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How can I disable "vibrate" on my Apple iPhone?I love that on my new Apple iPhone 3G I can flip a switch and turn the phone from ringing to muted so I don't bother people. Problem is, the darn thing vibrates like a sex toy and it's still annoying in meetings and at meals. Is there some way to disable the vibrate feature too? Thanks. Wow. Did you really say that your iPhone vibrates like a sex toy? I though we had a "G" rated Web site here! Nonetheless, I know exactly what you're talking about, and I have long since turned off the vibrate mode on my phone both with the audible ring and with the muted ring. Turns out that's pretty darn easy to do, but the switch is in a somewhat illogical location. First, though, here's the switch on the left edge that lets you switch from audible to muted rings (and actually disables all sound, including within games): ![]() It's a bit hard to see but the switch shows you an orange dot if you're in "mute". Now, on your iPhone you want to tap on the "Settings" icon. That takes you here: ![]() Hopefully you've been here before! What you need to tap on here that's a bit counterintuitive is "Sounds" even though we're talking about a vibration, not an audible feature. Do that and you're here: ![]() As you can see, there are "Vibrate" settings for both Silent and Ring mode, along with the many different ringtones that are included with the iPhone itself. There's no "Save" needed: tap on the ON|OFF switch to set it as you'd desire, then simply leave the screen and go somewhere else. Now your phone will be even more discrete. Good luck with that. :-)
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Afaik, the mute slider thingy can be ignored by apps. They don't have to honour it. I have a number of games that have caught me out this way. Thanks for such an informative guide! I've been trying to figure this out for myself for hours! Posted by: James at January 17, 2011 12:33 PMI figured that out straight away, but for sone reason my iphone still vibrates when it is muted. Im not sure if this is related to a fault as the phone also thinks it is being muted if it undergoes any form of pressure to the handset, especially when walking with it in my pocket!! Any ideas?? Posted by: Ads at June 30, 2011 12:01 AMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
I do have a comment, now that you mention it!
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