Questions tagged [vibration]
Most (if not all) Android devices have the feature to use "vibration", i.e. to let the device vibrate. If your question is related to that, this is your tag. Read on by clicking below 'info' tag.
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How to determine which app is causing vibration?
I have a Moto G6 Play that vibrates like it is getting notifications but it's not. The vibration is inconsistent and seems random so I would like to know if there is a logcat or something I can run to ...
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Is there any way to make calls ring/vibrate only for specific contacts?
My friend has an Android phone but she hates actually talking on the phone and hates being distracted by ringing or vibrating. Her mantra is that she'll check it when she checks it. This is quite ...
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Turn off vibration notification for ALL apps at once
In my stock, unrooted Android 4.3 on a Nexus 4, if I uncheck the feature Vibrate when ringing under Sound Settings, it only turns off vibration for Calls. This does not turn off vibration notification ...
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Increase vibrate strength
The vibrate strength of my Galaxy Nexus is incredibly weak. When I have the phone in my pocket I simply don’t feel the vibrate for incoming calls at all, which defeats its purpose. I’ve missed more ...
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Improve Nexus 4 Vibration Intensity
This is basically the same question as posed here: Increase vibrate strength
I thought there might be a different answer for the Nexus 4, however, seeing as how it's a different manufacturer and the ...
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How do I disable the triple vibrate of Viber?
When I get a notification in Viber it vibrates three times, as well as playing the sound. How do I stop it from vibrating three times!?
I saw the question about receiving multiple notifications but ...
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Decrease default vibration length on notification?
Is there any way to decrease the duration of vibration on receiving a notification? I want to keep it short, like you can do it for WhatsApp messages.
I'm running 5.1 on Moto G 1st gen, not currently ...
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Turn off notification sounds and vibrations while allowing phone calls to trigger sound and/or vibration on Nexus 5
I have a Nexus 5 running Android 4.3.2. I want to turn off all sound and vibration notifications for all apps, while allowing phone calls to trigger sound and/or vibrations. Is there a way to do this?
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How to turn off Vibration in Google Hangouts [ Version: 6.1.109448852]
It is really annoying that the mobile phone vibrates on every message arrives on google hangouts after update, how to disable it ? I mean for all messages I just don't need vibration, only sound ...
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Send a notification (or just vibrate) to phone via ADB/shell
I would like to be able to send some kind of notification to my android using a remote shell script (SimpleSSHD running as root, so basically the same as an adb shell).
On an iOS device I can use the ...
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vibrate notifications only when receiving emails from certain addresses?
Is it possible to set vibrate notifications when receiving emails from a list of email addresses but not when receiving emails that don't come from that list? Either using the default Gmail app on a 2....
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Disable Notification Vibration for Specific Apps
I would like to change a setting for my Android (v5.1.1) to make my YouTube app show notifications (on the Lock Screen and Status Bar as it currently does), but without vibration and sound. That is, ...
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Globally disable vibration?
Is there a way to disable vibration on HTC One M8 regardless of individual application settings?
I can't conceive of a situation in which I would ever want my phone to vibrate so I'd just assume kill ...
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How can i change text vibration on my Galaxy S3?
I want to change sms vibrations on my Galaxy S3 but I can only change it for incoming calls.
Can someone tell how to change notification vibrations for sms on my Samsung Galaxy S3?
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Google Hangouts vibrates although vibration is disabled
I'm having a really annoying issue to where when i receive a text message through hangouts my phone will vibrate and make a sound when it isn't muted even though in the hangouts app and in the ...
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How to disable vibration from notifications?
I am now on Android version 6.0.1 on a Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
I have the ebay app installed and prior to the update whenever I received Ebay notifications they would just silently appear on my ...
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Stop vibrate for incoming calls and text messages from certain contacts
For certain contacts, I want to silence vibration for incoming calls and SMS messages.
I am not asking about silencing the audio notification and ringtone. This is already well documented.
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Disable vibration in Samsung?
(Attention: Samsung's 9.0-Pie / One UI is different from stock Android)
Is there any way to completely disable vibration in a Samsung phone running their flavor of Android Pie (9.0)?
I already have ...
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How do I disable all vibrations on a Samsung A51 running One UI 2.1?
I've got a Samsung A51 running Android 10 / One UI 2.1 and updated to latest available security patch (1st September 2020).
Other users report being able to globally turn vibrations off, and this ...
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Danger of increasing the vibration strength of phone
Are there any dangers or possible negative consequences to increasing the vibration strength of a phone? Ideas were damages to the motor, lower battery life or increased wear leading to a shorter ...
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Ringer and Notification Volume
Before icecream sandwich, on my HTC I was able to make my notification volume on zero (so it would vibrate) while my ringer was at full volume. Now with icecream sandwich the ringer and notification ...
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Android Terminal: Vibration command?
Which command in the Android Terminal can be used to vibrate? (for a custom length such as 50 milliseconds)
I would like to integrate vibration feedback into a shell script.
Maybe I need permission ...
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