How to Turn Off Vibration on iPhone

To turn off every vibration on an iPhone, open Settings > Accessibility > Touch and turn off Vibration. Be aware that this also turns off vibration for earthquake, tsunami, and other emergency alerts. If you only want to stop the buzz for calls, texts, typing, or one person, use one of the narrower settings below and leave that switch on.

These steps follow Apple’s current iPhone User Guide for iOS 27, with notes for iOS 26, iOS 18, and iOS 17 where the menus differ. To see which version you have, open Settings > General > About and look at iOS Version.

Choose how much vibration to turn off

An iPhone vibrates for several unrelated reasons, and each has its own control. Apple uses the word haptics for most of them. A haptic is simply a vibration or tap you feel from the phone. Decide what is bothering you first, because changing one setting does not change the others.

Your goal	Where to go
Stop all vibration	Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Vibration
Stop vibration for calls and alerts	Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Haptics > Never Play (where shown)
Stop vibration only in Silent mode	Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Haptics > Don’t Play in Silent Mode (where shown)
Stop text message vibration	Settings > Notifications > Messages > Sounds > Haptics > None
Stop keyboard vibration	Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback > Haptic
Stop taps from switches and controls	Settings > Sounds & Haptics > System Haptics
Stop the Face ID tap	Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention

Turn off all iPhone vibration

Warning: Apple states that this setting turns off vibrations for earthquake, tsunami, and other emergency alerts. Use it only if you accept that. If you just want quieter calls or texts, skip to the next section.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Touch.
4. Scroll down to Vibration and turn the switch off. The switch turns gray when it is off.

Apple’s Turn off vibration on iPhone page describes this as the way to turn off all vibrations. It works as a master switch. Apple notes elsewhere that keyboard haptics will not play unless Vibration is on, so expect other haptic features to go quiet too.

To undo it, go back to Settings > Accessibility > Touch and turn Vibration on. Your other vibration choices are separate settings, so anything you changed elsewhere stays as you left it.

Turn off vibration for calls and alerts only

This is the better choice for most people. It stops the buzz for incoming calls and alerts without touching emergency alert vibration.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Sounds & Haptics.
3. Tap Haptics.
4. Tap Never Play.

Apple documents four choices in this menu for ringtones and alerts:

• Always Play: the phone vibrates whether the ringer is on or off.
• Play in Silent Mode: the phone vibrates only when Silent mode is on.
• Don’t Play in Silent Mode: the phone vibrates only when the ringer is on, and stays still in Silent mode.
• Never Play: no vibration for incoming calls and alerts.

Apple lists this menu in its iOS 26 sounds and vibrations guide, and the iOS 17 and iOS 18 versions of that page describe the same four options. The iOS 27 version of the page does not list the menu and instead describes setting a haptic pattern for each alert type. If you do not see Haptics with these four options on your iPhone, use the per-alert method in the next section.

On iOS 16 or earlier, this menu does not exist. Those versions may show separate switches for haptics in Ring mode and Silent mode on the Sounds & Haptics screen instead. Turn off the ones you do not want, or use the Accessibility switch above.

Turn off vibration for one type of alert

Each alert sound has its own paired vibration pattern. You can remove the pattern from one alert type and leave the rest alone.

1. Open Settings > Sounds & Haptics.
2. Tap a sound category, such as Ringtone, Text Tone, or Calendar Alerts.
3. Tap Haptics at the top of the screen. On older versions this row is named Vibration.
4. Choose None from the list of patterns.

The alert keeps its sound. Only the vibration is removed. Apple’s current Change iPhone sounds and vibrations page covers the pattern list. To get the vibration back, return to the same screen and pick a pattern.

Text messages

For Messages, Apple also gives a direct route: open Settings > Notifications > Messages > Sounds, tap Haptics near the top, then tap None. Our text message vibration guide goes further into patterns and custom vibrations.

One contact or one conversation

A contact can have its own vibration that ignores your general choice. Open the Contacts app, tap the person, tap Edit, then open Ringtone or Text Tone, tap Haptics, and choose None.

If one chat is the problem, you do not need to change vibration at all. In Messages, open the conversation, tap the contact or icon at the top, and turn on Hide Alerts. Apple’s message notifications page explains that you still receive the messages. The sender sees a note that you have notifications silenced.

