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iPhone vibration stopped working after factory reset

iPhone vibration stopped working after a factory reset — anyone experienced the same issue?


After erasing all content and settings and restoring my iPhone to factory settings, regular vibrations and haptic feedback stopped working. There’s no vibration for incoming calls, notifications, or system haptics.


Here’s what I’ve noticed:


● Vibration still works during a forced restart.


● Apple diagnostics found no errors, and the haptic module responded during testing.


● Updating to iOS 27.2 didn’t fix the issue.


● I haven’t changed any haptic settings.


Has anyone experienced the same problem? Were you able to fix it? I’m wondering whether this is an iOS bug or a hardware issue.


I’d appreciate any advice or shared experiences!

1 reply

This is the only system-wide setting to disable haptics.


Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Vibration → Off


When this switch is off, all vibration on your iPhone will be disabled, including those for earthquake, tsunami, and other emergency alerts.



Check all the other places where you can set Sounds & Haptics.

  1. Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Vibration [Enable]
  2. General Sound & Haptics (See the Pic below)
  3. Alarm (See the pic below)
  4. Phone Ring Tone (See the pic below)
  5. For Email Haptics see the steps below on iOS 18
  6. Overall Sounds & Haptics
  7. Customise for Individual Accounts and Sub-categories