Showing posts with label Vibration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vibration. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Default Vibration Pattern in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When needed, you can change the default vibration pattern to a different one so your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will vibrate according to the selected pattern to help you easily identify when you receive calls or notifications without you have to look at your phone's screen, and help you know that your input has been accepted when you use vibration feedback features.


How to change the default vibration pattern?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Vibrations.
  4. Tap Vibration pattern.
  5. Select a preloaded vibration pattern you want to use(Basic call, Heartbeat, Jinglebell, Ticktock, Waltz, or Zig-zig-zig). Your phone will vibrate when you select a vibration pattern to give you a preview of it. Or, you can create your own vibration pattern by selecting Create pattern and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
  6. The vibration pattern has been changed.

As a note, you can also adjust the vibration intensity to increase or decrease the vibration strength of each vibration feature if the current strength is not suit with your need.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Vibrate While Ringing Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If hearing ringtone is not enough to tell you when you have incoming calls, e.g., when you're in a noisy environment, you can make it easier for you by enabling the vibrate while ringing feature to have your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge not only plays ringtone when receiving calls, but also gives you a vibration feedback at the same time.


How to enable or disable the vibrate while ringing feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Vibrations.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibrate while ringing to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the vibrate while ringing feature is enabled and your phone will play ringtone and vibrate at the same time when receiving calls. As a note, this option is not available if you set the sound profile in your phone to the vibration or silent mode.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Vibration Feedback Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

One of the feedback features available in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is the vibration feedback feature. When this feature is enabled, your phone will vibrate for certain software actions(e.g, when you're tapping the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app) and when you're tapping the soft keys(the Recent apps key and the Back key) so you can easily make sure that your input has been accepted. To make this feature works, make sure the power saving mode is disabled and the vibration intensity of feedback vibration is well adjusted.


How to enable or disable the vibration feedback feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Vibrations.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibration feedback to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the vibration feedback feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate for certain software actions and when the soft keys(the Recent apps key and the Back key) are tapped.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Keyboard Vibration Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The default Samsung keyboard in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has some feedback features, one of which is the keyboard vibration feature. When this feature is enabled, your phone will vibrate when you tap a key on the Samsung keyboard.


How to enable or disable the keyboard vibration feature?
As the example, we'll turn on or off this feature by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from an app or screen where you can enter text.


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 at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Vibrations.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Keyboard vibration to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the keyboard vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when you tap a key on the Samsung keyboard.


Method #2: From an app or screen where you can enter text
  1. When you're entering text, e.g., when composing a new text message, you can quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings by long tapping the key in the left side of the space bar and then select .
  2. Scroll down to the Key-tap feedback section and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibration to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the keyboard vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when you tap a key on the Samsung keyboard.

As a note, you can increase or decrease the intensity of the vibration when using the keyboard vibration feature by adjusting the vibration feedback option in the vibration intensity menu.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Vibration Intensity in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When needed, you can use the vibration intensity feature to adjust the vibration strength of incoming calls, notifications, and vibration feedback(e.g., vibration alerts when you're tapping the Samsung keyboard or the soft keys) in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to suit with your need. As the example, you might want to increase the vibration intensity of incoming calls when you're in a noisy environment so you can easily know when you have calls through vibration, or you might want to decrease the vibration intensity of notifications if you feel that your phone vibrates too much when receiving notifications, etc.


How to adjust the vibration intensity?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
  3. Tap Vibrations.
  4. Tap Vibration intensity.
  5. To adjust the vibration intensity, slide the vibration intensity adjustment bar for Incoming call, Notifications, or Vibration feedback to the left to decrease vibration or to the right to increase vibration.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Block Application Notifications in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

For some reason, you'll probably want to block notifications of a certain app so that you won't be disturbed by notifications from this app. As the example, if you block Facebook app notifications, your phone won't show notifications on the status bar and play a sound or vibrate when receiving notifications from this app.


How to block notifications of an app?
Basically, there are some methods available that can be used to block app notifications, but as the example, we'll try to block notifications of the Facebook app by using two different methods: from the app manager menu and from the app notifications menu(you can use this method if your Samsung Galaxy S4 has been updated to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop).


Method #1: From the App manager menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap More tab.
  3. Tap Application manager.
  4. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to access the All tab. All installed apps will be displayed here.
  5. Scroll down the screen to find Facebook app, and then tap it.
  6. Clear the checkbox in the left side of the Show notifications option to disable it.
  7. A pop up window will appear to tell you that you may miss important alerts or updates if you disable app notifications. Tap OK button to continue.
  8. The notifications of the Facebook app has been disabled and all notifications from this app will be blocked.


