iphone 4 no vibration alert when the ring/silent switch is turned on.

sorry, i forgot to tell you all that, i got the replacement phone in version 4.0.2. the issue happened for the first time on my way back home and the version was still 4.0.2 that time. then, when i reach home, i set it as a new phone because itunes told me that i can't install the back up straight away. this due to my previous phone was in version 4.1. it told me that i should update the replacement phone to version 4.1 first in order to be able to install the back up from previous iphone. next what happen is, the phone automatically synced itself with itunes (only apps was installed). I didn't stop the sync process though. i just wait for it to finish, then what i did is update the version to 4.1 after it finish syncing. next what i did is, restore the phone back because i thought i still can install the back up from my previous phone. however, what happen next is beyond my expectation, itunes only able to give me the back up that i have from version 4.0.2.(not the back up from the previous 4.1) and then that's when the second time this issue happen when i try to switch the phone to silent via the switch. Please somebody help me with this issue and thanks for replying.

Henry

i did it already. i left the apps on for 2 to 3 mins. but i think i slap the wrong place already. i wonder if this is normal. anybody know why the vibration motor stuck? i hope this issue won't happen anymore though..

i have tried the ring/silent switch from the moment i post this thread until now. so far, the issue has gone. i really hope it has. the replacement phone which i have in possession right now is not even a day. i still have the warranty. i live in singapore, we did have apple store, but for iphone replacement, we need to go to our service provider. i really have a bad time explaining the situation to them as i can't show them how the problem is. i never know when the issue is going to happen again. i can tell them how it happens but its not 100% they will believe me.

i already have the feeling that the replacement will be a refurb. i asked the guy at the service provider about it. yet, he declined. LOL.

i can only hope the issue will not happen again.. anyway, can you explain to me, why and how the motor can get stuck? i never drop the phone or have the phone accidentally hit with something. i have it not even a day. Really, thanks a lot vietjr. i really appreciate your reply.

viet jr, may i know how your issue happen? how old is your iphone?

i see, i also disappointed with this. i really dont like this feeling, i thought the replacement is going to be ok, i never expect it to bear the same problem with the previous one. talking about refurb phones, yeah, the guy in service provider also give me the replacement that came from a black box and plastic seal. by the way, how do u check whether an iphone 4 is a refurb? is there a difference in serial number? and, if many people have this kind of problem. that means apple quality control seriously has been degrading...

viet jr, from ur story, i see that ur first one have a vibration motor issue. i forgot to ask u, but do u have vibration motor problem with your replacement iphone as well?? if yes, this will be really ridiculous..

viet, did u check ur phone vibration feature on the spot when u buy ur iphone 4 for the first time? did it vibrate back then? for my case, when i purchased the first one, i did check the phone switch and vibration. the phone can vibrate. but after some time of usage, my first phone vibration failed me. it sometimes give me the vibrate alert when i switch it to silent and sometimes not.and if it doesnt give me that vibrating alert, i will have to retry again by switching it back to ring mode and then to silent mode again just to see the phone give me that vibration alert. that is why i go for a replacement, and its funny that the replacement also have this problem.i even double check the replacement phone already before i replace it. the phone vibrate when i am still in the store. but on the way back home, that is when it started to act like the previous one..

and just to let u know, after i use the ibrate. now the phone can vibrate when i turn the silent switch to silent mode. yet, sometimes i still can feel that it doesnt vibrate straight away. it did vibrate, but its like there's a delay after i pulled the switch. then i retry again. but the 2nd attempt shows that the phone vibrate straight away without a delay.. i retry and retry again, 3 to 4 times and theres no delay. the phone straight away give me vibrate alert when i turn it to silent mode. really weird. somehow, i really wish this is only a software issue..

anyway, thanks again for ur reply viet. it really helps me, at least i know that theres this kind of problem out there. and for the rest of you that read this thread, please help me with this if u have any clue on whats happening to my phone.. i will really appreciate it. thanks..

hi there mysteryE. sorry, but i need to ask u one thing? u said, u need to wait 6 to 7 secs just for the slashed ringer to appear on the screen and the vibration alert? mine doesnt take that long and it also vibrate. anyway, from what u told me on ur reply. i think its more likely a software issue. the reason is, when i connect my iphone with my mbp or plug it into the power outlet, the vibration alert come straight away when i switch the phone to silent mode. this shows that, whenever our phone is in sleep mode for quiet sometimes, the os hibernates and when we suddenly switch the phone to silent mode (phone still sleep), it will take time for the os to wake up (screen blank doesnt mean that the os is not working) and command the vibration motor to vibrate (the os control the hardware). i cant guarantee that as not all people experiencing something like this. vietjr, me and u got this. most people's issue is about their phones wont vibrate at all and they need apps called "ibrate" to stimulate their iphone's vibration motor in order to make it work. but u can try this, let ur phone sleep for 20 to 30 mins. then switch the iphone to silent mode straight away (do not press the sleep/wake button yet!!), see how long it takes to vibrate. then, when it already does, quickly press the sleep/wake button, now the screen is on. i believe u will see the slashed ringer icon on ur iphone screen. that is what i did with my phone and thats why i came up with a conclusion that it is software issue eventhough its not guaranteed. my previous iphone 4 also has a delay when i switch it to silent mode. back then, i thought it was hardware issue, i went to my service provider to have replacement. however, when i already have my replacement, the replacement which is my iphone right now, also have the same condition. i think, its hardly to have different iphone 4, with different badge to have same issue. dont u think so? anyway, have u try the apps called "ibrate" urself? if u havent, go try it ahead. leave the apps on for few mins and see if that faster the vibration alert when u go to silent mode. tell me if it does.. try my suggestion and the ibrate. see if anything change. Good luck.


Henry