{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ycnhtsxeqjd7u6pzgboa","title":"iPhone 18 Pro speakers ‘crackling and popping,’ some owners complain","title_en":null,"outlets":17,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/iphone-18-pro-owners-complain-of-speaker-crackling-or-popping-ycnhtsxeqj","count":17,"items":[{"id":"n_7hooobp6tsef72juehaq","seq":1358045,"kind":"article","title":"Some iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max users report earpiece crackling and pops; likely a software issue","url":"https://macdailynews.com/2026/10/02/some-iphone-18-pro-and-pro-max-users-report-earpiece-crackling-and-pops-likely-a-software-issue","summary":"Some owners of Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are reporting an intermittent crackling, ticking, or popping sound from… The post Some iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max users report earpiece crackling and pops; likely a software issue appeared first on MacDailyNews .","published":"2026-10-02T13:00:14Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:53:33Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-macdailynews-com-8b47e4","name":"macdailynews.com","domain":"macdailynews.com"},"via":"kite-macdailynews-com-8b47e4","topics":["apple","news","ios 27","iphone 18 pro","iphone 18 pro max"],"authors":["MacDailyNews"],"entities":[{"id":"Q140421681","name":"iPhone 18 Pro","type":"other"},{"id":"Q141393905","name":"iPhone 18 Pro Max","type":"other"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_ycnhtsxeqjd7u6pzgboa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.8399999737739563,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.4399999976158142,"political":0.009999999776482582},{"id":"n_zt45yovfmuazvzdh2pxa","seq":1302128,"kind":"article","title":"Тріск, клацання та шум: власники iPhone 18 Pro масово скаржаться на дефект динаміків","title_en":"Cracking, clicking and noise: iPhone 18 Pro owners massively complain about speaker defect","url":"https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/trisk-klatsannya-ta-shum-vlasniki-iphone-1790924512.html","summary":"Проблема виникає у найнесподіваніших сценаріях використання Користувачі нових iPhone 18 Pro та iPhone 18 Pro Max скаржаться на аномальні звуки з динаміків пристроїв. 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Several buyers are sharing reports across online forums about a strange crackling sound coming directly from the earpiece speaker. 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In Foren mehren sich Hinweise auf ein Knistern, Knacken oder Klicken. Berichte über Geräusche aus dem Ohrhörer-Lautsprecher Auf den MacRumors-Foren und auf Reddit schildern Nutzer:innen des iPhone 18 Pro ein auffälliges Geräuschverhalten. 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Users have called it a crackle, a faint tick or pop, or random clicking. Many say the problem is with the earpiece speaker, and both the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max appear to be affected. Some people hear the sound consistently, while others hear it during app use, scrolling…","published":"2026-09-29T21:03:14Z","seen":"2026-09-29T21:27:35Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-macrumors-com-68d10b","name":"macrumors.com","domain":"feeds.macrumors.com"},"via":"kite-macrumors-com-68d10b","topics":["apple","featured","iphone 18 pro"],"authors":["Juli Clover"],"entities":[{"id":"Q140421681","name":"iPhone 18 Pro","type":"other"}],"story":"st_ycnhtsxeqjd7u6pzgboa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6200000047683716,"political":0.03999999910593033},{"id":"n_ycnhtsxeqjd7u6pzgboa","seq":765530,"kind":"article","title":"iPhone 18 Pro Owners Complain of Speaker Crackling or Popping","url":"https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-18-pro-owners-complain-of-speaker-crackling-or-popping.2490768","summary":"Some iPhone 18 Pro owners have noticed an unusual crackling sound coming from the speaker of the device, leading to complaints on the MacRumors forums and Reddit . Users have called it a crackle, a faint tick or pop, or random clicking. Many say the problem is with the earpiece speaker, and both... Read more","published":"2026-09-29T20:47:11Z","seen":"2026-09-29T20:47:11Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","name":"forums.macrumors.com","domain":"forums.macrumors.com"},"via":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","topics":["apple","macrumors.com news discussion"],"authors":["author","MacRumors"],"entities":[{"id":"Q140421681","name":"iPhone 18 Pro","type":"other"}],"story":"st_ycnhtsxeqjd7u6pzgboa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6200000047683716,"political":0.03999999910593033}]}