Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable or Disable Haptic Feedback in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has some feedback options, one of which is the haptic feedback. When it's enabled, your phone will vibrate when you press the back key or the recent apps key. To make the haptic feedback feature works, make sure your phone is not in silent mode or in power saving mode. Even so, you can consider to turn this feature off if you want to conserve more battery or if you don't want to be annoyed with the phone vibration each time you press the soft keys.


How to turn on or off the haptic feedback?
There are two methods that can be used to access the option to enable or disable the haptic feedback option: from the general settings menu and from the S Finder.

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sound .
3. Scroll down to the Feedback section.
4. Depending on your current settings, tap Haptic feedback to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the haptic feedback is enabled and your phone will vibrate when the soft keys (the back key and recent apps key) are pressed.

Method #2: From the S Finder

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap the S Finder button.
2. Key in "haptic feedback" in the search field and then tap to start searching. The search result will be displayed shortly.
3. Depending on your current settings, under the Settings section, tap the checkbox next to the Haptic feedback option to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the haptic feedback is enabled and your phone will vibrate when the soft keys (the back key and recent apps key) are pressed.