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!!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:56:47 +0000

OK, SO I DID SWAP MY IPHONE FOR A REPLACEMENT AND GOT MY NEW ONE TODAY! AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE, I STILL HAVE THE WHINE! I DONT GET IT, YOU WOULD THINK THAT IF SOMEONE IS REPORTING A CERTAIN ISSUE WITH A PHONE, YOU WOULD BE SURE NOT TO SEND ANOTHER ONE OUT WITH THE SAME ISSUE! WHATEVER! I WILL BE CALLING THEM BACK!

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:14:56 +0000

I just got the new iphone 3gs and my top button that make puts it in sleep mode is wiggly. Is this anything serious?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:13:07 +0000

Mine also ends in 3NP, i am wondering if i should swap it, but the only problem with that is what if i get another phone with the same problem??

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:08:00 +0000

I just got my 3Gs today, and i used the video first and did notice the whine, I am not too happy about it, since i had to jump through hoops to get this dang thing because everyone around here has been out of stock since the third day it came out! I have read a couple of the other websites about this though and have been told by the retailer that it is a software bug that they are trying to fix. But what can you do? I love the phone, and its not very noticeable unless you try real hard to hear it.

By: Cbp

Cbp — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:52:51 +0000

It might be feedback. I found by holding the phone such that the bottom of the phone did not rest on my palm there was no high pitched noise.

Try this. Start recording video with the bottom of the phone resting in your palm, half way through move the phone such that you are not cuffing the speakers with your palm. When you replay the video you should be able to tell the point where you moved the phone from you palm.

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