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Why do phones beep, occasionally?
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Why do phones beep, occasionally?
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I've not been able to figure out why my iPhone periodically emits a vibration/sound. There is never any sort of information message or icon or anything associated with it. I'd love to know what function it serves.
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Re: Why do phones beep, occasionally?
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Either to tell you the battery is low, or that someone wants to talk to you. Or just to remind you that you are the proud owner of a really annoying device.
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Not power or messages... do other people's phones do this?
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11/12/2016 08:33:30 »
PC,s do this too maybe its just a schizophrenia inducing pulse of microwaves that's missed its proper target
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Re: Why do phones beep, occasionally?
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15/12/2016 22:27:25 »
Maybe it's a mechanism for phones to talk to each other... check to see who's in the vicinity.
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Re: Why do phones beep, occasionally?
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Mobile phones may beep randomly due to an interrupted microwave signal.
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Hello my dear friends
I hope you all are doing well
please would you tell us your phone brand name and model and the software it's running?
so we can collaborate with you to understand what is happening
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