Android users report ghostly applause coming from their phones - will you be next?

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PhoneArena
PhoneArena
Phonearena team
Original poster
• 1mo ago

How would you feel if your phone started randomly applauding you for no reason? Well, that's what's been happening to many Android users lately. Apparently, there's a strange and scary bug making Android phones blast out ghostly applause from their speakers. Applause sound coming from Android phones It's not Halloween yet, but some Android phones have apparently started playing scary jokes. There are at least two Reddit threads where people report an applause sound effect that's been playing...

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stferrari
stferrari
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

Really???? I find it hard to take these claims seriously. Sounds like some seeking attention

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TuGa121
TuGa121
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

It’s just one bug after another with Google lately. At this point, it feels like a "new feature" rather than a mistake. It’s amusing how much focus is placed on Apple's issues while these constant Google bugs happen day after day after day.

#GOOGLE BUGS#EPIC FAIL

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Brewski
Brewski
Arena Master
• 1mo ago
↵stferrari said:

Really???? I find it hard to take these claims seriously. Sounds like some seeking attention

It must be a slow news day. The Reddit article he linked was posted 7hrs ago, and the user who posted it is now banned. But also, someone offered a possible solution: The default notification sound from some sports live score apps (FotMob is mentioned) is a crowd cheering. When that users phone is not on silent and a notification comes through from that app "it does surprise me!"


But I do think something weird is definitely going on here

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NunoB512
NunoB512
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

This is funny lol.... It's almost the same thing....

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Vancetastic
Vancetastic
Arena Master
• 1mo ago

I would actually enjoy this feature.

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Samichales89
Samichales89
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago

It is likely something with Google's AI. There is probably a setting hidden somewhere that enables this that Google hasn't spoken up about.

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thingfuture
thingfuture
Arena Apprentice
• 1mo ago
↵TuGa121 said:

It’s just one bug after another with Google lately. At this point, it feels like a "new feature" rather than a mistake. It’s amusing how much focus is placed on Apple's issues while these constant Google bugs happen day after day after day.

#GOOGLE BUGS#EPIC FAIL

Google is just trying to compete with Microsoft on who can push out the most crappy updates.

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