iPhone 8 Plus Sound Distortion

My thoughts exactly.

So, after having three brand new iPhone 8 Plus handsets, I once again went to Apple store, got a refund and purchased the new iPhone X. Guess what - same problem. Not as pronounced as the 8 Plus but still there nevertheless!

I give in!

I also give up... Trading for a Samsung Note 8 is next move... I got tired of Apples games.. When i pay "much" i demand also MUCH... You hear Tim Cook?! Got tired of your overpriced iShit devices.. Back in 2016 I gave back 2 iPhones 7 plus (one had dust inside camera lenses and one had yellowish tint screen.. Search anyone for this both issues do exist) to finally get a 3d device which was ok.. I was almost happy until ios 10.3.3 but this was the end of ios.. now only glitches and faults for such a closed OS i can't imagine how you achieve that ... Payed 979 Euros to get a mobile popcorn sound machine the iPop 8 Plus...

I was feeling optimistic after a call with Apple Support saying that I can have my phone checked at a local Apple distributing store here in Manila, Philippines, but after having my creeping thoughts confirmed here I can tell it's going to be quite useless. I really hope Apple hears us out. Yes we're few who spoke out on the issue but that shouldn't mean they should shut us out... I've been getting my hopes down after 3 updates, none of the changelogs say that this issue was fixed so why are they doing this to us... Spent so much on a phone and honestly it's the fastest I've used, but this just devalues the product and makes me wish I saved my money on something else..

Haha I like that iPop 8 Plus! I agree its an expensive piece of kit and we should be presented with perfection!

I still love Apple, the iPhone X is beautiful, I really like it and I hope that a software update is realised that will fix this. People are complaining so lets hope they listen!

I also have this problem since I got 8 Plus with iOS 11.0.2. I mainly experience this when I listen to music and try to multitask, for instance chatting in Messenger, use Twitter and so on. It's really annoying. I was hopping that bigger release like iOS 11.1 or 11.2 would finally solve this thing, but the bug still occurs, otherwise the phone is great but this really basic problem bugs me very much. Apple please look at this!

They don’t even respond... seriously if they don’t respond in the next days about plans on a fix for this or inform as properly if this is a hardware defect or if it’s a software issue.... I will open a “caution-warning” thread not to buy or double triple think before buying Apple stuff, to all major forums worldwide as I already did in my country.. because I call this “disrespect” from Apples side..

ios 11.2 is out and bug is still here. as i said before, it is the last apple product i buy. incredible how stupid they are. ios 11 is the most buggiest platform i’ve ever seen, nothing works as it should!! if this is a software problem, ok, i’ll just wait for couple of months. if it doesn’t get fixed, i’ll sell this crap iphone 8 for half the price and buy a god dam oneplus 5t or pixel 2. i swear it cannot be worse than the iphone!!

sad how things have turned for ios...i was such an apple fan since iphone 3g... :(

Nothing is fixed at latest versions I've tried all of them.. It is not a hardware issue also i think at the speakers because it does the same with headphones plugged in.. If it is a hardware issue it is at the "sound card" of the phone or the"dac"...

Same issue. Been through 4 iPhone 8 Plus, several iOS public beta and regular iOS updates. ALL have the speaker popping/clipping issue. Apple engineers have no answer. Apple has offered to refund my $.

IMO, this affects most to all 8 Plus.

Does anyone know if the regular 8 is affected?

Share on Apple for hiding ANOTHER issue that is widespread. Over a $1,000 phone has speaker that sounds like a candy machine toy.

I got 2 replaced and still facing the same issue. They told me it might be a software issue, but I am unsure if that's true though. Also some people complained about low microphone volume when talking through the phone.

I have the same issue, speak sound distortion in high volume and if i received for instance whatsapp messages repeatedly. The notification sound is laggy and distorted.

It seems a software issue, Apple???!

There is no solution. I tried every iOS & all but 1 public beta iOS. Apple finally told me no resolution. They allowed me to return my 8 Plus and I got the 8. The 8 has the same issue. I’m really not happy about it. May request a CR.

Same here.

I literally have tried everything - (8Plus, 256GB, Factory Unlocked, 11.2.1)

1. Restart

2. Hard Restart

3. DFU

4. Restore.

5. Reset all settings.

Mine is somewhat unique tho - whenever the distortion happens, my System Haptics stops working for a while. Sometimes it comes on, sometimes i have to either do a Reset all Settings, Restart my phone or Restore my Phone - yea, it gets that bad.

I also noticed that whenever this happens, my Music player becomes erratic (tracks skip, rewind and then the music either stops or the app crashes to the springboard); the settings app also hangs occasionally too during this period.

Spoken to Support and they recommended another restore, done that again, same ish. Im just gonna wait for 11.2.2 and if it doesnt fix it, im definitely returning my iPhone.

I have the crackling/distortion issue too on my iPhone 8 Plus. On the latest version of iOS (at the time of writing, 11.2.1) and no improvement.

I’m on my third iPhone 8 Plus. One refund, eventual repurchase and one exchange.

The Genius Bar don’t believe me as they can’t hear it properly in a noisy store or on their diagnosis tests but eventually gave in and exchanged for me after 3 visits.

I thought it might be a ‘release day’ model manufacture issue but I have one from november and still the same issue. It’s really unpleasant and occurs at any volume.

It doesn’t do occur when using earphones, and appears to be either when high-pitched tones come through the top speaker or with simultaneous noises e.g. when typing in WhatsApp whilst listening to music (e.g. BBC Radio iPlayer app).

Also happens on calls intermittently, horrible enough that you take your ear away from the speaker.

Always seems to be top speaker that emits it.

Apple please fix this!

It was a retail grey iPhone 8 branded box.

I’m not sure why you’re trying to find out if I got a refurb white box when I already said I didn’t. I got all the peripherals etc too. It was brand new and was manufactured around November time judging by the iOS version it had on it.