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Learn how to stop your phone from randomly buzzing without a notification
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Do you swear you feel your phone vibrating, but you don't see an alert? You've ruled out phantom vibration syndrome and are sure it's an issue with your phone? Aside from the psychological phantom vibration syndrome, there are a few glitches that can occur in your Android or iPhone's operating system or within apps that can cause your phone to randomly buzz. This wikiHow article lists reasons why your phone randomly vibrates without a notification and how to stop it.
Things You Should Know
- Buggy and out-of-date apps can cause issues with your phone, so close and update them.
- Background processes can be causing faulty notification vibrations, so restart your phone.
- Make sure your phone isn't on vibration-only mode or on silent.
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QuestionAre there any other methods to do this?Brehima Traore is an Electronic Repair Expert specializing in sharing information about smartphones. Brehima has a follower base of over 59,000 YouTube subscribers and over 150,000 followers on Instagram. His most popular videos highlight phone camera and screen replacement tips.If it's hardware-related, you're going to have to open the phone, find where the vibrating motor is located, and start more troubleshooting on the hardware side. It could be fixed by replacing the vibrating motor, but most phones now, especially Samsung devices, have the vibrating motor integrated into the speakers. And you might want to replace the charging module board, which gives power to the vibrating motor and the speaker. In this case, you might need to send your phone to your manufacturer for repair.
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