How to Turn Off Vibrate on iPhone

Last Updated: December 15, 2019

Even if your iPhone’s in silent mode, incoming calls and notifications will still vibrate your device. To prevent this behavior, disable “Vibrate on Silent,” or use Do Not Disturb instead. Learn how to change your vibration settings, use Do Not Disturb, and disable System Haptics (the vibrations that respond to your touch on the iPhone 7) for a vibration-free handset.

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Turning Off Vibrate on iPhone 7

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Access your iPhone’s home screen. Vibrations can be disabled in the Settings app on your home screen.^{[1]
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Tap the Settings app.

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Tap “Sounds and Haptics.”
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Tap the green “Vibrate on Ring” switch. Do this if you do not want the iPhone to vibrate in regular (not silent) mode. The switch will turn gray (off).
- If the switch was already off/gray, the phone was not set to vibrate on notifications.
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Tap the green “Vibrate on Silent” switch. Do this if you want to prevent your phone from vibrating in silent mode. The switch will turn gray (off).
- If the switch was already off, your phone was not set up to vibrate in silent mode.
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Press the Home button. Your settings take effect immediately.
- Toggle the switches back On at any time to turn on vibrations.

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Turning Off Vibrate on iPhone 6 and Earlier

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Access your iPhone’s home screen. Vibrations can be disabled in the Settings app on your home screen.
- If you want to quickly disable all notifications (including vibrations), such as while you’re in a meeting, see the section on using Do Not Disturb.
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Tap the Settings app.^{[2]
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Tap “Sounds.”
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Tap the green “Vibrate on Ring” switch. Do this if you do not want the iPhone to vibrate in regular (not silent) mode. The switch will turn gray (off).
- If the switch was already off/gray, the phone was not set to vibrate on notifications.
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Tap the green “Vibrate on Silent” switch. Do this if you want to prevent your phone from vibrating in silent mode. The switch will turn gray (off).
- If the switch was already off, your phone was not set up to vibrate in silent mode.
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Press the Home key. Your new settings take effect immediately.
- Toggle the switches back On at any time to turn on vibrations.

Method 3

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Using Do Not Disturb on iOS 7 and Later

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Access your iPhone’s home screen. A quick way to disable all vibrations is to put your phone on Do Not Disturb. To disable vibrations even when your screen is active, see Turning Off Vibrate on iPhone 7.
- In this mode, the phone will not light up, vibrate, or make sounds while the screen is locked.^{[3]
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Swipe up from the bottom. This opens the Control Center.
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Tap the moon icon. The icon will turn blue, and a smaller moon icon will appear in the status bar at the top of the screen. This means Do Not Disturb mode is on.^{[4]
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- To turn off Do Not Disturb mode, swipe up on the home screen and tap the moon icon once more.

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Using Do Not Disturb on iOS 6 and Earlier

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Access your iPhone’s home screen. A quick way to disable all vibrations is to put your phone on Do Not Disturb. To disable vibrations even when your screen is active, see Turning Off Vibrate on iPhone 6 and Earlier.
- In this mode, the phone will not light up, vibrate, or make sounds while the screen is locked.^{[5]
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Tap the Settings app.
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Toggle on the “Do Not Disturb” switch. When the switch turns green, a tiny moon icon will appear in the status bar at the top of the screen. This means Do Not Disturb mode is on.
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Toggle off the “Do Not Disturb” switch. When the switch is gray, the moon icon disappears and you will once again receive notifications (and vibrations).

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Turning Off System Haptics on iPhone 7

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Access your iPhone’s home screen. If you don’t like the vibrating feedback when you tap and swipe your iPhone 7, you can disable it in the Sounds and Haptics settings. app.^{[6]
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Tap the Settings app.
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Tap “Sounds and Haptics.”
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Tap the “System Haptics” switch. You’ll have to scroll down to find it. When this switch is in the Off position (gray), you won’t feel haptic feedback.
- Your phone will still vibrate for phone calls and notifications unless you disable all vibrations.

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Turning Off Emergency Vibrations (All iPhones)

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Open the Settings application. It's the gray icon containing gears.
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Tap General.
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Tap Accessibility.
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Tap Vibration.
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Tap the slider next to "Vibration." Make sure no green appears. All vibrations have now been turned off on your iPhone.
- This will turn off all vibrations on your iPhone, including those for government alerts, such as earthquake and tsunami warnings.