Phone Vibration Test Online

By the MuftTools.in teamUpdated October 2026How we checkSources: MDN: Navigator.vibrate(), Can I use: Vibration API

Check your phone's vibration motor in the browser

Every phone has a small vibration motor that buzzes for calls, messages, alarms and the little taps you feel when typing. When calls stop vibrating, it is hard to tell whether the motor has failed or a setting has quietly switched it off. This vibration test answers that question in a few seconds. It asks the motor to play known patterns, so if you feel them, the hardware works and the problem is in the settings. If you feel nothing in a supported browser, the motor or its connection may be at fault.

The test runs in your browser. There is nothing to install, no account and no data leaves the phone. It uses the browser's built-in vibration feature, which Android browsers based on Chromium support: Chrome, Edge, Samsung Internet and others like them.

How to run the vibration test

1. Open the page on your phone in Chrome, Edge or Samsung Internet. The box at the top tells you straight away whether your browser can use the motor.
2. Tap a pattern. Start with Long buzz (1.5 seconds), which is the easiest to feel. Hold the phone in your hand or lay it on a table, where the buzz is also easy to hear.
3. Try the short patterns. Short tap, Double tap, Heartbeat and SOS show whether quick pulses start and stop cleanly. A weak or failing motor often struggles with very short pulses first.
4. Use Continuous for 10 seconds to 5 minutes if you want to listen for rattles or check that the buzz stays strong.
5. Answer "Did you feel it?" If you choose No, the checklist of fixes opens.
6. Stop at any time with Stop vibration.

The patterns explained

You can also type your own pattern in milliseconds, such as 400, 200, 400, 200, 1000: buzz, pause, buzz, pause, long buzz. Each number can be up to 10,000 (10 seconds), and you can repeat the pattern up to ten times. It is a handy way to try out a notification rhythm before you set it in an app. MDN also notes that phones in silent or Do Not Disturb mode may not vibrate at all, so check those modes if even the long buzz does nothing.

Which phones and browsers work

• Android phones: Chrome, Edge, Samsung Internet and most other Chromium-based browsers support it.
• iPhone and iPad: not possible. Safari does not support the web vibration feature, and every iPhone browser uses Safari's engine, so no website can buzz an iPhone. Use Settings › Sounds & Haptics, where choosing a ringtone or vibration plays it, and check Settings › Accessibility › Touch › Vibration.
• Firefox: current versions removed support, both on Android and on computers.
• Laptops and desktop computers: the browser may support the feature, but most computers have no vibration motor, so nothing happens.

These details follow MDN's documentation of navigator.vibrate() and the Can I use support table, checked in October 2026.

Phone not vibrating? Common causes

• Vibration is turned off for calls or notifications, or its strength slider is at zero. On Android, search for "vibration" in Settings: the menu names differ between brands.
• Do Not Disturb, Focus or a bedtime mode is on and silencing calls and alerts.
• Battery saver on some phones reduces vibration and haptic feedback.
• An app's own setting, such as a chat app's notification settings, has vibration off.
• A thick or rugged case damps a weak motor. Test with the case off.
• Software glitches after an update. Restart the phone and install pending updates.
• Hardware fault: if nothing vibrates here in a supported browser and the settings are on, the motor or its connection may be damaged, often after a drop or water. An authorised service centre can test and replace it.

Checking a second-hand phone before you buy

Buying a used phone from a friend, a shop or an online marketplace? Ask the seller to open this page in Chrome and run Long buzz, SOS and Getting longer while you hold the phone. A healthy motor starts and stops crisply on every pulse. A buzz that rattles, fades, or misses the shortest pulses points to a worn or loose motor. Do this together with a speaker, mic and touch screen check, so you know what you are paying for.

More phone tests

Checking a second-hand phone or one that got wet? Test the rest of it too. The water eject sound clears water from the speaker and has a left and right speaker check. The mic test records and plays back your voice, and the touch screen test shows dead zones and ghost touches. For a laptop, use the keyboard test. All are listed on the phone and device tests page.

In Hindi

• Phone vibration nahi ho raha hai (Hindi)