Apple has confirmed that its newly released iPhone 8 does
indeed have a problem of a crackling noise which comes through its earpiece
speaker during calls.
Complaints regarding the same were mentioned in Apple’s
support forum. The complaints header, “iPhone 8: crackling static noise during
calls,” describes the problem thus: "It’s intermittent — on some calls you
can perfectly notice it on others no problem. I have already tried resetting
the phone with no success on solving the problem. I’m dealing with the issue
since Friday. Very disappointed!"
The issue is even being discussed by some users on Reddit,
who have also complained about the problem while making calls. Some Reddit
users have complained that the problem is not persistent. The problem occurs
when one is making calls or during Facetime. The problem does not crop up when
the phone is attached to an earpiece with mic or when the phone is in the
loudspeaker mode.
According to a report on Business Insider, Apple has
acknowledged the issue. It said, “We are aware of the issue which is affecting
customers in a small number of cases. Our team is at work on a fix, which will
be included in an upcoming software release.”
It has also assured that the problem shall be fixed soon.
According to a Verge report, an Apple spokesperson has assured that the problem
would be fixed in the upcoming software release.
This is not the first glitch that has happened. Previously,
the glitch had happened during the launch of the Apple Watch series 3.0, where
the watch wasn’t able to make a cellular connection.
Meanwhile, the Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are set to
be launched in India on 29 September at 6 pm. The launch will take place in
nine cities which including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai,
Pune, and Hyderabad.
The Apple iPhone 8 64 GB costs Rs 64,000 while the 256 GB
variant will be available for Rs 77,000. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus starts at Rs
73,000 for 64 GB variant and Rs 86,000 for the 256 GB variant.
