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Hero does not vibrate on SMS, email, but does otherwise. What is the next step?

My phone doesn't seem to be vibrating on SMS or when receiving email (gmail notifier). It used to, but I don't remember when it stopped. If I put the phone in vibrate only mode, and use test notification, it also doesn't vibrate.
It does vibrate when I receive calls. There is haptic feedback on the dialer. When I ask the phone to vibrate (moving the rocker all the way down) it works. It also vibrates with the alarm. On start up, I also get that short vibrate as "htc" comes on the screen. So I think the vibrate feature is working, but not all the time. I'm pulling my hair out here and not sure what to do. Should I reflash the rom? Should I wipe and restart?
I am using freshrom 1.1 with the gumbo custom kernel. I had been using chompsms which wasn't vibrating so I switched to Handcent, which also isn't vibrating. Weird maybe??
EDIT: FIXED! Thanks for the help DirtyShroomz. Sound Manager did the trick.

Download sound manager, hit menu-vibrate settings and turn on notifications vibrate

Thats pretty weird. I have used both of those programs and never had a problem. I know in Handcent there is a check box for vibrate. I just switched to chomp and mine is still working.

Wow. It worked, awesome. Thanks!
Interestingly, under Sound Manager's vibrate settings, the ringer setting was still on, but the notification setting was off. I guess this means it was somehow inactivated but this is the way to get it back. Excellent.

samsoccer7 said:
Wow. It worked, awesome. Thanks!
Interestingly, under Sound Manager's vibrate settings, the ringer setting was still on, but the notification setting was off. I guess this means it was somehow inactivated but this is the way to get it back. Excellent.
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Same thing happened to me, I went months without vibrate

Phone vibrate v. Key vibrate

Is there a way I can get the phone to vibrate for a phone call but not have the buttons on bottom vibrate? I notice when I turn down the vibration intensity it also doesn't vibrate for phone calls.... That kind of sucks
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I am wondering the same. Anybody know of a app or fix?

I just figured it out...leave the phone vibrate checked but uncheck the haptic feedback
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Thanks for the quick fix tip

Any other way around this? I love that my soft keys vibrate (just ensures me that I actually touched it), but I need my vibrate mode to be put to the highest. I don't want my haptic feedback to be too strong, but I don't want my vibrate mode to be too low at the same time. Hmmmmm, any apps or something?

Vibrate gone, what the hell?

This afternoon, I was getting text messages when I noticed that my phone had stopped vibrating, despite being set to vibrate and ring.
The only app I have installed to manipulate the vibrating function is SMS Popup. When I went in to that to test vibrate patterns, it still wasn't working.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Is there some setting I could have accidently hit to stop vibrate?
I have no idea how that would happen, though, so I'm just hoping it's not hardware.
Cheers

Same here...am using chompsms
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Any ideas anybody? The vibrated last night during a call, so I'm pretty sure it's not a hardware problem

Figured it out.
"GOT IT!!
as per another thread, download Sound Manager
In the vibrate settings, theres an option to "never vibrate"
Changed it to "Always" and voila system vibrates again!
Must be an option DEEP in android that normal settings dont cover.
Good news is it works at least!"
From Androidforums.com

Atrix Vibration Option for the bottom row of buttons

I want to turn the vibration off of the bottom row of buttons. I do not see a haptic or vibration toggle or option that will turn this off in the 2.2.1 system version. Just want some direction. It is not under Settings > Sound.

+1
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I'm sure that would also save a lot of batterylife ..

This has been asked/answered in this forum many times now. There is nothing from Motorola to provide this functionality. The only solution right now is to have your Atrix rooted and then download and install the the Dell StreakVibrations.apk
Once that software is installed you'll be able to disable ALL vibrations on your phone. This will turn off the haptic feedback on the bottom 4 buttons as well. Everytime you reboot your phone you'll still have to re-run the StreakVibrations software to disable vibrations again.
This software allows you to toggle all vibrations off/on.
NOTE: while vibrations are OFF, silent alerts that depend on vibrations will NOT work, like "Silent Mode", aka "Meeting Mode", etc.

terrypchan said:
This has been asked/answered in this forum many times now. There is nothing from Motorola to provide this functionality. The only solution right now is to have your Atrix rooted and then download and install the the Dell StreakVibrations.apk
Once that software is installed you'll be able to disable ALL vibrations on your phone. This will turn off the haptic feedback on the bottom 4 buttons as well. Everytime you reboot your phone you'll still have to re-run the StreakVibrations software to disable vibrations again.
This software allows you to toggle all vibrations off/on.
NOTE: while vibrations are OFF, silent alerts that depend on vibrations will NOT work, like "Silent Mode", aka "Meeting Mode", etc.
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Where can I download this?

terrypchan said:
Everytime you reboot your phone you'll still have to re-run the StreakVibrations software to disable vibrations again.
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Is the no chance to autostart this .apk? It is senseless else.
Anyways, thanks for your help.
Chubby_Skunk said:
Where can I download this?
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http://www.draisberghof.de/android/StreakVibrations.apk

Thanks old chap...

This post is old....But the latest 2 versions of the AT&T updates have the option to toggle haptic feedback under sounds right above SD card notifications.

no vibrate when on silent

for some reason, my phone no longer vibrates when I get a call when on silent mode. it used to. I do have vibrate setting turned on. any ideas?
thanks!

I thought that was the reason for silent mode.. I don't remember my phone vibrating for anything when on silent...
Just checked, and it doesn't. ? Fluke perhaps?
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skippid said:
I thought that was the reason for silent mode.. I don't remember my phone vibrating for anything when on silent...
Just checked, and it doesn't. ? Fluke perhaps?
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not sure, but I think I might have found a solution. when long-pressing the power button, if i set it to "vibrate", it will vibrate on silent. from that point forward, I can keep those settings when setting it to silent by sliding the lock screen's silent switch.

The lock screen sound mode toggle will always be sound and the last non-sound mode your phone was in when it locked.
For example, put it in vibrate and lock it. The toggle will be sound and vibrate. Put it in silent and lock it. The toggle will be sound and silent.
I hope that helps.
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I seen and tried what you where saying and but it still doesn't vibrate when I switch it to sound I get the pop up that says sound on but when I switch it to vibrate it says sound off and doesn't vibrate I've looked at every single setting and can't figure out why it's not working

So using the power option is a workaround.
But using AutomateIT or Tasker you are stuck as to forcing a vibration notification? Right?
Anyone?
Can we revert to JB??
I am on the latest KK.