Samsung galaxy s3 not vibrating when typing

Frisco =Luceat Lux Vestra= VIP Member

I just noticed the other day that I had messages and missed calls every time I looked at my phone but never got a notification. I use my phone on vibrate every day at work, but it recently stopped working. I've checked app settings and the vibration levels, etc. It is just flat-out not working. I know a lot of my apps updated recently, I just deleted a handful that I don't use. The problem, however, is persisting. Any ideas? This is so bizarre to me.

Thank you for any help!

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Hello, schniide; welcome to the forums.

schniide New Member

Arphilj Member

The *#0*# code brings up a menu of options including Vibrate. Selecting Vibration on my SG3 does nothing. If I select Speaker I hear tones. Does this tell me my problem is hardware re. no vibrate notifications?

Chat session with Samsung yesterday did not fix the problem, they suggested a Factory Reset. Any point in trying that in this case?

Second chat with Samsung today - including info that the above code does not yield results = same "you need a Factory Reset". Twice today they led me thru reboot instructions including "when the phone vibrates release the power button". LOL !

I did the factory reset anyway - no results. I've got a replacement phone on the way.