Many people keep their phones on vibrate mode to avoid disturbing everyone around us with constant notifications of sounds andincoming callsEnabling vibration also helps identify a call or alert in a noisy environment. However, many iPhone users complain that their iPhones don't vibrate. Here are the 7 best fixes for iPhones not vibrating.
If you're wondering what's stopping your iPhone from vibrating, you've come to the right place. We'll show you some settings and troubleshooting fixes you can try to get your iPhone to vibrate again.
Before jumping into the solutions, it's recommended to check the vibration motor on your iPhone first. To do this, toggle the Ring/Silent switch on the left side of your iPhone. If you feel vibration when turning it back and forth, you can be sure that the vibration motor on your iPhone is working properly, and you can begin applying the solutions below.
1. Enable vibration
When your iPhone stops vibrating, the first thing you should do is check if vibration is enabled. This is worth checking before moving on to the other solutions on the list.
To enable vibration on your iPhone, open the Settings app and go to Sounds & Haptics. Under "Vibration," toggle the switches next to "Vibrate on Ring" and "Vibrate on Silent."
Go ahead and see if the vibration is working now.
2. Check the vibration pattern.
If vibration doesn't work even after enabling it, you can check the selected vibration pattern. This is because if you choose to keep the vibration pattern set to "None," your iPhone won't vibrate.
Here's how to change your iPhone's vibration pattern.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app and go to Sound & Haptics. Now tap Ringtone and go to Vibration.
Step 2: Now select a new vibration pattern for your iPhone.
3. Check your accessibility settings.
Aside from enabling vibration from the Sounds settings, you also need to enable vibration in the Accessibility settings for your iPhone to vibrate. Read on to learn how.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to the Accessibility option.
Now check and see if your iPhone vibrates and works.
4. Turn off Do Not Disturb
Prepare Do Not Disturb feature A useful feature on the iPhone that completely silences your phone. It will prevent your iPhone from ringing or vibrating when you receive any calls, alerts, and notifications. This ensures that Do Not Disturb mode is disabled on your iPhone.
To turn off Do Not Disturb, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen to reveal Control Center. Now tap the crescent moon icon to disable Do Not Disturb.
5. Restart iPhone
If your iPhone still won't vibrate even after tweaking the settings above, you can try restarting it. Press and hold the power button and use the slider to turn it off to restart your iPhone. Wait a minute or two, then turn your iPhone back on.
6. Update iOS
Sometimes, a vibration issue on your iPhone may be caused by a faulty iOS update or a poor installation. The good news is that Apple is usually quick to release fixes. Therefore, you can try Update your iPhone Upgrade yours to the latest available version.
To check for updates, open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to General. Now tap Software Update to download and install any pending updates.
7. Reset iPhone
If all the above solution fails to fix the vibration issue, you should consider: Reset your iPhoneDoing so will restore all your favorite settings on your iPhone, including Wi-Fi passwords and local settings. Your contacts, calendar, and other personal data will remain intact, provided you've synced them all with iCloud.
Read on to learn how to reset your iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Settings menu, go to General and tap Reset.
Step 2: Next, click "Reset All Settings" and you'll be prompted to enter your passcode. Once confirmed, all settings will be reset to default.
If you want to do everything, you can choose to erase all data and content on your iPhone during a reset and start from scratch. Before doing this, it's recommended to Backup your data first.
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Missing important notifications and calls is never fun. In most cases, it's a bad iOS setting or update that prevents your iPhone from vibrating. Let us know in the comments below which of the fixes above worked for you to resolve your iPhone's non-vibrating issue.
