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samsung note 2 making strange sound?

pampam
pampam Posts: 435 Forumite
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y samsung galaxy note 2 has started making a strange sound?
It resembles a cash register. Can anyone tell me why it does it?
Thanks
Pam

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  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    Is it picking up something with an NFC chip in it? Like putting it near a contactless payment card?
  • pampam
    pampam Posts: 435 Forumite
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    Mmm how strange. I don't have contactless payment card and where ever I am, either at home or out and about it stll makes the sound.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    But you may have an NFC app that is running .
  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    An NFC app would only make the noise if it picked up a tag.

    Is bound to be an app of some sort, though.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Tag as in a credit card next to phone springs to mind .
  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    Yeah but she said she don't have any ;)
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    OP needs to look on the phone and see if their is a card reader open .
    One of the card readers i tested reading bank cards had a habit of staying open .

    Does this phone not have a turn NFC Off setting .
  • pampam
    pampam Posts: 435 Forumite
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    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    OP needs to look on the phone and see if their is a card reader open .
    One of the card readers i tested reading bank cards had a habit of staying open .

    Does this phone not have a turn NFC Off setting .

    I have turned off NFC and I don't have a card reader
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