An indispensable function of modern phones is a vibration signal, and every person who has a mobile phone is faced with the need to use it. When the vibration on the phone does not work, it brings inconvenience. For some users, the function is essential, for example, when there are small children in the house. There are times when the vibrating alert stops functioning and then works again, and this happens periodically.
Nowadays, this problem is not catastrophic and can be solved by the user himself, but it will cause a lot of trouble. The main thing, in such a problematic situation, is to figure out why it happened. There are several reasons for this behavior of the equipment, and we will discuss them in detail in this article.
First, let's look at specific cases of problems with this function:
- It does not work at all when the "enabled" mode in the call settings.
- Disappears periodically.
- Turns off when the battery has a low percentage of charge (often associated with the automatic activation of the energy saving mode. If it is turned off manually, the function will resume, however, the battery will “sit down” faster).
- No vibration on startup/shutdown mobile applications and also when the charger is connected.
Note that each of the cases has its own reason. It's easy to understand why this is happening.
The reasons
There are two main groups of factors that determine the operation of a vibrating alert:
The problem is in the mechanics, that is, the motor that is responsible for the vibration signal is damaged. We refer to this:
- Accumulation of debris, dust in the case. This spoils the connection between the vibration motor and the internal board.
- Influence on the “stuffing” of the gadget of moisture, which causes damage to the contacts.
- Hitting or dropping the gadget. This leads to a violation of the integrity of the case, can move or damage the mechanism responsible for this mode of operation.
- Defective smartphone parts. A common problem with cheap gadgets from China.
The software functionality of the phone is broken. This includes:
- The product has software that suppresses the operation of the vibration signal.
- The software generates errors.
- Glitch in the work of a certain program.
Ways to fix the crash
Before checking the motor of the device, you need to make sure that the settings are “not knocked down”, and the vibrating alert is turned on. To do this, in the "settings" menu, check the "vibration" item - it can simply be turned off. It is also recommended to look separately how calls, SMS, vibration response are adjusted. The root of the problem is probably there.
If everything is fine, do full reset settings. It is important to remember that before performing this action, you should transfer files, documents, and important information to a separate drive. , as a rule, is a necessary measure and will entail the complete loss of your data.
other methods
In the event that none of the proposed options brought the desired results, consider the following tips:
- Replacement of the entire module or repair of the mobile. Such a breakdown is one of the typical malfunctions of this type of equipment. Any master can solve it simply by disassembling the case and adjusting the motor. This procedure can be carried out at home, having the necessary tools. If you are not well versed in what is inside your smartphone, you can choose an easier option: take the gadget to a specialist for verification. Self-repair of the house may be a simple way, but the risk of making a mistake or aggravating the situation is great.
- Firmware update. It is highly undesirable to carry out such a procedure without the proper level of training. If you do not want to turn your smartphone into a useless brick, we advise you to contact the experts.
Conclusion
When handling the phone, be careful and careful. It is important to monitor the cleanliness of the case, always avoid getting moisture into the equipment, and clean dust accumulations. Do not allow mechanical damage - this disables the mechanism that creates vibration, and may also cause program failure.
Before taking any action, find the cause of the vibrator dysfunction. Check if you can fix it on your own, if in doubt - seek professional help.
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Vibration mode is a convenient way to notify in places where silence is important. And due to the corresponding effect, the user will easily feel the ring or notification when the device is in the pocket, thereby not attracting undue attention, or in a noisy place.
How to enable vibration mode
To enable the mode, the user has three ways:
- By pressing the volume down button.
- From the switch panel.
- In sound settings.
When using the volume down button, press the key until the corresponding mode appears. To disable vibration, turn up the volume.
Some smartphones and tablets allow you to activate the vibration mode in the quick settings panel. To do this, expand the notification panel and click on the corresponding switch.
To activate the vibration mode in the settings, you must go to the appropriate section in the menu. Next, open the "Sound" item and move the slider to the leftmost position. The function is also activated there - the use of vibration when calling.
Vibration setting
With the release of Android 9, advanced settings will appear, with the regulation of vibration strength. Such functions are available in some firmware now. If your device does not have such a function, separate applications will help you adjust the vibration strength.
Conclusion
If you are tired of musical accompaniment when calling or incoming notifications, then it is rational to set the vibration mode. Share in messages how often you use this alert mode, as well as which application you prefer to adjust the vibration strength.
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Android keyboards have an interesting feature - vibration feedback. When a key is pressed, a slight vibration appears at a certain point on the screen, which allows you to physically feel the keystroke. This feature is supported not only by standard pre-installed keyboards, but also by third-party applications downloaded from Google Play market. The function can be configured at your discretion: you can make the vibration response stronger or weaker; determine when the vibration should turn on and when not. You can also turn off vibration. Let's take a look at how you can set up vibration feedback on Android.
