Why does my iphone interfere with my earphones?

Why does my iphone interfere with my earphones?

Added (1). I hear that "interference" noise in my earphones if my iphone is nearby

Added (2). It sometimes happens when no call/message is coming in as well.

Interfere? In what way does it "interfere"?

An iPhone is a very low powered radio transmitter, and like all transmitters they generate radio signals in all directions when in "transmit' mode.

Most of that transmitting only occurs when making calls, but due to automatic 'snooping' by phone companies an iPhone (like any other similar phone) will continually transmit the phone number in all directions and it is picked up by the nearest cell-phone repeater tower and the iPhone is sent back a signal strength message which is converted into a display on the screen.

If you want to see some of that activity - stick an electrician's multi-meter (volt meter etc) near an iPhone.

The low power of cell phones can interfere slightly with loudspeakers (or headphones) but hand held UHF radios, like UHF CB or police radios, can make big loudspeakers CRACK loudly from across a big room just by pressing the "send" button.

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