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It's not just you: Facebook says people are hearing a chirping sound while scrolling on their phones because of a 'technical error'

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Some Facebook users have reported hearing a chirping sound as they're scrolling through the mobile app, and now the company has weighed in.

"Hearing a chirping noise while scrolling through your Facebook Feed on your iPhone? It's not you, it's us! And it's an unfortunate technical error that we're in the process of fixing," Meta's director of communications, Andy Stone, said in a tweet on Tuesday.

It's not clear what technical error caused the issue, but the good news is you can disable sounds to turn off the chirping.

In the Facebook app, go to Settings & Privacy, choose Settings, go to Media, and toggle off Sounds under In-App Sounds.

Irritating as it may be, the chirping noise seems to be one of the more harmless glitches in Facebook's history.

Last year, an update to the Facebook app resulted in friend requests being sent to profiles that users were looking at, exposing lurkers in an all-around awkward situation.

In 2022, a software bug ended up amplifying misinformation on Facebook instead of downranking it, according to an internal report viewed by The Verge.

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Sarah Jackson
Sarah Jackson was a senior reporter at Business Insider who covers tech and trending business news, with a focus on the workplace. She has covered The Great Resignation, workplace trends, remote work and RTO, tech layoffs, the job search, and more. Before joining Business Insider in 2021, Sarah also wrote for places like Inc., NBC News, and The Today Show. She received her B.A. in journalism from NYU.Some of Sarah's top stories include:Workers are 'epiphany-quitting' their jobs after the pandemic forced them to rethink everything about their livesJob postings can reveal signs of trouble ahead with a potential employer or role. Here are the red flags that candidates should look for.The 'hushed hybrid' work schedule is the latest way employees are getting around a return to the officeNew York City employers are now required to list salary ranges in their job posts. Here's how that will affect candidates and companies.as-told-to: I do 'Bare Minimum Mondays' at work to help beat the 'Sunday scaries' and avoid burnout. It's completely changed my life and how I approach my job.