How to disable all vibrations on your iPhone or iPad

BY Osas Obaizamomwan

Published 15 Sep 2015

Good Vibrations is not only a great song, yes both the Marky Mark and Beach Boys versions, but also a commonly used feature on iOS devices. Vibrations are used for emergency alerts, alarms, and ringtones. But if there comes a time when you want to take a break from your phone vibrating constantly, you now have the option to disable all vibrations, all the time.

How to disable all vibrations in iOS

Even when you flip the switch and put your phone on silent, it will still vibrate for incoming calls, messages, and other alerts. This has happened to me more than a few times during meetings and a vibration can be just as disruptive as a ringtone. If you want to go completely discreet, head to Settings -> Accessibility -> Vibration.

Vibration - Off

This differs from the more common method of going to Settings -> Sounds -> and disabling Vibrate on Silent because it disables all vibrations including earthquake, tsunami, and other emergency alerts.

Vibrate - Silent

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For the average person, disabling “Vibrate on Silent” should be sufficient enough. But for those folks that want to have complete control of their phone’s vibrations, disabling it via Accessibility is the best option.

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