iPhone XR buzzing when vibrating

This is now happening to my iPhone XR on iOS version 12.3.1. I'm currently installing iOS 12.4. Has anyone else experienced this with their iPhone? If so, how did you resolve it? Or, are you just living with it?


My issue isn't necessarily that I can't live with the noise - even though it is rather annoying to be able to make the noise occur, as it happens very randomly sometimes fairly loud and others much lower in volume. It's really that it happens when the phone is on silent. It shouldn't make any sound when the switch is in the silent position.


Honestly, it's rather embarrassing when it happens during a meeting or in some other setting when you don't want to disturb others.


I can't seem to figure it out and that's the most annoying part. How am I going to explain a really annoying issue with my phone at the Genius Bar if I can't reproduce said annoying issue.

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Posted on Jul 29, 2019 10:33 AM

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Posted on Jul 29, 2019 12:06 PM

No, it's not the "vibrating" noise. It's making a super strange noise in addition to the normal haptic feedback noise. I haven't changed any Sounds or Haptic settings. It just started a few weeks ago; possibly after updating to 12.3.1. If it was due to a setting change, it would happen all the time and not randomly.


I just installed 12.4 and will see if that corrects it.

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Jul 29, 2019 12:06 PM in response to archieny

No, it's not the "vibrating" noise. It's making a super strange noise in addition to the normal haptic feedback noise. I haven't changed any Sounds or Haptic settings. It just started a few weeks ago; possibly after updating to 12.3.1. If it was due to a setting change, it would happen all the time and not randomly.


I just installed 12.4 and will see if that corrects it.

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Jul 29, 2019 11:44 AM in response to jkellywilkerson

Are you talking about the "buzz" noise the phones *always* made when vibrating as a result of it physically vibrating, or is your phone making a noise in addition to the typical noise it makes when the vibrate function is on?

If it is making an additional noise while vibrating, take a look in Settings -> Sounds and Haptics -> Vibrate section atop, see what settings are enabled.

Also, go through the Sounds and Vibration Patterns section and in each option play with the Vibration setting at the top of each section. Perhaps you changed it by accident and preferred a different vibration pattern?

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