Why aren’t my haptics working for texts?

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Why aren’t my haptics working for texts?

Hi,

I’m trying to set my text notifications to vibrate instead of sound alerts but they’re still coming through with sound.

I’ve adjusted my settings accordingly to the instructions I’ve found online but none have worked and I’m not sure what I’m missing ?

This is what I’ve done so far:

Settings > notifications > messages > sounds > haptics > default

Settings > sounds & haptics > text tone > haptics (system haptics are on)

I’ve tried using different haptics e.g Always play, Play in silent, etc.

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iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 15, 2025 9:58 PM

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Answer 1

SravanKrA

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Feb 16, 2025 4:54 AM in response to JennaPhoenix

There are places where you may have set Haptics to None.

Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Vibration [Enable]
General Sound & Haptics (See the Pic below)
Alarm (See the pic below)
Phone Ring Tone (See the pic below)
For emails
1. You will have to set it independently for every mail account (Watch the GIF below: This is an old one but the concept remains the same)
2. Note: The default is No Vibration.
For Email Haptics see the steps below on iOS 18
Overall Sounds & Haptics
Customise for Individual Accounts and Sub-categories

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JennaPhoenix Author

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Feb 16, 2025 6:17 PM in response to SravanKrA

Hi SravanKrA,

Thank you so much for the very detailed reply! I think I see what I may have done or rather assumed … I thought I could set just the texts to vibrate.

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