Learn how to stop your iPhone from vibrating when you receive a notification, a text message, or a call—even when muted in silent mode—to reduce distractions.
Muting your iPhone by putting it in silent mode won’t make it completely silent; you’ll still feel and hear the device vibrating upon receiving a call or text. Although silent mode stops the ringing and mutes notification sounds, the phone will still vibrate.
Vibration from an incoming call or text during a meeting is sure to buzz the room. There are other times you may want your iPhone to stay completely silent on mute. Follow these steps to change settings to stop iPhone vibration on mute.
Stop iPhone vibration on mute
Open the Settings app and navigate to Sounds & Haptics > Haptics, then select “Don’t Play in Silent Mode.” If you select “Never Play,” the phone won’t vibrate even when the ringer is on.
Your iPhone will no longer vibrate in silent mode. You won’t feel vibration when you receive a call, a text, or any other notification. The phone won’t make any noise or vibration, but the display will still light up when a notification arrives.
Do more with iPhone alerts
iOS provides many settings to configure how your iPhone handles alerts, and you may be unfamiliar with some of them. For example, did you know you can have your iPhone’s LED flash blink when a call comes in or you receive a text message?
If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock, you’ve noticed that you’ll hear the alarm even with the phone set to mute. However, you can create a vibrate-only or mute alarm, if you like. And to help you customize the calling experience, iOS 26 makes it simple to set any audio in the Files app as your ringtone.
Do you rely on iPhone vibration in silent mode, or did you turn off haptic feedback altogether? Let us know by leaving a comment down below.