iOS 11.2 causes audible, mechanical Taptic feedback

On iPhone X, has anyone else been experiencing a seemingly mechanical sound when invoking a Taptic Engine feedback via, for example, reachability when you swipe back up to put the screen back to the top, or when bringing down control center and then swiping up out of it... my phone will make an audible “click” that sounds like metal to metal contact rather than a quiet haptic feedback before I updated to iOS 11.2. This sound doesn’t happen for scrolling through 3D Touch menus for example, so it’s not happening on ALL haptic feedback scenarios.

I’m going to try and downgrade to 11.1.3 or whatever it was previously and see if the issue goes away. But maybe it’s a new “feature” for iOS 11.2? I dunno ♂

Posted on Dec 2, 2017 7:56 AM

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craigfromkisarazu

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Posted on Jan 24, 2018 12:37 AM

iOS update 11.2.5 has fixed this problem on my iPhone X.

I had the same metal clicking sound and since updating yesterday, it has gone away.

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Dec 11, 2017 5:37 AM in response to mdrodriguez4

Can you please check if your problem is related to mine? iPhone X - Weird clicking sounds made by taptic engine (?)

Dr.edua

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Dec 20, 2017 12:00 PM in response to Funzblubb

finally, thanks!

Dec 22, 2017 9:17 AM in response to mdrodriguez4

Hallo,

I use the beta a few days. I could not detect any further problems with the taptic engine. the taptic is running free. I hope it stays that way for the commercial update.

mdrodriguez4 Author

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Dec 22, 2017 11:17 AM in response to Funzblubb

Thanks for the heads up! Looking forward to the public release.

Jan 24, 2018 4:30 PM in response to mdrodriguez4

They just hid this problem. It is 100% hardware issue. Doesn’t look like good attitude to as.

Jan 24, 2018 5:06 PM in response to mdrodriguez4

I think problem was with current power on Taptic Engine. Haw can you explain that they switch of vibration during new vibration creation. Or why all my friends don’t have this problems on IOS 11.2.2?

mdrodriguez4 Author

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Jan 24, 2018 4:53 PM in response to oleksii905

Sorry you feel that way. I’ve confirmed it’s solved with the latest iOS update 11.2.5, others have as well. You can’t hide a mechanical hardware problem when it was non existent initially, then it appeared, and then it behaved as before it appeared. It’s illogical. If it were software and audible glitch, then that’d be much more plausible and probable. Not sure what practical explanation you can justify to explain a mechanical issue rather than software. For instance, the mechanical-sounding noise went away when I had Bluetooth earphones paired with the phone, why would a mechanical defect disappear when a Bluetooth earphone is paired?

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