This vibration test checks whether your phone’s vibration motor is working, directly from the browser. Tap any pattern above and you should feel it instantly. The different patterns matter: a motor that handles the single pulse but stumbles on the fast triple or SOS pattern is starting to wear, which is useful early warning.
One honest note before anything else: this test works on Android. Apple does not let websites trigger vibration on iPhones, in any browser, so if you are on an iPhone the tool shows you the built in way to test your haptics instead, and the iPhone section below covers it step by step.
My Phone Did Not Vibrate. Now What?
Work through these in order, because most “broken” vibration motors are actually settings:
- Check vibration is enabled at all. On Android: Settings, Sound and vibration, and make sure vibration or haptic feedback toggles are on. Brands hide these in different submenus; Samsung keeps a separate “Vibration intensity” screen where every slider can sit at zero.
- Check Do Not Disturb. DND modes on many phones suppress vibration alongside sound. Turn it off and run the test again.
- Check battery saver. Power saving modes commonly disable haptics to save energy, and phones that spend their life in battery saver feel like their motor died.
- Restart the phone. A stuck process can hold the vibration service; a restart releases it.
- Run the test once more. If the motor stays silent through all patterns after these checks, the hardware itself is the suspect: vibration motors do wear out, and a phone that was dropped or got wet recently is a stronger candidate. At that point a repair shop can quote a motor replacement, which is typically one of the cheaper phone repairs.
A weak or buzzy vibration that used to feel crisp usually means the motor is aging rather than dead, especially on phones several years old. It is annoying but harmless, and replacement is optional.
Testing Vibration on iPhone
Since browser based vibration is off limits on iOS, use the phone’s own features to test the Taptic Engine, which is Apple’s name for the iPhone’s vibration hardware:
- Open Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone and tap any ringtone. With haptics enabled, each preview should buzz.
- Flip the silent switch on the side of the phone. You should feel a short confirmation buzz each time it enters silent mode.
- Type on the keyboard with keyboard haptics turned on (Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Keyboard Feedback). Every keypress should tick.
If none of these produce any vibration, check Settings, Accessibility, Touch, Vibration is on, then restart the phone. A Taptic Engine that stays dead after that needs Apple service, and it is worth checking whether the phone recently took water: our water eject guide for iPhone covers what moisture does inside the phone.
Vibration and Your Speaker Are Neighbors
The vibration motor sits close to the speaker assembly in most phones, and the two problems overlap more than people expect. A rattling or buzzing sound during vibration can be a loose component near the motor, but it can also be debris in the speaker chamber vibrating along. If your phone buzzes strangely or the sound rattles at high volume, run our speaker cleaner to rule out debris, and use the sound test to check whether the rattle comes from the speaker channels themselves. Testing your voice input instead? That is the microphone test. If your problem is the opposite, a phone that buzzes or vibrates when it should not, see our guide to phone vibrating sounds and random vibration.
FAQ
How do I test if my phone's vibration is working?
On Android, tap any pattern in the tool above and you should feel it immediately. On iPhone, preview a ringtone in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, since Apple does not allow websites to trigger vibration.
Why doesn't the vibration test work on my iPhone?
Apple blocks the browser vibration feature on iOS entirely, in Safari and every other iPhone browser. It is a platform restriction, not a fault in your phone or this tool. Use the built in checks in the iPhone section of this page instead.
My phone stopped vibrating completely. Is the motor broken?
Usually not. Vibration toggles, Do Not Disturb, and battery saver modes are the cause far more often than dead hardware. Work through the settings checklist on this page first; a motor that stays silent after all of it is a repair shop question.
Why does my phone's vibration feel weak or buzzy?
Vibration motors wear with age, and intensity sliders in settings can also be set low. Check the intensity settings first; if they are at maximum and the buzz still feels tired, the motor is aging. It is harmless, and replacing it is optional.
Can vibration damage my phone?
No. The patterns in this test use the same vibration calls that ringtones and notifications use every day, at the same strength. There is no setting in this tool that can overdrive the motor.