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 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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Stop vibrations
How do you stop the phone from vibrating when you use those system buttons (back, home, recent apps) in kitkat.
I tried perusing the settings, but could not find any information relating to the same....
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Quiet hours "no vibration" not affecting SMS notifications
Running CM11 (Android 4.4).
When i turn Quiet Hours on, with the option "Disable vibrations" checked, my phone still vibrate on incoming SMS.
How can i achieve the following state, with Quiet Hours:
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Why my Android mobile (Samsung Galaxy Young Duos) is vibrating even if it is not in vibration mode?
In Samsung Galaxy Young Duos, It vibrates even if the vibration mode is off. Why is this happening? How to fix it?
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Is it possible to control the strength of the vibration of the phone when ringing?
When the phone is ringing, is it possible to set such that it gradually increase the strength of vibration instead a predefined strength of vibration? (When the vibration mode is turn on but the ...
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How can I make my HTC One stop vibrating on notifications, but still make noise?
My HTC One vibrates every darn time the notification sound comes on, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to stop. I have "vibrate on calls" unticked in the setting, under sound, ...
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If I set my phone to "vibrate mode" and I then receive phone calls, can the vibration damage my device?
Do you know if it's a good idea to set the vibration to be almost continuous on my phone when I receive calls?
I am asking this because I am worried about breaking the device.
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how to increase the vibration of pressing home button
I have a Nexus 5.
My phone vibrates when I press the home button. The problem is the vibration is a little weaker than I would like. Is there a way to increae the vibratoin intensity of that feature?...
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Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 no longer vibrate (except for right after boot)?
Recently I switched my Samsung Galaxy S3 (model number SPH-L710) from TouchWiz (Jellybean) to SlimKat (KitKat) 4.4.2 build 4.1 stable. As of right now, the phone's vibrate function does not work ...
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Disable vibration alert in samsung fame
Have moved to Samsung Galaxy Fame from a Samsung Galaxy Mini which died. Via settings>sound have disabled vibrate alert for incoming calls, how do I do the same for incoming texts please?
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Samsung Galaxy Note stopped vibrating
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 1 and it has quit vibrating. All the options for it are turned on but it has quit working. What do I do?
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How can I turn off vibration without going into silent mode on a rooted Nexus 5 with stock firmware?
I see a related question but I do not see an applicable answer to my exact situation. I want to turn off vibration on notifications, without diabling notification sound along (so notifications should ...
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WhatsApp does not vibrate when I get a message
In Samsung Galaxy Note 2, WhatsApp does not vibrate either in sound mode or vibration mode when I get a message. How do I fix this?
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How can I get both sound and vibration at the same time on my Samsung S4?
Need some help. I must have pressed something on the settings on my Samsung S4 because when I receive a chat or SMS the phone doesn't vibrate unless I turn off the sound.
So right now I have to ...
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Vibrate not working on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update
Samsung Galaxy S3.
I go to Settings > My device > Sound > Vibrations
Before the Jelly Bean update, I had a custom vibration which was a medium length vibration. Now, after the Jelly Bean update a ...
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Waking up with Galaxy Gear
I bought GG partly to wake up in the morning (Like with a Fitbit), but so far I have either woken others or I have not woken up.
IS there a good hybrid solutions, like some "Phoene only apps".
I ...
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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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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 make delay vibration when phone is ringing?
How to make it start playing ringtone before it starts to vibrate?
I like when the phone starts ringing very gently at first (to prevent startling me or annoying others), and but gradually comes to ...
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Key tap vibration option missing in S3 mini
I have read about how to disable the key tap vibration option in S3. It seems pretty straight forward: Go to Language and Input --> Samsung keyboard settings --> Advanced --> Unselect key tap ...
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Samsung galaxy s3 vibrate
I have had my phone for a while and I am always feeling guilty because I haven't replied to text message that I never knew that I got when I have my phone on vibrate. It only vibrates when I pick it ...
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How to increase sound and vibration
I have a rooted Android 4.0 phone but the ringer volume and vibration strength for incoming calls is too low/weak for me.
Can I increase the ringer volume and vibration strength beyond the currently ...
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Cyanogenmod - What is "Notification mode"?
I think I'm misunderstanding the profiles options in Cyanogenmod regarding notifications.
Here's what I'm trying to do: I would like all notifications to pop in the status bar, but only the phone and ...
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How to disable vibration when typing on HTC One X?
I have HTC One X. Each time I'm texting on WhatsApp, it's always vibrating. Since it's using too much battery and it's really annoying, I want to disable it.
Under "Settings", there's no "Sound" ...
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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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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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Nexus 4: Can't get phone into vibrate only mode
After a recent Android update, my toggle keys for the Nexus 4 will not let me put the phone into vibrate only mode. I can adjust the volume down to it's lowest setting, but it still makes noise for ...
