Comments on: Problem & Solution: iPhone 3G S Video and the Not-So-Fine Whine

By: Saud Alsaif

Saud Alsaif — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:25:44 +0000

I own an iPhone 4 and my problem is during video playback.
I hear air-like background sound but very very very weak sound from the actual video, u actually have to bring the speaker near ur ear to hear something. phone on silent mode doesn’t work, but the playback is fine if i record the video while using the headset mic.

I live in a country where there is no Apple Store and it will be a hassle to ship it back and stuff.

any suggestions?

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:10:49 +0000

have u found a solution yet??im having the same problem

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:09:36 +0000

Hey ive been having problems with my iphone where while recording a video the sound cuts in and out. (im not covering the mic on the bottom AT ALL) while at a concert the sound wasnt recorded for the entirety of it....has anyone had a situation like this?

By: Mister Ron

Mister Ron — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:12:54 +0000

I have a 3G iPhone and it happens to me when I run my alarm clock program while charging. The whine comes and goes. After reading what people have posted I suspect it may have something to do with the color scheme on the LCD.

The problem occurred right after changing the alarm clock colors. I will revert them tonight & see if it goes away.

By: Micki

Micki — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:22:17 +0000

argh, me too. 1 hr of concert clips, all visual, no audio! What?

By: Dale

Dale — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:16:38 +0000

When ever i record a video on my 3G S, i get no audio when i play it back.. I tried everything, music and voice recording both work perfectly. I just can’t hear the audio on my videos when i play it back. Does anyone know the problem?

By: CMB2009

CMB2009 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:44:41 +0000

This problem occurred with my Black 3GS when I used the Pandora app, closed the app, then tried to watch a movie trailer using Flixster app…the movie trailer was hanging and froze up then the noise started after I closed the app.

Sound noise was gone when I synced it with my iTunes via PC. I was going to do a “Restore” from iTunes when my phone was docked…but was not necessary.

My phone’s S/N does end in 3NR as well and have had it less than a month.

So try syncing your phone with iTunes or do a “Restore” from iTunes. This is what worked for me. I’m hoping this is software and not a hardware problem.

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:51:04 +0000

I have a new 32GB iPhone 3GS with a serial number that ends in 3NS. I can hear that high pitched whine on video recordings I have made. I hope this can be fixed. In the meantime, I will try to remember to put the phone in silent mode before doing a video recording. What a pain, but thanks for the suggestion to work around the problem. Haven’t try it yet, but I hope it will work.

By: grekexy

grekexy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:22:08 +0000

Hi guys,

I habe the same issue with my 3gs 32gb black. It always occurs when i
-lock the phone
-send a text
-take a picture using camera.app
-record a video using campera.app (during the entire video)
-pause music playback in iPod
-record a voice memo (during the entire memo)

I hope they’re on it…

By: Topkingtips

Topkingtips — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:38:39 +0000

Hi,all, i just have this problem, but i just to copy my records videos and then converter them again, and put them into my iPhone, all problem has been resovled!!