge. I have a better and much easier example. Take your shoes off and shuffle your feet as you shuffle across five feet of carpet and then touch a light switch or door knob. That is a great example of amps and what less then 1 amp would do. Point is shaking a device and that device not making a popping sound is as primitive as saying a monkey shaking a stick is a sign of intelligence.

Has anyone heard of Remote Residual Electric Discharge? If not I will explain, I turn off all the electricity going into my house and there is no more power feeding into my residence. I open an electrical outlet to replace it and as I place my screw driver to the hot lead I get a fairly large zap of electricity (amps). That is remote residual electric discharge. There is no power feeding into the house but there is still a small amount of electricity still coursing through the house. I bring this up because this is also a case of an improperly grounded house or other electric issues I will not get into. The same with the iPad Air 2. There is something wrong and the flickering screens and popping noise are all bad signs.

It is also very common with robotic arms used in car manufacturing plants. I have watched quite a few rookie robotic engineers power down a malfunctioning robot and walk out there and not placing a ground wire on the robot so it will discharge the residual electricity. It is funny but it hurts and it could leave a nice burn on their hand. The same with these iPads yes they may or may not use just 5 watts but it takes amps to move that 5 watts and it is amps that zap you or your device and it makes an arcing pop noise.

Due to the fact that it is an amp discharge the speakers may or may not pick it up because of how speakers work to begin with. It just depends on the location of the arc as well. In addition regarding the manipulating the iPad to make the sound also does not mean it is software. To me that says that it is a problem with the screen. Most of these real comments are reporting problems with the screen, and freezing during playing graphic demanding games like Vain Glory, that tells me that there may be a problem with the RAM and the 64 bit architecture Processor the new A8X. I also believe the A8X motion processor is the culprit as well. That is why shaking it may or may not cause the popping noise. Finally, the popping noise is very random unless you are USING your SCREEN. After reading a lot of these posts I noticed that, that is the only common factor other than the noise. Apple used a new screen technology and this is the first time they upgraded to two GB of RAM that is a lot of amps moving memory around in that little space. Did anyone question why didn't Apple really go out and mention the upgrade to their RAM? In fact I asked 12 Apple employees how much RAM was in the new iPad and not one knew or they acted as if they did not know. Hmmm.... should I post a video on YouTube to prove Apple is denying there is a problem. Sorry proof is in the pudding.

So if you just bought an iPad Air 2 and it makes any kind of popping noise please return it and get your money back. It is too close to Christmas to mess it up with a flawed design and really glitchy software. It happens and Apple is never known to openly admit problems. They have a better history at bringing out the same device the following year that is better but they call it something else like iPhone 5s or iPhone 4s. iPad mini then six months later call it iPad Mini with Retina Display. The processors, RAM and batteries in all those items were changed and the product worked right or as it should. One last fact, the NEW iPad Mini 3 did not get the new processor or RAM upgrade and those units are not popping... So if you are waiting for a "SoftWare" update you will be waiting far beyond your return policy. Good luck everyone and enjoy the holidays and I hope this has helped anyone looking for a correction to the Issue. One last note: IF IT POPS TAKE IT BACK FOR A REFUND!!!

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. You clearly have no idea what you are waffling about. Please stop.

This has been the most depressing, irritating and cringe worthy diatribe thus far. Please stop. Your advice after tons of useless information about electricity was to return my iPad and get a refund? Thanks, but no thanks. Yes it pops, yes there are a couple of software glitches but you failed to tell me what I should do for an alternative. Oh right… There isn't one except the last generation iPad Air which I already gave away as a gift. So why not spare us the 'electrician's Wikipedia of boredom' that you have bestowed upon us because you are clearly an Apple hater.

Your right it is software and because it goes POP it must be the speakers and you did the shake test. I will stop Tom70. Happy Holidays!!!

We need enthusiasm but making things up will only confuse the issue. Oddly none of us have entirely disagreed with the approach of getting Apples attention with lots of returns. NOY, you are just spoiling our efforts by inventing things.

I've had my Air 2 now for 3 days. It's pretty darn flawless in every respect. I've certainly not heard any popping sounds. If anyone has one and it's making odd noises, it should be taken to the Genius Bar and replaced if it's defective.

Firstly, have you read through this entire conversation and all its posts? If so, I'm certain you have noticed that many users have returned two, three and sometimes even four units and still suffer the same issues. Also, after just three days, you probably haven't spent enough time with it to notice issues like these if your unit has them.

I love Apple... I am just as disappointed as you. But telling folks there is a software upgrade that will fix it is really not good advice. I am a business team member with Apple. We were going to upgrade twenty iPads and when three of them all popped and I talked with my Apple consultant, he recommended to return mine and to hold my order. You talk about disappointment. I have fifteen employees that were expecting an upgrade from the iPad Mini 2. Instead we will wait as instructed. Sorry I did not build them. I have been pushing Apple keys since they first were introduced in the early 80's. I have only used a PC when forced too. In fact I have a ten year old Apple Book; still works like the day I bought it. But reality is what it is. I have a business to run and a holiday to look forward to. So bash away I am sorry you were disappointed with your device. So was I, so we returned them. They will fix the issue one way or the other.

Fair enough. But I'll check back in a few weeks and I'm pretty confident I won't have any issues with my Air 2.

I was one of the first to post on here I went through three iPads myself. But i hear they are exchanging ones that don't pop so taking it to the genius bar maybe the best advice you get.

I think you need to read the posts starting from the beginning....

My friend got one yesterday and so far it is working fine and he uses his like I do for work. In other words he will be on it ll day. I am waiting for our consultant to give me the okay.

No inventing there are hardware issues, we were told to wait until Apple makes a shift in production due to manufacturing problems. I gave the best example I could to explain what the Geeks told me. I have worked in Robotics since the 80's. I have seen what amps can due to a body let along a processor.

One last note Happy Holidays and I hope to return to 20 brand new working iPad Air 2's.

I just felt the zap, my hand was covering the speakers, zap.

Another loud pop noise a few minutes ago, you can even feel it with your hands through the smart case ....sigh.

I can't return anything i live in a third world country Apple guarantees are not the same here.

Ipad air 2 wifi 16GB space gray.

I only hope that if the device is gonna stop working due to this issue it does during the guarantee year...

This will be my last ipad, Apple have amazing apps, far superior than Android but regarding hardware is going down hill but i'm happy because i didnt' spend my hard earned money on an iphone 6, waiting for Galaxy S6 next year.

Still have my old ipad 4 with me too, heavy as a rock but solid as a rock too....