Help Weird beeps coming from Z3 Compact

[dcont]

So I've had my Z3 Compact for about 2 weeks now - LOVE it - finally a phone I can use with one hand, it's fast, and the battery life is stellar. Plus, I've grown to love Sony's UI - it's far more integrated and intelligent than the LG G2 I was using before.

Anyhow, for the past two days, at random times, I've heard a series of 3-4 beeps (deep tone) coming from the phone. When it does so, there's no error message on the screen or anything. And it's only when running on battery power. Is there a beep decoder for this phone or for Sony phones in general, like there is for old PCs? lol

 

[vosg]

When that happens, is your battery level at a certain percentage? It could be a low battery warning...

 

[dcont]

Thanks, but the battery has always been above 50% when the beeping occurs. Still happening

 

[vosg]

Try and see if it also happens in Safe Mode.

To enable Safe Mode, hold power button and long press Power Off.

 

[dcont]

Well I reset to factory settings after the 5.1.1 update and this random occasional beep has gone away... fyi in case anyone has this issue down the line some time

 

[dontpanicbobby]

There was an Amber Alert in the New England region of the US today, I'm in Massachusetts. My phone went nuts with a very deep toned signal and there was a note in the Notifications drop down. Probably not what you experienced though.

Thanks for sharing this tip dcont.

 

[Matthims]

I have the same phone, but have had it since January. The same weird bleep had started happening to me since I installed the most recent OS update a couple of weeks ago. It seems to be related to the loss and reappearance of the mobile signal. I cannot find any setting on the phone to turn this notification off. As the signal is quite poor in my area I hear it several times a day. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Matthims]

I should have noted that I'd like to avoid doing a factory reset and lose all my date and apps.