Samsung Galaxy not vibrating? 6 things to check

What changed: every step re-shot on our own Galaxy S26 (Korean model SM-S942N) on One UI 9, dark mode, with the steps rewritten for the One UI 9 screens.

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7 of 7 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9, Android 17 (build S942NKSS4BZIG)

App

Settings

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

What we did

Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Check the sound mode

   Settings, Sounds and vibration. The three choices at the top are Sound, Vibrate and Mute. Mute silences the phone completely. Ours was on Sound.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Switch on Vibrate while ringing

   With Sound selected, incoming calls ring; this switch makes them vibrate at the same time. It was off on ours.

   Done

3. 

   Raise the vibration intensity

   Vibration intensity, lower on the same page, has separate sliders for Call, Notifications, System and Media. Drag the one for the missing vibration to the right. On ours, System was lower than the others.

   Done

4. 

   Pick a stronger pattern

   Call vibration and Notification vibration set the pattern. A short, soft pattern is easy to miss; try another. Ours were Basic call and Ticktock.

   Done

5. 

   Turn off Do not disturb

   Do not disturb silences calls and alerts, vibration included, apart from what you allow. Settings, Notifications, Do not disturb; it was off on ours.

   Done

6. 

   Test the motor in Samsung Members

   Open Samsung Members, Support, Phone diagnostics and tap the Vibration icon. If the vibration check fails, the motor needs a repair.

   Done

7. 

   If diagnostics will not start

   On ours a box said To run diagnostics, turn on app notifications and then try again. Tap Settings, allow notifications for Samsung Members, and run the Vibration check again.

   Done

What changed: every step re-shot on our own Galaxy S26 (Korean model SM-S942N) on One UI 9, dark mode, with the steps rewritten for the One UI 9 screens.

Watch these steps

If you do not see this option

• No Vibrate while ringing switch On our Galaxy A57 it was listed only while Sound was selected, not with Vibrate. Select Sound to see it.
• Your phone shows Call vibration and Notification vibration Samsung's guide names the rows Call vibration and Notification vibration. Open each and make sure Silent is not selected. Source: Galaxy phone vibration not working when receiving calls or notifications

If this does not work

• Only calls do not vibrate Check Vibrate while ringing and the Call slider under Vibration intensity. Sources: Galaxy phone vibration not working when receiving calls or notifications, Galaxy Phone Not Vibrating for Calls or Alerts
• Only notifications do not vibrate Check the Notifications slider under Vibration intensity and the Notification vibration pattern. Source: Galaxy phone vibration not working when receiving calls or notifications
• Do not disturb is on Samsung says vibrations and notifications may not work while Do not disturb is on: Settings, Notifications, Do not disturb, and switch it off. Source: Galaxy phone vibration not working when receiving calls or notifications
• A mode keeps it quiet Samsung says modes such as Sleep, Theatre or Relax can stop notifications. Open Settings, Modes and Routines, tap each mode you set and check its Do not disturb times. Source: Galaxy phone vibration not working when receiving calls or notifications

About this guide

When a Galaxy stops vibrating, the cause is almost always a setting: the sound mode, a switch that only covers ringing, or a slider turned down. Most of them are on one page.

The screenshots are from our Samsung Galaxy S26, the Korean model SM-S942N, with One UI 9 and Android 17 (build S942NKSS4BZIG), in Dark mode. Menus can differ on models sold in other regions. We only looked at these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

If the phone vibrates but makes no sound: no sound on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

Calls only, not alerts? Samsung Galaxy not ringing? 7 things to check.

More on the quiet mode: how to use Do not disturb on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

In short: Settings, Sounds and vibration: Sound or Vibrate, Vibrate while ringing on, Vibration intensity up, Do not disturb off; Samsung Members, Vibration test.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy S26 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.