Author Topic: My phone just quit vibrating (Read 1006 times)

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 02:03:41 AM

It won't vibrate for anything, calls, texts, any kind of alert. I've checked all the settings and made sure it wasn't turned off on anything. It was working fine earlier, it just all the sudden refused to vibrate. Any ideas/suggestions on what could be the cause?

I'd like to leave factory reset as a last resort.

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Tetris · August 22, 2014, 02:29:47 AM

What phone do you have? Is it old?

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 02:30:38 AM

Oh probably should have mentioned that. It's a galaxy s4, and i just got it fairly recently

Dreams_Of_Cheese · August 22, 2014, 02:43:14 AM

Any kind of physical damage? It could be that the vibrator is broken

Aoki� · August 22, 2014, 02:44:15 AM

Quote from: Dreams_Of_Cheese on August 22, 2014, 02:43:14 AM

vibrator

lel

try rebooting/clearing cache

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 02:45:25 AM

Quote from: Dreams_Of_Cheese on August 22, 2014, 02:43:14 AM

Any kind of physical damage? It could be that the vibrator is broken

Not anything that would cause any kind of damage like that. I've dropped it on my floor a few times, but that's carpet so i doubt it's done any damage.

Aware · August 22, 2014, 02:47:52 AM

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 02:45:25 AM

Not anything that would cause any kind of damage like that. I've dropped it on my floor a few times, but that's carpet so i doubt it's done any damage.

Dropping your phone on carpet can still cause damage to it.

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 02:50:28 AM

Quote from: Aware on August 22, 2014, 02:47:52 AM

Dropping your phone on carpet can still cause damage to it.

I've dropped my old phone from greater heights and it never had any issues. Plus i have a case on it.

And it just started having problems a few minutes ago, and i haven't dropped this phone in about a week.

Aware · August 22, 2014, 02:56:29 AM

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 02:50:28 AM

I've dropped my old phone from greater heights and it never had any issues. Plus i have a case on it.

Not every phone is as resistant to drops, especially smartphones. Some cases don't help this issue.

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 02:50:28 AM

And it just started having problems a few minutes ago, and i haven't dropped this phone in about a week.

your phone is made of tiny parts, they can break, crack, and wear down.

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 03:02:09 AM

Quote from: Aware on August 22, 2014, 02:56:29 AM

Not every phone is as resistant to drops, especially smartphones. Some cases don't help this issue.
your phone is made of tiny parts, they can break, crack, and wear down.

I see. so is there any cause that a reset would fix? or should i not waste my time?

Aoki� · August 22, 2014, 03:04:06 AM

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 03:02:09 AM

I see. so is there any cause that a reset would fix? or should i not waste my time?

there's probably some kind of testing app on the play store that you could use

Taboo · August 22, 2014, 03:05:20 AM

If the motor is broken, it's broken. See if you can get it repaired/replaced under warranty or cheaply.

superslayer · August 22, 2014, 03:08:28 AM

Quote from: Taboo on August 22, 2014, 03:05:20 AM

If the motor is broken, it's broken. See if you can get it repaired/replaced under warranty or cheaply.

the screen and everything else about the phone is perfectly fine.

Quote from: Aoki� on August 22, 2014, 03:04:06 AM

there's probably some kind of testing app on the play store that you could use

already tried that, didn't work sadly

Taboo · August 22, 2014, 03:09:48 AM

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 03:08:28 AM

the screen and everything else about the phone is perfectly fine.

Okay? Are those the only parts covered by your warranty or something? I don't know what you're getting at here.

Aoki� · August 22, 2014, 03:10:18 AM

Quote from: superslayer on August 22, 2014, 03:08:28 AM

already tried that, didn't work sadly

I think Samsung phones have a start up vibration, if that doesn't work then it's probably a hardware issue.