Method #2: From the App notifications menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. Tap My device tab.
  3. Tap Sounds and notifications.
  4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  5. Tap Application notifications.
  6. Scroll down the screen to find Facebook, and then tap it.
  7. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Block to the right to enable it. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  8. The notifications of the Facebook app has been disabled and all notifications from this app will be blocked.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set Application Notifications as Priority in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, notifications(sound and vibration) of all apps will be turned off when Do not disturb mode is enabled. But, if needed, you can set app notifications as priority to allow notifications of the app as exceptions, in other words, your phone will play a sound and/or vibrate when a notification of the app that you have set its notifications as priority arrives even when your phone is in Do not disturb mode.


How to set notifications of an app as priority?
As the example, we'll set Gmail app notifications as priority so that your phone will play a sound and/or vibrate when an account in your Gmail app receives a new email message even when Do not disturb mode is enabled. Use the following steps to do so:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right 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 Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  4. Tap App notifications.
  5. Scroll down to find Gmail app, and then tap it.
  6. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Priority to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
  7. Gmail app notifications has been set as priority.

As a note, in Apps notifications menu, all apps with notifications set as priority will be labelled with Priority under the app name.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable or Disable Key Tap Vibration in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

The default virtual keyboard in Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with some feedback features, one of which is the key tap vibration feature. When this feature is enabled, your phone will vibrate when you tap any key on the Samsung keyboard. However, if you don't like that vibration feedback, you can easily get rid the vibration by disabling the key tap vibration feature.


How to enable or disable the key tap vibration feature?
Basically, you can turn on or off the key tap vibration feature by using several methods. But, as the example, we'll try do so by using three different methods: from the sounds and notifications menu, from the language and input menu and from a screen or app where you can enter text.


Method #1: From the sounds and notifications menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right 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 Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll down the screen to find Other sounds, and then tap it.
  4. Tap Vibrate when tapped to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the key tap vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when a Samsung keyboard key is tapped.


Method #2: From the Language and input menu
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
  2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the System section and then tap Language and input .
  3. Tap Samsung keyboard.
  4. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  5. Tap Vibration to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the key tap vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when a Samsung keyboard key is tapped.


Method #3: From a screen or app where you can input text
  1. Open an app or screen where you can enter text. For instance, you can open the stock Messaging app to compose a new text message.
  2. Tap at the bottom right to create a new text message.
  3. A virtual keyboard will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Long tap the key in the left side of the space bar and then tap to quickly go to the Samsung keyboard settings.
  5. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
  6. Tap Vibration to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means the key tap vibration feature is enabled and your phone will vibrate when a Samsung keyboard key is tapped.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable or Disable Haptic Feedback in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

You can set your phone to vibrate when you press the Back key or the Recent apps key by enabling the haptic feedback feature. This feature will work if your phone is not in silent mode and the restrict performance option within the power saving menu is not enabled. But, if you don't like that vibration feedback or if you're tight with the battery life issue, you can leave this feature off to get rid that vibration as well as to conserve more battery.


How to enable or disable haptic feedback?
You can turn on or off this option by using the following steps:
  1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right 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 Sounds and notifications .
  3. Scroll down the screen to find Other sounds, and then tap it.
  4. 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 key (the Back key or the Recent apps key) is pressed.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Haptic Feedback Not Working in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 has an option named haptic feedback which will allow you to set your phone to vibrate each time the back key or the recent apps key are pressed. However, there are 4 conditions that can cause the haptic feedback doesn't work and make your phone doesn't vibrate when you press the soft keys, they are: 1)the haptic feedback option is disabled 2)the vibration intensity for the haptic feedback is not adjusted 3)the phone is in the silent mode 4)the power saving mode is enabled. So, based on the things that probably make this issue happens, do the following steps to fix this issue and make the haptic feedback works:


Step #1: Make sure the haptic feedback is enabled
You can make sure that the haptic feedback option is enabled by using the following steps:
  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. Make sure to check the box next to Haptic feedback to enable this option.
  5. The haptic feedback has been enabled.


Step #2: Make sure the vibration intensity for the haptic feedback is adjusted
If needed, you can increase the vibration intensity for the haptic feedback by using the following steps:
  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. Tap Vibration intensity.
  4. Drag the vibration intensity adjustment bar for the haptic feedback to the right to increase it.
  5. Tap OK button to save the changes.
  6. The vibration intensity for the haptic feedback has been adjusted.


Step #3: Make sure the phone is not in silent mode
You have to place your phone in sound or vibration mode to make the haptic feedback works by using the following steps:
  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. Tap Sound mode and then select Sound or Vibrate.


Step #4: Make sure the power saving mode is disabled
When you enable the power saving mode, it'll automatically turn off the haptic feedback. Thus, you have to turn off the power saving mode to make the haptic feedback works by using the following steps:
  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 System section and then tap Power saving .
  3. Tap Power saving mode.
  4. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the left to disable the power saving mode.
  5. The power saving mode has been disabled.