Solutions for when your Galaxy phone won’t vibrate when receiving calls or notifications

Last Update date : Sep 05. 2024

If your Galaxy phone is not vibrating when you receive calls or notifications but it is supposed to, there may be a straightforward solution. In this article, we will guide you through various troubleshooting steps to help you restore your phone’s vibration function.

A Galaxy device displaying an incoming call while inside a person’s front pocket.
Settings home screen. Settings home screen.

Step 1. Open Settings > Select Sounds and vibration.

Sounds and vibration home screen. Sounds and vibration home screen.

Step 2. If the setting is on Mute, set it to Sound or Vibrate.

Check the call vibration settings

Sounds and vibration home screen. Sounds and vibration home screen.

Step 1. Select Call vibration.

Call vibration screen. Call vibration screen.

Step 2. Ensure that the Call vibration intensity is set high enough and Silent is not selected.

Check the notification vibration settings

Sounds and vibration home screen. Sounds and vibration home screen.

Step 1. Select Notification vibration.

Notification vibration screen. Notification vibration screen.

Step 2. Ensure that the Notification vibration intensity is set high enough and Silent is not selected.

Check the vibration intensity settings

Sounds and vibration home screen. Sounds and vibration home screen.

Step 1. Select Vibration intensity.

Vibration intensity settings screen. Vibration intensity settings screen.

Step 2. Ensure that Call, Notifications, System, and Media settings are set high enough.

Check the Do not disturb mode settings

If Do not disturb mode is enabled, vibrations and notifications may not work.

Settings home screen. Settings home screen.

Step 1. Open Settings > Select Notifications.

Notifications settings screen. Notifications settings screen.

Step 2. Select Do not disturb.

Do not disturb settings screen. Do not disturb settings screen.

Step 3. Tap the Do not disturb switch if it is in the “On” position to disable it.

Check the app notification settings

If notifications for specific apps are turned off, you may not receive notifications from those apps.

Notifications settings screen. Notifications settings screen.

Step 1. Select App Notifications.

App notifications screen. App notifications screen.

Step 2. Swipe to the apps you wish to receive notifications from. Tap the switch if it is in the “Off” position.

Depending on the mode, such as Sleep, Theater, or Relax, notifications may not work if the settings are incorrect.

Settings home screen. Settings home screen.

Step 1. Open Settings > Select Modes and Routines.

Modes and Routines home screen. Modes and Routines home screen.

Step 2. Tap on the modes that have been set and make sure that the Do not disturb times are correct.

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