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My iPhone has been vibrating randomly ever since I opened a link from a false ups message. I don’t know if that’s what is causing the random vibrations in my phone via a virus or if it’s a different issue. Does anybody get random vibrations in there phone that aren’t associated with any notifications and know how to fix the issue?
iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16
Do you installed Pokemon Go? It had some bug recently and caused the phone vibrate randomly. [To be exact is not randomly vibrated , but it’s due you're encountering the pokemon]. Try to off the background service, or just uninstall it temporarily.
Yes I have Pokémon go installed, would it cause the vibrations to happened even when the app wasn’t opened?
Also when did this glitch occur and has it been fixed yet?
Vibrations are a notification method, called Haptics. Go to settings/Sounds and Haptics and turn off the Play Haptics switches. Also go to settings/Notifications and tap on each app; any app that has Sounds enabled will also vibrate if Haptics is enabled in Sounds & Haptics.
CaydenC204 wrote:
Also when did this glitch occur and has it been fixed yet?
It’s not a glitch, it is a notification method.
It’s a glitch if it persist without any notifications of any kind. Lawrence I have seen you in many of the apple discussion post and I appreciate your input. Do you believe my iPhone could have had malware put onto from the link I clicked?
CaydenC204 wrote:
It’s a glitch if it persist without any notifications of any kind. Lawrence I have seen you in many of the apple discussion post and I appreciate your input. Do you believe my iPhone could have had malware put onto from the link I clicked?
No. There is no known malware that can infect an iPhone currently.
Did ou turn off Haptics, as i suggested?
I did but the vibration still persists. I do not know if it is due to the app Pokemon Go or if my Apple ID is compromised. I changed my password and logged out of all other iCloud devices that were connected to my account. Is there anything else I can do to insure my accounts safety?
I tried to reinstall Pokémon Go today, and the issue not solved yet. Seems is a bug, the Pokémon Go Application automatically running on the background, even you closed the application.
You may check if your problem is same with me:
Here's the developer PSA:
"To resolve this, Niantic suggest that you should refresh game data under the advanced settings option in game.
As for the random phone vibrations you can turn off notifications as there isn’t a clear solution at this time."
I’m sure it has nothing to do with your Apple ID, and is probably the app (apps can send any kind of notification they want to), but you were certainly safe in changing your password.
Here is some security guidance from Apple→How Safety Check on iPhone works to keep you safe - Apple Support
And more general information→If you think your Apple ID has been compromised - Apple Support
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