Phone 'beeps' when charging - sometimes

[Galaxy1980]

My wife and I both have Galaxy SIII phones. Once in a while, but not always - maybe 30% of the time - the phones will make annoying beeps when we connect either of them to the charger. I have the factory battery and my wife has an extended battery and a different provider (I have Metro, she has Sprint). It is a two-tone beep - two tones about a musical 5th apart. The timing between the two-note beeps varies from about 4 seconds to several minutes.

Sometimes, but not always, the battery charging symbol jumps each time the two-note beep occurs. The beeps seem most likely to occur if the charge level is between about 40% and 90% when we plug them in - but this does not happen all the time and they have occurred when the charge level was lower too.

We can stop the annoying beeps by putting the phone on silent mode, but then, of course, we do not hear genuine calls or other alerts.

If the charge level is really low, they usually do not beep when we plug them into the charger but it is not predictable. Have other people had this happen too? Is there a solution?

 

[Lefturn]

The phone should beep twice when you plug it in to charge (this is normal). There should be no sounds after that.

Are you saying that it makes beeping noises during charging? If it does, that would signal to me that you're losing and regaining power while charging. Which means you most likely have either a bad charger/charging cable or bad electrical outlet.

 

[ronbien]

If you want to turn off the sound when it is plugged in, go to settings > accessory > dock sound and uncheck it.
Sorry I am not familiar with the other questions.
Good luck!

 

[Galaxy1980]

The phone should beep twice when you plug it in to charge (this is normal). There should be no sounds after that.

Are you saying that it makes beeping noises during charging? If it does, that would signal to me that you're losing and regaining power while charging. Which means you most likely have either a bad charger/charging cable or bad electrical outlet.

Yes, it beeps while charging. I will try a different charger tonight. I was using a generic charger - not the one that came with the phone. Thanks for the tip. I will let you know next week.

 

[Galaxy1980]

Ronbein, I will try lefturn's suggestion first, and if that don't work, I will try yours. I turned the sound off by just pushing the side lever until the indicator showed the mute symbol before. Thanks for the response. It is appreciated.

 

[davidmanvell]

If you want to turn off the sound when it is plugged in, go to settings > accessory > dock sound and uncheck it.
Sorry I am not familiar with the other questions.
Good luck!

I did not get this to work.

 

[Galaxy1980]

The phone should beep twice when you plug it in to charge (this is normal). There should be no sounds after that.

Are you saying that it makes beeping noises during charging? If it does, that would signal to me that you're losing and regaining power while charging. Which means you most likely have either a bad charger/charging cable or bad electrical outlet.

Your analysis is correct. When I went to the standard charger instead of the generic one I was using, the problem went away. Many thanks.