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iPhone vibrate not working

If the vibrate mode on your iPhone stops working and you are sure that you have vibrate turned on, one thing to try is giving your iPhone a couple of slaps with your hand. You don't want to bashing the thing as it is an expensive piece of electronics, but apparently the vibrate mechanism can become stuck. And if yours isn't working because it's stuck, jarring it a bit can unstick the mechanism and get the vibrate working on your iPhone again.
Rating: 95% positive, 45 total Votes
Categories: iPhone repair
Added: on Nov 14, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Added By: an anonymous user
Searches: iphone vibrate working repair stuck

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OMG
this worked on my phone just now

FTW!
– Added by an anonymous user on Apr 07, 2009 at 11:18 am
me too!
– Added by an anonymous user on May 02, 2009 at 3:54 am
This does work - mine stopped working, and a couple of medium-hard knocks on my leg and it's vibrating again no troubles. This really does work.
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 08, 2009 at 5:12 am
Genius!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Worked for me too! Phwew!
– Added by an anonymous user on Jul 29, 2009 at 1:41 pm
You saved my life! I love you man!
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 07, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Ha Ha...
It worked.
Just got my iPhone 3GS yesterday and it was vibrating, today I realized it doesn't any more.
I just slapped it a couple of times now and it works...
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 09, 2009 at 9:20 pm
wow i just got my 3gs two days ago and my vibrate stopped working.. slapped it on my hand a few times and it really worked!! got scared for a moment but anyways.. good tip!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:04 pm
wow that really worked hah...few slaps...kinda knocked the sim out of place but turned it off and slapped it a few more times to get the sim back into place and turned it back on and the vibration is working again and everythings good
– Added by an anonymous user on Aug 13, 2009 at 6:18 pm
genius u are.... brilliant. it worked!
does this rectify the pro for long though?
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 04, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Smacking it around and tapping it firmly with palms and on a counter top at various angles didn't do the trick for me. But dropping it flat on its back from about a foot high on a door-mat like surface (while in a rubber sleeve), did jar it loose.

FYI, to test if it's working again quickly, open Settings > Sounds and simply change vibrate from Off to On and it should give a short buzz to confirm it's working again.
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 07, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Mine still not working. Maybe is a problem is with some cable inside? I have problem with display, some guy changed display, but maybe he crashed some cable for vibration...is there on net some video or tutorial to fix that? tnx a lot, steve
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 10, 2009 at 3:47 pm
confirmed ABSOLUTELY WORKING WOW! read a lot of posts - bought a used iphone - REALLY upset that it stopped vibrating. I COULD HEAR CLICKS IN THE PHONE when it was supposed to vibrate.

I knocked it a few times on my knee vibrating PERFECT. THANKS!!!!!!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 21, 2009 at 7:19 am
I am so depressed to find out my newly bought iphone did not virate, until i saw this. I really want to thank you so much. It vibrates after i slap the bottom of my iphone several times. I love you, man.
– Added by an anonymous user on Sep 26, 2009 at 9:10 am
haha I jus tried and and it definitely does work! I amazed by how fixing an iphone error, you gotta hit it a couple of times
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 01, 2009 at 3:51 pm
LOL .... i can't belive this ... its true ... i slapped my iphone 3g 2 times ... and is working ... lol ... thx :D
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 06, 2009 at 5:10 am
Thank you! Great tip, believe it or not!
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 08, 2009 at 5:09 pm
NICE!!!!!!
NICE!!!!!!
NICE!!!!!!
NICE!!!!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Literally JUST tried it and it worked! Very happy!
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 21, 2009 at 2:24 pm
whoever made this is a god!!! thank u!!!!!!!!
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 23, 2009 at 9:50 pm
This advice saved my day:)Thank u 10 milion times!I just hit it a couple of times on my knee and it started to work again.
– Added by an anonymous user on Oct 25, 2009 at 10:46 am
Amazing..........It worked for me too.
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 03, 2009 at 2:39 pm
If anyone has a problem with vibrate and slapping doesn't help (like me), just open the iphone with screwdriver, screw out the vibrating motor and screw it up again and check out the contact with the base :-) It help me
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 05, 2009 at 4:15 am
Unfortunately, this didn't work on mine :(
– Added by an anonymous user on Nov 09, 2009 at 12:54 pm
This worked for me too!!! Thanks a million!
– Added by an anonymous user 6 days, 1 hour ago
It worked once, then gone... :(
– Added by an anonymous user 1 day, 1 hour ago
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