All of the sudden, My home button is starting to make an odd, hollow tinny noise when I press it, almost like an echo inside the phone. Anyone else having this issue?
It's definitely not the intended noise apple added to make it seem more like a button.
iPhone 7, iOS 10.0.2
I don't know if you tried this or not, but I restarted my phone and I haven't heard that sound anymore. Home button is back silent again.
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I noticed today that this actually seems to be normal. My mod, dad and brother bought iphone 7's today and all of Them are making the sound. My friends phone which he got on the release is not so the question is if they changed something from the first batch.
Soft restart resolved this issue for me.
I figured out that you can minimize the effect by setting the Home button haptic feedback to the lowest level "1". Still, I figured that the problem may be in the haptic engine itself because while clicking the app icon on the screen for removal - sometimes, it generates the same weird "spring" "clicking" noise. It happened only 2 or 3 times. And I'm not 100% sure that it was the same noise. It's so annoying that I'm thinking about it every time I'm about to press the Home button...
You can make an appointment to have your Apple equipment evaluated at the genius Bar of an Apple-owned store. Your visit for an evaluation is FREE. Then you will know whether the noises and vibrations are considered normal or not. If not normal, you can arrange a repair if you like, but there is no obligation to have Apple make any repairs.
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Had the exact problem earlier today. All of a sudden a harsh, metallic, as if something was loose inside the phone started sounding every time I pressed the home button. I powered off the phone and restarted it... so far it hasn't sound like that again!
You have described the problem perfectly :) thats what is happening with my iPhone, except i can reproduce it easily in 30 seconds by setting the Home haptic feedback to 3 and smashing Home. Note that setting it to 1 (lowest) almost fixes the problem. It still happens, but Its more quiet and more rare. Still freaks me out everytime it happens :( good luck with your iPhone
alex_h1,
I tried changing the haptic feedback settings but the noise persisted through every one of them. As I said before, the home button didn't always make this noise, it just started making it the other day. It sounds as if a metal component in the part of the taptic engine underneath the home button (possibly one of the actuators) is loose and causing some sound to leak whenever it vibrates. Is this a known issue that Apple is aware of, or am I a very rare case?
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I have the exact same thing with my IPhone 7 Plus. I noticed it yesterday after updating the IOS to 10.2. I think thats a coincidence because it looks like a hardware problem - loose part etc. However I've also noticed "clicking" sounds from the top speaker near facetime camera. Seems very strange, especially that it happens not too often. I can, however, reproduce the noise while clicking the home button rapidly for 10-20 seconds.
Have you managed to fix it? I've been to a Premium reseller Service point but they asked me to leave the phone for ~2 weeks which I cant do. Besides they said that it looks like a minor "discomfort" and would probably do nothing. I was expecting more....
I will try to record the problem and put it on YouTube.
Oh, and restarting the phone as somebody mentioned didnt help at all.
I've restarted my phone multiple times and the hollow sound persists. I'm convinced it's a hardware issue and something is wrong with a piece connected to the Taptic Engine. As I said before, the functionality remains unharmed so I've given up
I have the same problem aswell. I sent my iPhone for repair about a week ago since one of the volume buttons got stuck. Yesterday I went to pick it up and they actually gave me a new one. I noticed very fast that it was making some odd sound when pressing the home button. It's like a "spring" sound / echo. I tried my friends iPhone 7 which also makes the same sound but not as loud as mine. I went back to the store but they didn't want to send it for repair again since this was not a "problem". It's actually pretty annoying. Hope there will be a fix for this soon.
I think I may have the same issue, did you have this resolved?
mlldmtn,
No, i haven't taken it to an apple store or had any servicing yet. updated to iOS 10.1 and still have the same noise.
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