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Samsung Galaxy s3 still vibrating when getting notification, even though I'm on silent mode
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300.
When I put it on silent mode, when I get a notification from Facebook, Facebook Messenger and GMail, or any other notification, it's still vibrating. This is very ...
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How can I exclude certain contacts from silent mode? [duplicate]
During the night, I set my phone to silent, since even the vibrate wakes me up. Is there some way to let it still vibrate if I get a call from certain contacts?
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Vibration for LG Keyboard
I don't know about the other models, but my LG Optimus L3 2 doesn't vibrate while touching the virtual keyboard. That's really bad, because it's annoying to hear a sound to make sure the key was ...
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How can I prevent my phone from vibrating when service is lost or re-acquired?
I find it annoying when I'm in an area with poor service, that my phone vibrates every 15 seconds to tell me that service has been lost, or re-aquired. How can I disable this vibration?
I have a ...
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Can I remove silent mode from the volume rocker?
I've got a Nexus 4. I keep accidentally going into silent mode by hitting the volume down button. My intention is to only put it into vibrate mode though. Is there a way I can just get rid of ...
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how do you turn off the vibration alert for incoming text messages on a samsung galaxy s3 mini?
I've gone through the settings menu but can only find options to change the vibration pattern, not to turn it off completely. Any ideas??
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Vibration stopped working on Galaxy S2
I can't work out why, but it seems the vibrate and haptic feedback functionality on my SGS2 stopped working recently. First time it failed it seemed to come back after a reboot, but it's since died ...
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Vibrate function on my Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't work though it is turned on. What is the cause?
I have had this phone for a few months and only now did I try to start using the vibrate function. When I choose "Vibrate" from the drop-down bar it never vibrates when I receive texts though ...
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Why is my phone vibrating incessantly during calls?
Yesterday, my phone started vibrating once every 15 seconds or so during phone calls. I'm running cyanogenmd 7 on HTC thunderbolt. I looked in settings and there is only option to vibrate every 45 ...
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How to change message vibration type on s2?
How can I change message vibration type on galaxy s2? After jb update it vibrates the same (basic call). In settings I changed for example into heartbeat, but it doesnt vibrate this type when I ...
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Galaxy S2 on Android 4.0.4 won't vibrate
How can I set my phone to just vibrate? No sound; just vibration. I just got the upgraded version of the S2, and my phone won't vibrate. I tried everything.
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How to enable haptic feedback in Samsung Galaxy Y?
Actually I had the haptic feedback option enabled by default when I bought the Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. But it seems that somebody has changed the Settings. So I would like to know how to enable ...
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How to notice a phone is ringing when left in a bag?
I always carry my cellphone on me on vibrate, because I'm male and this works with my wardrobe.
Many women I know carry the phone in their purse or other bag, and they often miss calls, not noticing ...
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HTC One S notification vibrate
I have a HTC One S and recently did a system update and am now running 4.1.1 (whatever that is called)
I have a few games that have push notifications e.g. bakery story, restaurant story. As soon as ...
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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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Notifications are not vibrating
I got my Samsung Galaxy S2 (android 4.0.4) for a few days now and i realized there's something wrong with the vibration.
When I get whatsapp message or Viber, facebook, or email notification the phone ...
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Why can't I turn off vibrate while keeping audio on when a e-mail comes in?
After my Galaxy Nexus upgraded itself to Jelly Bean last night, my phone refuses to turn vibrate off! It's set to Vibrate Never when email arrives, but it vibrates anyway. I've restarted the phone, ...
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How can I set my Galaxy S3 to vibrate when locking the screen?
My partner and I have identical Galaxy S3's.
However when my phone locks it briefly vibrates, when partner's locks it does not. What setting have I changed that makes this happen on mine and not on ...
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HTC One S vibration keeps getting turned on for normal profile
I have a HTC One S with stock ROM (latest update) and stock launcher, no root or anything. Android is 4.0.4 ICS. HTC Sense 4.1. In sound settings, for the normal sound profile, I turn vibration for ...
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Why doesnt my Phone vibrate for messages
Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable ...
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Vibrator not working after upgrading to ICS - Samsung Galaxy S2
I have upgraded to the latest official version available through Kies. And I have noticed that after the update the vibrator of the phone is not working. Actually its working but not in Silent mode on ...
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Cyanogenmod: Profile redundancy?
I use Cyanogenmod profiles (on a Galaxy S2).
I've created a couple of custom profiles, "Silent" and "Totally Silent", and I switch to them by doing a long press on the power button. But I've noticed ...
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How to turn off vibration during a factory reset?
I am experimenting with my phone quite a lot, and I need to do a factory reset quite often (several times per day).
Everything works fine, but it vibrates several times during the factory reset. And ...
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