To turn on the vibration feedback back, you need to open the settings, then the "Language, time, keyboards" tab. Then open the settings for the desired keyboard and slide the "Vibration" switch to the On position.
Video: how to remove vibration feedback on a smartphone
What should I do if the vibration function does not work or disappears?
There are several reasons why the vibration feedback function does not work.
Feature not enabled
Check if the vibration feedback function is enabled in the keyboard settings. As for the vibration response for notifications (messages, calls), their parameters are located in "Settings -> Sound and vibration". It is possible that the vibration of the device as a whole is disabled. You can check this not only through the settings, but also through the notification panel. We make a swipe from top to bottom, lowering the “curtain” of the panel. It has quick access to vibration settings, where you can also see if vibration is enabled or not.
Power saving mode enabled
Vibration pretty eats up energy, so the energy-saving mode disables the vibration response function. If you want vibration back - turn off the power saving mode or set it so that it does not turn off keyboard vibration.
Keyboard does not support vibration feedback
If you are using a third-party keyboard from the Google Play Market, then the developers may not have provided for interaction with the vibration motor of a mobile device for it. The problem can only be solved by installing another keyboard.
Random bug
It is also possible that the system somehow "blunted". Program code is not perfect, so this can happen. Rebooting the device should help.
Vibration motor defective
If none of the above helps, then there may be a problem with the hardware. Vibration feedback will not work if the vibration motor of the mobile device is physically damaged. Carry the device in service center to replace it.
How to increase vibration feedback on Android?
If in the keyboard (as, for example, in Google Keyboard) the vibration strength adjustment is provided by the developers, then just go to the application settings and find the slider responsible for the vibration strength. If the function is not provided (as, for example, in a standard keyboard), then nothing can be done by third-party applications. But you can change and customize the vibration response of notifications. Programs from the Google Play Market will come to the rescue.
Customize Vibrancy
Customize Vibrancy allows you to increase or decrease the vibration strength of both the keyboard vibration response and the vibrating alert, notifications, etc. The program can also set different vibration signals for different actions.
Description of the program on the Play Store.
This application allows you to customize the vibration of your phone. You can choose one of the standard vibrations or create your own and set it to:
- incoming call;
- lifting the tube;
- call termination;
- every minute of the call after the expiration of the specified interval;
- incoming SMS;
- Internet becomes unavailable;
- The Internet becomes available via Wifi;
- Internet becomes available via 3G/GMS.
Instructions for use
The program window consists of a list of actions for which vibration can be configured.
The functionality of the program is simpler and less than in Customize Vibrancy, however, according to Google Play users, it works much more stable. Vibration Notifier allows you to set up a vibration that will notify you of missed calls and unread messages, vibrating in a certain way every N minutes.
Instruction
The main menu contains a list of events that the user needs to be notified about. You set the vibration signal, the vibration strength and the signal repetition period in minutes.
How to turn on / off the vibration signal?
When calling
For notifications
To enable / disable the vibration of all notifications, open the notification panel (swipe down on the screen). Find the "Vibrate" button, turn it on or off.
Vibration to notify individual apps is turned off in app settings. For example, let's turn off the vibration of notifications on Vkontakte.
With SMS
Without the help of third-party programs, you cannot enable or disable vibration during SMS at your own discretion. Just turn off vibration notifications completely.
But you can use the Customize Vibrancy program (see above). In the main menu, hold down the “To incoming SMS” item, the vibration response settings for SMS will open. You can set it at your discretion from the list of vibration signals or disable it by selecting the "Do not vibrate" item.
For all touches
On Android, vibration feedback is used in keyboards and system buttons. You need to disable/enable them separately.
Vibration setting through the engineering menu
All Android devices have a special settings menu - engineering. It is intended for testing and debugging the hardware of the device. Since the menu contains settings that can break the device, it is hidden from users. In order to enter it, you need to open a standard application for calls and enter the engineering menu code into dialing. Each manufacturer has its own code.
Table: codes for entering the engineering menu
There are no vibration settings in the engineering menu. The fact is that the strength of vibration is regulated by software, and engineering menu is intended for testing and debugging the hardware of the device. But using the engineering menu, you can check the operation of the vibration motor. To do this, you need to find the item "Vibrator". The path will be different, depending on the device (for example, "Device -> MISC -> Vibrator -> Vibrator On"). Pressing Vibrator On (possibly Vibrator Test) will start the vibration motor. If the phone or tablet does not respond, then the vibration motor is damaged.
