How to turn on vibration on your phone

In the smartphone settings you can find various items, including those responsible for adjusting the sound. By default, if you do not change anything, vibration is triggered only during a call. But you can also turn it off completely, strengthen it, or activate it for a long time. Recently, users have been actively interested in how to enable continuous vibration on their phone. Firstly, this can be done through the settings, but not on every device. And secondly, using a special application.

How to enable vibration on Android

Vibration is enabled differently on different devices because they use different versions of Android. And many of them may have special utilities that allow you to quickly and efficiently set up an Android-based gadget.

How to turn on vibration for calls

This is done this way:

Go to the gadget settings.
Select the “Sound and notifications” tab there.
Then they turn on the vibration there by moving the slider in the desired direction.
If your phone does not have this item, then open “Sound Profiles,” click on the active profile settings icon there and check the box next to “Vibrate for incoming calls.”

How to enable vibration for notifications

To do this, go to the software settings and activate or deactivate the vibration signal used as alerts. To do this, simply uncheck the box or switch the slider to the desired state opposite this function. For example, in Viber you need to click “Settings” -> “Notifications” -> “Vibrate on call”.

How to enable keyboard vibration feedback

This is done like this:

Go to the gadget settings,
Select the “Language and input” option there.
Open the active keyboard settings.
Activate the “Vibration response of keys” option in them with a checkmark or slider.
After which, each entry of a letter, number or other symbols using the on-screen keyboard will be accompanied by a vibration response.

By turning on the vibration response of the keyboard, you can learn to type text faster and better, since each press of a character seems to record a vibration signal.

Setting vibration mode on Android

For more comfortable use of the gadget, you can turn off the vibration mode and configure it.

It turns on in three ways:

By completely muting the sound using the Volume “-” key. In this case, press and hold the volume down button until it turns off completely.
Using the top curtain, where you select the desired sound mode. To do this, call up the top curtain with your finger and press the mode switching icon there. Next, select the “Vibration” or “Alert” sound mode there.
Through the “Sound” (“Sound Profiles”) item in the device settings. The name of the item depends on the OS version used on the gadget. To enable vibration mode, click the “Sound” tab in the device settings. Then they switch the sound slider to the far left position, after which they activate the “Vibrate on call” function.
If the gadget has a “Sound Profiles” tab instead of this item, then open it and activate the “Notification” profile.

How to access advanced settings through the engineering menu

All Android gadgets have an engineering menu that allows you to configure and test its hardware. This menu allows you to apply settings that are dangerous for the operation of the gadget, which is why it is hidden. You can enter it using a special code in the phone number dialing field. All smartphone manufacturers have their own, so codes for the most common Android phones are listed below.

Codes for the most popular phones in the Russian Federation:

Meizu — *#*#3466633#*#*
Samsung - *#*#8255#*#* or *#*#4636#*#*
HTC - *#*#3424#*#* or *#*#4636#*#* or *#*#8255#*#*
Sony — *#*#7378423#*#*
Philips and Alcatel - *#*#3646633#*#*
Fly — *#*#84666364#*#*, *#*#446633#*#* or *#*#3646633#*#*
Micromax — *#*#84666364#*#*
Huawei - *#*#2846579#*#* or *#*#2846579159#*#*

This menu does not provide vibration settings, since its intensity is adjusted at the software level. With its help you can only test the operation of the vibration motor.

To do this, in this menu you need to find the “Vibrator” tab. The path to this point is different on each device. For example, it could be like this: Device → MISC → Vibrator → Vibrator On. Clicking this item will start the vibration motor. If the gadget does not respond to this action, then most likely the vibration motor is broken.

Damaged or jammed motor

The vibration occurs due to the torsion of the motor. Sometimes its power is not enough to move the weight from its place. Here it is necessary to resort to drastic methods, but the main thing is not to overdo it. Do the following carefully:

Hold the smartphone firmly in one hand and pat the back cover with the other. It would be a good idea to shake the device thoroughly. This will help move the heavy load on the motor.
Open the case and dry it. Perhaps moisture has concentrated inside, which has a negative effect on metal components. Then shake your phone.

How to control vibration using special applications

To expand vibration settings, you need to install special software on your smartphone. It will allow you to change the intensity of the vibration signal, assign it to certain actions, etc. Below we discuss in detail the most popular utilities among users of Android gadgets that allow you to work with vibration.

Customize Vibrancy

This utility allows you to change the vibration intensity for the keyboard, calls, alerts, etc.

The utility can assign vibration for the following actions:

incoming call;
picking up the phone;
ending a conversation;
informing about the duration of the call in accordance with a specified time interval;
incoming SMS message;
Internet unavailability;
Internet availability via Wi-Fi;
Availability of GSM/3G/4G mobile Internet.

A short guide to using the program

The utility interface is a list of actions to which you can configure and assign a vibration signal.