Turn off keyboard, system, and Face ID vibration

These three are not alerts, so the settings above do not affect them.

• Keyboard: open Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback and turn off Haptic. The Sound switch on the same screen controls the typing click separately. Apple’s keyboard sounds and haptics page says this applies to iOS 16 or later.
• System controls: open Settings > Sounds & Haptics and turn off System Haptics. Apple describes these as haptics for system controls and interactions. Our guide to turning off System Haptics on an iPhone has more detail.
• Face ID: open Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention and turn off Haptic on Successful Authentication. Apple’s Face ID and attention settings page says this tap plays when Face ID unlocks the phone, authorizes Apple Pay, or verifies a purchase.

Silent mode does not turn off vibration

This is the most common mix-up. Apple’s Silence iPhone page says that in Silent mode the iPhone does not ring or play alert sounds, but it may still vibrate. Silent mode controls sound. The haptics settings control vibration.

For a phone that is both quiet and still, turn on Silent mode and also choose Don’t Play in Silent Mode or Never Play. If you want the reverse, our guide to putting an iPhone on vibrate covers the Ring/Silent switch and the Action button.

Check the result and undo it

Test the exact thing you changed. Ask someone to call or text you, type a few letters, or flip a switch in Settings. One passing test does not prove the other categories are off, because each has its own control.

Every change here is reversible from the same screen:

• Turn Vibration back on under Accessibility > Touch.
• Set Haptics back to Always Play or another option.
• Pick a pattern in place of None for an alert type or contact.
• Turn Haptic, System Haptics, or Haptic on Successful Authentication back on.

If you turn vibration off and worry about missing alerts in a quiet room, Apple offers a visual option. Under Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual > Flash for Alerts, the phone can flash the screen or the light on the back for notifications. Our guide shows how to turn iPhone flash notifications on or off.

If your iPhone still vibrates

Work out when it vibrates, then check the matching control.

• While typing: check Keyboard Feedback > Haptic.
• When you tap switches or hold an icon: check System Haptics.
• When you unlock with Face ID: check Haptic on Successful Authentication.
• For one person only: check that contact’s Ringtone and Text Tone haptics.
• For an alarm: alarms are set in the Clock app. Apple says an alarm’s Sound option is where you choose a vibration, song, or ringtone, so edit the alarm there. See our guide on setting a vibration-only iPhone alarm for that screen.
• Inside one app or game: some apps have their own vibration option in the app’s own settings. iPhone settings may not control it, and stopping it may require the Accessibility switch.
• On your wrist: an Apple Watch has its own haptic settings, separate from the iPhone ones described here.

If a setting named here is missing, your iOS version probably arranges the screen differently. Use the search field at the top of Settings and type Haptics or Vibration to find the nearest match.

Frequently asked questions

Does turning off vibration also turn off sound?

No. Vibration and sound are separate on an iPhone. Turning off Vibration or choosing Never Play leaves ringtones and alert tones as they were. To stop the sound as well, turn on Silent mode or lower the ringer volume.

Will I still get emergency alerts with vibration off?

Apple only says that the Vibration switch under Accessibility > Touch turns off vibrations for earthquake, tsunami, and other emergency alerts. It does not say the alerts themselves stop. If the vibration for those alerts matters to you, leave that switch on and use the calls-and-alerts setting.

Why do keyboard haptics not work after I turned vibration off?

Keyboard haptics depend on the master switch. Apple says that if you turn on keyboard haptics but feel nothing, you should make sure Vibration is on in Settings > Accessibility > Touch.

Can I turn off vibration for just one app?

Apple documents a Haptics choice for Messages under Settings > Notifications > Messages > Sounds. Other apps vary, and many do not offer a separate vibration choice. For those, look in the app’s own settings, or turn off that app’s notifications under Settings > Notifications.

Does turning off vibration save battery?

Apple says only that turning on keyboard haptics might affect battery life. It does not publish a figure for other vibrations, so treat any saving as small and unconfirmed.

Next step

Start with the narrowest setting that fixes your problem, usually Never Play or None for one alert type. Keep the Accessibility switch for when you want no vibration from the phone at all.