Android gives the user the ability to customize the vibration feedback function in a way that is convenient for him. You can leave or remove vibration for notifications, SMS, call, typing on the keyboard. It is possible to turn off vibration only for a specific application or a specific event. And if some feature is missing, it can always be implemented using third-party applications and utilities from the Google Play Market.
Service (they are also engineering, they are also secret) codes are used for quick access to various functions, often even hidden ones. There are universal codes for Android, and there are those that are available only for certain device models.
Not so long ago, I published an article in which I said,. To do this, you could use special software or use one of the secret codes. Now I will talk about the most popular of them, thanks to which you can carry out many system settings.
Popular secret codes for Android smartphones
Why are these codes called "secret"? It's just that most ordinary users do not need them, they are not published in the instructions for smartphones. First of all, "secret codes" are intended for engineers and developers to conduct various tests.
To use any of the service codes, you need to enter it in the dialer. On tablets you will have to download third party application to make calls - enter the query "Dialer" in the Google Play search and download your favorite "dialer".
- *#06# - information about the IMEI of the smartphone
- *#*#4636#*#* - information about Wi-Fi, battery and usage statistics
- *#*#3646633#*#* or *#*#83781#*#* - enter the engineering menu on smartphones with an MTK processor (you can use it through it)
- *#*#8255#*#* - testing Google service talk
- *#*#7594#*#* - if you enter this combination, after that, when you press the power button, the smartphone will immediately turn off, without offering a menu
- *#*#44336#*#* - information about PDA, CSC, build time and other data about the smartphone
- *#*#232338#*#* - Wi-Fi MAC address
- *#*#7780#*#* - instant reset to factory settings (Hard Reset). Removes only applications
- *2767*3855# - instant factory reset, but unlike the previous one android way completely reinstalled
- *#*#1234#*#* or *#12580*369# - information about device firmware
- *#*#1111#*#* - information about FTA software version
- *#*#2222#*#* - information about FTA hardware version
- *#*#0283#*#* - Loopback test
- *#*#0*#*#* - screen test
- *#0*# - testing various components: screen, camera, speakers, vibration, microphone and others
- *#*#0673#*#* or *#*#0289#*#* - audio test
- *#*#0842#*#* - vibration and backlight test
- *#*#232339#*#* or *#*#526#*#* - wireless network test
- *#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test
- *#*#1575#*#* - detailed GPS test
- *#*#232331#*#* - Bluetooth test
- *#*#232337#*#* - show bluetooth address
- *#*#2663#*#* - touch screen version
- *#*#2664#*#* - touch screen testing
- *#*#0588#*#* - motion sensor testing
- *#*#7262626#*#* - GSM signal test
- *#197328640# - switch to service mode
- *#*#3264#*#* - RAM version
- *#*#8351#*#* - activation of the voice dialing registration mode
- *#*#8350#*#* - turn off the voice dialing registration mode
- #*5376# - delete all SMS
- *#2222# - Android firmware version
- #*2562#, #*3851#, #*3876# - reboot smartphone, tablet
- *#34971539# - complete information about cameras and their firmware updates
- *#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* - quick backup of media files
- *#*#4636#*#* - secret menu for Motorola devices
- **05***# - Unlock PUK on Sony
- 3845#*855# - service menu on LG G3
- *#0011# - service menu on samsung galaxy S4
- ##778 (+ call button) - displays the EPST menu (for Samsung)
- ##3424# - diagnostic mode (for HTC)
- ##3282# - EPST (for HTC)
- ##8626337# - VOCODER (for HTC)
- ##33284# - network status technical data (for HTC)
- ##7738# - protocol revision (for HTC)
In principle, these are the most basic and universal service (secret) codes for Android tablets and smartphones, but all manufacturers add support for their own, so if you are interested in codes for a particular device, download the application. It will be discussed below.
Android service codes in the Secret Codes app
The Secret Codes app will scan the system for engineering codes and list the result. You just need to click on the code of interest and you will go to the desired option.
Unfortunately, this method has a disadvantage: on some devices, the application does not find a single service code, and on some it does not find everything. But on the devices I tested, everything was fine, and the reviews on Google Play are almost all positive.
Users have long been accustomed to the fact that mobile devices have a vibration function. This allows you to understand the need to answer a call when you are in a noisy place or, for example, set up notifications from various applications. There are a lot of options for using this function, and everyone must decide for himself how much he needs it and whether it is necessary at all.
Now we will talk about how to control vibration in smartphones and tablets running the Android operating system. The thing is that there are several important nuances that all owners of such gadgets, without exception, should really know about. Do not be lazy to spend a few minutes reading this article and you will surely learn something new.
