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Quick ways to get rid of vibrate on your iPhone 13, 14, and newer
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When your iPhone is in silent mode , incoming calls and notifications will still vibrate your device. To stop your iPhone from vibrating, you can edit the vibration options for each alert, use Do Not Disturb, or turn it off completely. Keep in mind that fully disabling vibrations will also turn off vibrations for emergency alerts. This wikiHow will show you how to disable vibrations on your iPhone running iOS 15, 16, or newer.

Things You Should Know

  • To change vibrations for certain alerts, go to "Settings" → "Sound & Haptics" → tap an alert → "Vibrations" → "None".
  • To disable all vibrations, go to "Settings" → "Accessibility" → "Touch" → toggle off "Vibration".
  • Use "Do Not Disturb" to temporarily silence notifications and alerts. Open the Control Center and tap the crescent moon icon.
Method 1
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Setting Vibration Options for Alerts

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  1. This looks like a grey cog icon.
  2. You can find this in the second group of apps, underneath Notifications .
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  3. This will be underneath the Sounds and Haptic Patterns header. You'll be able to set the vibration options for: Ringtone, Text Tone, New Voicemail, New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, and Reminder Alerts. [1]
  4. This will be at the very top of the alert's page. You may need to scroll up to find it.
    • In most cases, this will be set as Default .
  5. You can find this at the very bottom of the page. You should see a blue check mark next to it once selected.
    • Vibrations for this alert will be turned off. To turn it off for another alert, tap the back arrow in the top-left corner and select a new alert. Tap Vibration again and then tap None .
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Disabling All Vibrations

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  1. This looks like a grey cog icon.
    • Use this method to completely disable all vibrations, regardless of alert type. Keep in mind this will also turn off vibrations for emergency alerts .
  2. You can find this in the third group of apps, underneath Home Screen .
  3. This will be next to the hand pointing icon, underneath the Physical and Motor header.
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Using Do Not Disturb

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  1. Open the Control Center . Swipe down on the top-right corner to open it. If your iPhone has a Home button, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open it.
  2. This enables Do Not Disturb. As long as this is active, you won't receive any notifications or alerts; they will be silenced.
    • If you have iOS 15 or later , the Focus menu will open instead. Once it's open, tap Do Not Disturb .
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      1. Open Settings.
      2. Tap Sounds & Haptics .
      3. Disable "Vibrate on Ring."
      4. Disable "Vibrate on Silent."

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