How to turn off vibration on iPhone

While you don’t have to worry about notification sounds when you put your iPhone in Silent mode, it will still vibrate whenever you receive a notification. And that’s not something everyone wants. Here’s how to turn off vibrations completely for specific apps and alerts.

How to Turn Off Vibration for Calls and Alerts on iPhone

If you don't want your iPhone to vibrate for incoming calls or alerts, you can turn this feature off by following these steps:

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone and select Sounds & Haptics .
2. Tap Touch in the Ringtones and Alerts section .
3. Select Don't Play in Silent Mode or Never Play depending on your preference. For example, if you don't like vibration when using iPhone's Silent Mode , select Don't Play in Silent Mode .
4. Go back to the previous menu and select one of the alert types, like Ringtone, New Mail, Default Alert, etc. Tap Touch at the top and select None .

Turn off vibration for calls and alerts on iPhone

How to turn off all vibrations on iPhone

While the above method disables most vibrations, your iPhone will still vibrate if you receive an emergency alert. If you want to turn off all vibrations on your iPhone, you can do so through your iPhone's Accessibility settings. All you have to do is go to Settings > Accessibility > Haptics . Now, scroll down and turn off the switch next to Vibration .

Turn off all vibrations on iPhone

You may notice your iPhone vibrate slightly whenever you perform actions like turning on a switch or pressing and holding a button in iPhone Control Center or when you type on your iPhone keyboard. These are called System Haptics and Keyboard Feedback . When you turn off vibrations on your iPhone altogether, you also turn off these features.

However, you can turn them off without affecting all your apps by going to Settings > Sounds and Haptics and turning off the switch next to System Touches .

Similarly, tap on Keyboard Feedback and turn off the switch next to Touch .

How to turn off vibration for certain apps

Instead of turning off vibrations for messages you receive or for all your apps, you may often want to stop your iPhone from vibrating every time you receive a notification from a third-party messaging or social media app like WhatsApp . The only way to turn off vibrations for specific apps is to adjust the app's notification settings. Here's what you need to do:

1. Go to Settings and go to Notifications .
2. Select the app you want to turn off vibration for.
3. Turn off the switch next to Sound .

Turn off vibration for certain apps

While your iPhone will no longer vibrate when you receive notifications from apps, there’s a catch: You won’t hear a ding when you receive a notification, even if your ringer is turned on. This is because this method essentially stops audible alerts. So unless you’re looking for a way to mute notifications on your iPhone, there’s currently no way to turn off vibrations for specific apps without losing audible alerts.