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[iErick]

This is getting pretty annoying.

Every since updating to 4.2.1, when I am on a call and have the phone held up to my ear...the phone vibrates for SMS notifications and such.

This occurs if the phone is on the silent setting and when the phone is set to ring and vibrate.

This is happening on my iPhone 4 and my wife's iPhone 4. For the time being, I shut off the vibrate with ring setting.

Anybody else notice this wonderful buzzing in your ear?

[ghostface147]

Nope. The vibrate sucks on the iPhone, so I disable it completely.

[iErick]

Haha. I wont argue with ya on the vib being weak.

It is a little wicked when it buzzes right in your ear though.

[ghostface147]

Originally Posted by iErick

It is a little wicked when it buzzes right in your ear though.

I bet it would be. Maybe you should reset your settings. This won't erase your content.

[iErick]

Tried that. It still does it.

[iErick]

I restored and tested it before restoring from backup. It still happened with a clean OS install. I then downloaded a new copy of 4.2.1 and it is still doing it.

There has got to be others with this issue. I am going to check a couple of friends iPhones at work tomorrow.

[Massie]

Originally Posted by iErick

This is getting pretty annoying.

Every since updating to 4.2.1, when I am on a call and have the phone held up to my ear...the phone vibrates for SMS notifications and such.

This occurs if the phone is on the silent setting and when the phone is set to ring and vibrate.

This is happening on my iPhone 4 and my wife's iPhone 4. For the time being, I shut off the vibrate with ring setting.

Anybody else notice this wonderful buzzing in your ear?

I'm still on 4.0.1 and I think I get audio alerts when I'm on a call...seems like normal behavior when you've got it set to ring and vibrate, no? As for your silent settings, have you double checked to make sure that vibrate is off for that?

I don't talk much, so I could be remembering this incorrectly...

[JasonG]

Happens for me too. Happened on my 3GS under 3.1.3 or whatever it was as well

[iErick]

This hasn't happened to my iPhone 4 or the wife's iPhone 4 until the 4.2.1 update.

I've completely restored and it still does it. I figured there would be more people complaining about this.

@Massie...phone is set to ring and vibrate because I like being able to hear or feel my phone. I've always had it set this way and it has never done this.

No phone I have ever had vibrates when I am on a actual call.

[ghostface147]

So what did Apple say?