How to disable vibration feedback when pressing the device buttons?
By default, most tablets and smartphones vibrate each time the buttons are pressed, as if confirming that the user has actually completed the action. If you do not like it, then you can turn off the vibration feedback by doing the following:
- Go to "Settings" of the device.
- Select the "Sounds and Notifications" section.
- Turn off vibration feedback by moving the corresponding slider to the left.
Note: here and in the future, the appearance of the menu and the name of the sections may differ depending on the version of the operating system and the specific model of the smartphone/tablet.
How to enable key vibration feedback?
It is easy to guess that in this case, the entire procedure described above should be done, with the exception of one detail - the vibration response setting slider should be moved to the active position.
Can I set my text messages to vibrate?
It is impossible to enable or disable vibration exclusively for SMS messages using standard Android operating system tools. For this, it is best to use special applications, for example, Customize Vibrancy, which you can learn more about by continuing to read the article. There for these purposes there are all the necessary options that should be used.
Setting vibration feedback for games and applications
But if we are talking about software installed on a smartphone or tablet, then there should be no problems with setting the vibration. Most apps have their own settings menu where you can control sound and vibration. It remains only to find them and change them so that you feel comfortable using the software.
Why vibration might not work?
Many users at some point are faced with a situation where their gadget suddenly stops vibrating during calls, notifications, and so on. If at the same time all the settings are set correctly, then you should think about what could have caused the problem.
The following are the main causes of vibration failure:
- The OS is not working properly. Sometimes operating Android system tend to be subject to various failures. The reason may be in the recently installed firmware, because when an ordinary user does this, the consequences are unpredictable.
- Third party applications conflict with the OS. This is especially true if the vibration stopped working after some game or program was installed.
- A lot of dust has accumulated inside the case. Yes, yes, do not be surprised when dust gets under the body, the vibration mechanism can be immobilized. Therefore, until a full cleaning is done, the vibration will not work again.
- The device was mechanically affected. It is easy to guess that if you step on a gadget or, for example, drop it on the asphalt, the consequences can be unpredictable. Actually, one of the occurring damage is precisely the loss of vibration.
Troubleshooting vibration problems
Are you planning to solve the problem with vibration on your smartphone or tablet? Then do the following:
- Check your settings. Believe me, it's better to spend a couple of seconds on this than to find out later that this was the problem.
- Reboot your device. As in the case of any other problems, a reboot sometimes gives the desired result and after it the gadget starts to function normally.
- Make sure power saving mode is not enabled. Most smartphones and tablets turn off vibration if the battery is almost empty or a special mode is set.
- Update firmware. The main thing to remember here is that you should use only original firmware approved by the manufacturer.
- Contact the service center. Disassembling the device yourself is not the best solution. It is better to find a suitable service center and entrust the work to its specialists.
How to increase vibration?
It also happens that everything is in order with the vibration on the device, but its strength leaves much to be desired. So, a weak vibration signal is almost impossible to feel if the smartphone is in the pocket of a warm sweater or jacket.
You can increase the vibration using the standard smartphone settings. Most often, the desired option is located in the "Advanced settings" section, where it can be controlled.
There is no vibration control in the settings of your device or you are not satisfied with the result? Then it's time to talk about using third-party applications.
Here are the two most popular programs that everyone can download right now from the Play Market:
Customize Vibrancy
This utility offers users unique features. For example, you can set the vibration to play the tune from the Mission: Impossible movie or from the legendary Mario game. It is also possible to create your own rhythms by adding them to the existing ones.
Among the additional functions, a wide range of moments should be noted at which the vibration signal should be triggered. So, it can manifest itself when the subscriber picked up the phone or if the gadget connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Vibration Notifier
This program has a few fewer features, but this does not make it worse. On the contrary, all the settings here are in plain sight, and even not the most experienced user will be able to deal with them.
Separately, I want to say about the free application and its amazing stability. You will see, there are no bugs here at all from the word.
How to turn off / turn off vibration on incoming calls?
- Go to the "Settings" section.
- Select "Sounds and Notifications" from the menu.
- Click on the gear icon.
- Find the line "Vibration" (for incoming calls), then move the settings slider to the active or inactive position.
Conclusion
Summing up, I would like to note that vibration is one of the most useful features of modern smartphones and tablets. Unlike many other developments that appeared many years ago, vibration has not lost its relevance and is still an indispensable element of any mobile gadget.
It remains only to learn how to manage this function and customize it for yourself. Try to address this issue today, because when it comes to working with mobile devices, the convenience of this very work depends solely on you.