Hello everyone,
I just got my new iPhone 18 Pro Max (running iOS 27), and I’m noticing a very specific audio bug. I’m hearing a faint popping, ticking, or static sound coming from the speakers. It mostly comes from the top earpiece, but I've caught it happening from the bottom speaker as well.
It doesn't happen continuously, but it specifically triggers during certain UI animations and system haptics. Thanks to some testing and discussions with other users, here are the exact moments it seems to happen most:
- When the keyboard slides up (e.g., clicking the Safari address bar or replying to a text)
- During the swipe-up movement to see open apps (App Switcher)
- Scrolling a page using the gray scroll bar on the right
- Closing system pop-up alerts (like in the Apple TV app)
- Adjusting the screen brightness
- Other random touches that trigger the Taptic Engine
At first, I thought it was a hardware defect or that I was pressing too hard on the screen. However, if I go into Settings > Sounds & Haptics and turn off "Keyboard Clicks", the popping sound completely stops when typing.
This strongly suggests it's a software glitch—likely an audio routing issue where iOS 27 is incorrectly waking up the audio amplifier during these random UI triggers—rather than faulty hardware.
I've already submitted a bug report to Apple, but I wanted to post here to see how widespread this is.
Is anyone else experiencing this exact same static/tick issue on their new iPhone 18 Pro?
