What to Know

Vibration settings on an iPhone can be found in Sounds & Haptics in Settings.
You can choose to make your iPhone vibrate four ways: always, vibrate on Silent, never vibrate in Silent mode, or you can switch off vibration.

Turning on your iPhone's vibrate mode can help alert you to incoming calls and texts. You can enable vibrate mode while your iPhone is silenced or in addition to a ringtone. Here's how to turn on vibrate on iPhone when receiving calls and texts, and how to switch off vibration on iPhone when you no longer want it.

To set iPhone to vibrate or deactivate vibration on iPhone, you can change vibration settings under Haptics in Settings.

Tap the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Tap Haptics.
From here, you can select haptics to Always Play anytime your iPhone receives an alert.
You can choose to have it Play in Silent Mode to make sure your iPhone will vibrate while silenced.
Alternatively, you can choose to have your iPhone not vibrate in Silent Mode by tapping Don't Play in Silent Mode.
Want to know how to switch off vibration on iPhone, whether it is silenced or not? Tap Never Play.

That's all there is to it! Now you know how to put your iPhone on vibrate with alert tones, while silenced, or both. For more notification tips, such as how to put iPhone on silent, or why your Apple Watch is vibrating but not showing notifications, sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter.

FAQ

What does haptic mean on iPhone? What are haptics on an iPhone? According to Apple, haptics are the vibrations you feel after performing certain actions on certain models, including touch feedback, call and text vibrations, and notification alerts.
Should I turn on Keyboard Haptics? Keyboard Haptics are useful for those who want to know they've tapped a button, but don't want sounds on. Here's how to enable Keyboard Haptics if you want to try it out.
What if haptics aren't working on my iPhone? We have an article that covers how to fix Haptics on your iPhone. It covers all the Haptics settings, and how you can be sure you've turned on the correct ones. Rebooting your iPhone may also help.