Having SOS sounds on my ipad air

Anyone having problems with strange sounds from the ipad air?, every now and again the ipad makes a strange morse code sound. I don't use a apple magnet cover just an ordinary folding case, can anyone help!

Thanks for the information, jjjeff. I didn't have a case on my iPad Air when the problem occured (and I certainly don't have a case that contains a sound locator -- fancy, haha). However, what I have been noticing is that the problem occurs quite quickly. The first one I had starting making the SOS sound the first day I started using it and the second one started making the SOS sound after a few weeks of use. Maybe the iPad that I keep getting is from the same batch (unfortunately a bad batch?). I'm hoping that the next one I get will work properly. I was really excited to upgrade to the newest version and would hate to look for alternatives. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and will let you know what the genius' at the Apple Store says. They might have more information on what the issue could be since the last time I was there (about a month ago.) Stay tuned.

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It is completley strange (did the update yesterday evening 5/3), I realise this is likely to be a bug, the iPad Air has no dirt in the headphone or speakers, have checked. It sounds just like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnL1OjDQcLM
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NoPCinHere wrote:
I am having problems with the responsiveness of my iPad Air 2. From using the keyboard to selecting links. In addition trying to select and copy is difficult too. I wonder if it is the new screen tech they are using? I returned three iPad Air 2's and then My friend bought me one as a gift and it isn't popping like the others but it sure is non-responsive to my touch or anyone's for that matter. Very frustrating.
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Thank you for replying to provide more details.
It sounds like your iPad Air began restarting unexpectedly after updating to iOS 8.2, and now it only starts up to recovery mode. You also mentioned that you've received an error 4013 message when trying to restore from multiple computers.
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Install the latest version of iTunes.
Restart your computer.
Make sure your computer is up to date. If an update requires a restart, check for updates again after you restart.
Learn more about updating OS X.
Learn more about updating Windows.
Restore using another USB cable.
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Jeremy

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