Possible Galaxy S3 Design Fault - Audio Buzz Hiss Crackle Noise

[bkecho]

I have the same problems. I called samsung tech. He told me to do a hard reset. still the same. than i thought to myself maybe its the stock music player. So i tried many music apps. I found the 1 that works. No more crackling,hissing,popping noise. its an app called" Poweamp".
Solution DL and use Poweramp instead of stock music player. I know the Poweramp apps cost $4.99 but its worth it.

 

[tilyt]

Thx for the info & link, Ken. Any issues from the isolator with audio quality or volume?

 

[funkylogik]

I have the same problems. I called samsung tech. He told me to do a hard reset. still the same. than i thought to myself maybe its the stock music player. So i tried many music apps. I found the 1 that works. No more crackling,hissing,popping noise. its an app called" Poweamp".
Solution DL and use Poweramp instead of stock music player. I know the Poweramp apps cost $4.99 but its worth it.

poweramp was the first app i ever actualy payed for. well worth it

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or crazy) guess

 

[sfrrr]

also, lifehacker had a piece on using that audio garbage as a way of finding your phone (in your house or office) by remotely turning on your stock music app and following the static-y noise. My problem: how do you turn on the phone remotely?

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[notakrazzy]

I have the same problems on my verizon S3 bought poweramp and still have the noise in the background

 

[KreepyKen]

Thx for the info & link, Ken. Any issues from the isolator with audio quality or volume?

If I turn the stereo volume waaaaay up (mine goes to 40, so anything over 34 or so), I can hear some of the hiss. But at normal listening volumes, it filters out all perceptible noise. I've been using it for a week now, and I haven't noticed any hiss or crackles at all (except for the one time I jacked an Edguy song to 40 and heard some of the hiss).

 

[el_mariach]

also, lifehacker had a piece on using that audio garbage as a way of finding your phone (in your house or office) by remotely turning on your stock music app and following the static-y noise.

Ha! I have to say that's pretty awesome. Lol.

 

[Dark5tar]

Hey guys,

I’ve just bought myself a white GSIII and has recently noticed that if I play sounds from any source (YouTube, Videos Player, Music Player, ringtone) etc, on near maximum volume, the sound on the loudspeaker becomes a bit distorted/ muffled. It plays fine on low volumes. I wonder if it was the way the metal plate grill on the loudspeaker was designed; how it has a lot of small holes on it and perhaps these limit the amount of noise coming out from it.

Does any of you guys experience a similar issue?

 

[muad'dib]

On my s3, when plugged into either headphones or the aux cable in my car, there was an intermittent clicking noise that would occur when listening to any audio from any application. I returned that one, and the new one had no issues.

 

[jrm5f2]

Funny, I just got my GS3 on Saturday and I used the stock headphones with no issue. On my way to work this morning I plug the phone into my car Aux port and thats when I started to hear it poping and crackling. So as soon as I got into work I tried it with a pair of BOSE headphones and still the same result as if I were in the car, but hear is the strange thing after the first hour of playing music the poping and crackling is almost gone. I mean I can still hear it a little but not to the same effect as this morning in the car. What do you guys think?

 

[wataytay69]

Just got an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 and same issues reported here. I get noise popping and cracking while charging and using aux port. If I unplug the charger and noise goes away. I've tried multiple chargers with no fix.

Maybe I should go back to iPhone? I've used iPhones up until this point but decided to take the leap as jailbreaking is becoming more and more of a nuisance. This might just be a deal breaker though. Its a glaring oversight on Samsung's part. How can you compete with iDevices if you can't charge and play at the same time?

I shouldn't have to buy ground loop isolator either. That's a band-aid not a real solution.

edit to add: Buying a special music player app isn't a solution either. I like to use multiple apps, Pandora, Tune-In Radio, NPR, etc not just listen to MP3's. Noise comes through ALL of these apps on my phone.

 

[jrm5f2]

I took mine back and got a new one. It works perfectly, No issues! Word of advice try listening to the music before walking out of the store to ensure that you did not get one of the bad ones.

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I took mine back and got a new one. It works perfectly, No issues! Word of advice try listening to the music before walking out of the store to ensure that you did not get one of the bad ones.

 

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Re: Possible Galaxy S3 Design Fault - Audio Buzz Hiss Crackle Noi

The first post in this series indicates that the author tried an store display model with the same problem. I just got my S3 and I must say, I put in a lot of time researching it. The biggest problem I found in reviews was complaints about the display brightness. Obviously this is not the worst of it. I'm returning my S3. It's a shame since the S3 was on top in every comparison I read.

 

[tilyt]

The ground loop isolator works beautifully. Plugged the phone into the charger and aux port and immediately had noise. Plugged the ground loop isolator between the aux cable and aux port, and all noise was gone.

Not a single crackle or bit of hiss.

Here's the one I used:

PAC Ground Loop Isolator for 3.5 MM Applications:Amazon:Car Electronics

Sent from my Pebble Blue SGS III.

I picked this up from amazon, but it didn't do the job. It also significantly degraded the fidelity of the sound, so I returned it promptly. Looks like I need to exchange before my 90 days are up.

 

[CypherMax]

So I have been battling with this issue since I got my Verizon GS3 and I seem to have finally fixed it. Just flashed Jellybam rom last night and voila crackling over blue tooth completely gone. When I was stock and also on clean rom the crackling was horrendous. It must have something to do with the the touchwiz blue tooth because with aokp everything is fine. This rom is also awesome. Finally 100% happy with my S3!

 

[Patrick Arseneault]

i have a samsung galaxy s3 and when i listen to mp3

- from the speaker on the phone no problem no crackling or hiss
-using head phone no hiss or crackiling
-using car charger and aux cable at same time hiss and crackling
-using only aux cable no hiss and crackling

tried 2 different aux cable with the car charger and had the hiss crackling anyway

so problem is using a car charger and aux cable at the same time that cause the problem

hope this help

 

[Wuei Chua]

I am having the same problem , Everytime when playing to auxilary output , Hissing occurs when charging is heard through the speakers. Turning off the charger and the hissing stops immediately . Is there a fix for this yet??

 

[nationalicon]

I've had this issue for a while now, with my Galaxy S3. I plug it into the auxiliary input of my car stereo, while charging the phone. Unless I'm playing music, the background noise is sometimes unbearable. I figured out a workaround using an app I created. It is called "Signal Interference Shield", and is now available on the Play Store for free. It has only been tested on my Galaxy S3, running CM 10.1. Let me know if it helps, or if it doesn't work for other devices.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ceshield&feature=search_result&token=LuJ1B3Ub

 

[tpence2177]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I just got a galaxy s3 given to me that is better than my iPhone 4 by far. I am having the same noise as stated but mine is actually making my radio in my car be unusable when I am charging my phone in it. Could it be the NFC? This is the closest I have found to my problem on my Google searches and am wondering if anyone else has had these problems? No crackles or radio interference at all when I am not charging. Just when I am charging I can't listen to the radio unless it is in a certain position in the car... I am thinking about trying a non NFC battery and see what that does. I have tried NFC off WiFi and Bluetooth off and nothing changes on the static.

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[GSDer]

tpence2177,
You're saying that your phone is NOT connected via the audio jack to your car, yet if it's connected to the car charger via the micro-USB port it causes interference on your car radio? Weird!

That car charger must not be shielded very well. Try using a different Aux port, or try a different charger (I've had good luck with the Motorola ones).

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