To check the vibration signal for a specific action, you need to click the corresponding item in the program.
To set up a vibration signal, you need to press and hold your finger for 1-2 seconds on the desired action. After which a window will appear with a list of vibration signals available for it. Install the one you need and close the utility.
To create your own vibration signal, you must also press and hold the desired action. Only in this case, in the list of vibration signals, you need to click plus at the top of the utility. After which the application will offer two actions: record a vibration signal by pressing and translate the Morse code.
Record with taps. After selecting this item, a window will appear with a rectangle with the help of which a vibration signal is created. Any touch on the screen in this area will generate a vibration signal, which will be saved and will be available for future use. The application can record a vibration signal of any strength: the top line of the rectangle is the maximum strength, and the bottom line is the minimum. You can also set a constant vibration signal strength in the settings of this application.
Morse code translation. In this case, a window with a text input field opens. You must enter a word, a complete or incomplete phrase, or any set of characters. After which the utility reads this text and converts it into Morse code, as a result of which it saves the resulting vibration signal sequence to the list of available signals.

Vibration Notifier

The capabilities of this utility are more modest, but still, according to owners of Android devices, it works quite stably. It allows you to set and configure a vibration signal for missed calls and unread messages, etc. In this case, you can set the time interval after which it will be repeated.

The program menu lists all the events available for assigning and configuring vibration. Moreover, it allows you to choose the type of vibration signal, its strength and repetition time.

Gain function

The first problem has been solved - the phone vibrates, but it does so very weakly. Even being in the same room with a gadget, it is not always possible to feel the shaking. This problem can be solved by installing additional software.

Customize Vibrancy

The application appeared back in 2012 and was created by a Russian-speaking developer with the goal of increasing the maximum vibration response. True, the matter did not reach the release stage in the Play Market (or the application was removed after updating the application store policy), but the developer left the installation apk file and source files with the code on 4pda. The program has an intuitive interface, and therefore it will not be difficult to understand it. Testing on Android 10 was successful.

Vibration Notifier

And this application is already freely distributed in the Play Market. The main disadvantage that repels users is the lack of Russification. But the application is not replete with text, so it is not needed.

One of the advantages is the ability to adjust the delay for the vibration response.

How to turn off vibration

Working vibration on a gadget is extremely inconvenient in certain cases. For example, at work or at school, this can cause you to miss an important call, since large groups are very noisy. Therefore it has to be turned off.

On smartphones with the classic version of Android, do the following to do this:

Open the settings or the top curtain, where you click “Sound Profiles”.
Select the active profile there and click the settings icon next to it.
Then uncheck the box next to “Vibrate for incoming calls.”
Next, perform similar actions with the “Vibration response” of the keyboard.

On Samsung Galaxy, for these purposes, do the following:

In settings, select the “Sound” tab.
Then find the “Vibrate on call” item there and uncheck the box next to it, as in the bottom picture.
Then open all the items related to the vibration signal in the gadget settings. For example, a similar item is “Feedback” (this provides for activation and deactivation of vibration when pressing soft buttons and performing actions). Therefore, you need to uncheck this item too.
You also need to find the option “Vibrate when you press keys”, where you also need to uncheck it.

Turn off vibration during incoming calls and screen touches

When a call comes to the phone, the smartphone (depending on the set mode) plays a melody, and can also give a vibration signal when connecting to a subscriber. You can disable it in the settings. Depending on the model and version of Android, this menu item may be located in different places.

Let's look at how to remove vibration on a Lenovo phone. To do this, follow a couple of simple steps:

In most Lenovo phones with Android 4.2.1 and higher, vibration is turned off using the method described above.

On Samsung phones this is done in a similar way, however on some versions of Android these settings are located in different places. If you are the owner of a smartphone from this South Korean brand, and want to remove vibration during connection, use the following instructions:

By following these simple steps, your smartphone will never vibrate again when connecting to a caller or when touching the screen.

Turning off the vibration signal for software notifications

To do this, you need to make changes to the program settings, each of which has its own interface.

In general, the actions in this case are general:

Open the program settings (parameters, configuration or something like that).
Find there an item or tab responsible for setting up alerts (notifications, signals, feedback, etc.).
Turn off vibration support (uncheck the box or switch the slider). For example, in the Viber messenger, for this, on the left side of the menu, select “Settings” -> “Notifications” -> “Vibration on call”.

What to do if vibration doesn't work

It may not work on a gadget for many reasons, so the most common problems are discussed below.

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Question to the expert

I activated the vibration response on my phone, but for some reason it doesn’t work. What to do?

Check to see if the energy-saving mode is turned on, which turns off vibration. If you are using a non-native keyboard, it may not support vibration. In rare cases, the vibration motor may be faulty.

I tried everything, there is no vibration, although during the check process in the engineering menu it worked. What should I do?

Try doing a Hard Reset, this may be due to incorrect operation of the system.

The vibration motor is not functioning at all, what can I do?

In this case, you need to take the smartphone to a specialized repair center. Self-repair can lead to complete breakdown of the device. You should also not trust its repair to any crooks.

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Conclusion

If you are tired of music during calls or incoming notifications, then it makes sense to set the vibration mode. Share in messages how often you use this notification mode, as well as which application you prefer to adjust the vibration strength.

Android phones, or rather smartphones Samsung Galaxy, LG, Sony Xperia, Philips, Lumia and others, have a vibration function.

It can be turned on and off as desired. This function is built-in on the phone, but there are also applications from third-party programmers, which can be downloaded from the play market.

The vibration can be configured - turn it on, turn it off, make it stronger, weaker, and when it should turn on.

NOTE: I will be basing this writing on a samsung galaxy phone running android 6.0.1.