How to Create and Use Custom Vibration Patterns on iPhone

Apple iPhone has the best vibration engine with strong tactility among all mobile phones. Apple has added neat tweaks to iOS to take advantage of haptics. You can create custom vibration patterns and assign them to specific people. Here’s how.

Using Ringtone, Text Tone, New Email, and vibration patterns specific to a particular person, you can predict which contact is trying to reach you with just the vibration pattern.

Create Custom Vibration Pattern

The ability to create custom vibration patterns on iPhone is hidden in the Settings menu. Here’s how you can access and create a custom vibration pattern on your iPhone.

Stage 1: Open Settings on iPhone.

Step 2: Go to the Sounds and Haptics menu.

Stage 3: Select the type of alert you want to customize with a different vibration pattern. Here we will use Ringtone.

Step 4: Tap on Vibration.

Step 5: By default iOS uses a vibration pattern from the Standard menu. You will find the Create New Vibration option from its Custom menu.

Step 6: It will open the new Vibration menu. Tap the blank screen and it will start creating a vibration pattern.

You can keep pressing the screen for continuous vibration, lift your finger to pause and create a unique vibration pattern.

Step 7: Once you have created a vibration model, you can check out the live preview below.

Step 8: Hit play and you can sneak into the generated vibration pattern.

Step 9: Once you are satisfied with the vibration pattern, hit the Save icon at the top.

Step 10: Give it a name and tap the Save button.

You will find the newly created vibration pattern in the Custom menu. You can create as many custom vibration patterns as you want.

Assigning a Custom Vibration Pattern to a Person

Now that you have created custom vibration patterns on iPhone, you can assign them to selected contacts on iPhone. Go through the steps below.

Stage 1: Open the Contacts app on iPhone.

Step 2: Search for a contact and open the contact information menu.

Stage 3: Tap the Edit button at the top.

Step 4: Scroll down and select Ringtone.

Step 5: It will open the Ringtone menu. Tap on Vibration.

Step 6: Select a custom vibration pattern from the menu below.

Return to the home screen and select Done at the top. When you receive a call from a particular contact, it uses the selected special vibration pattern to notify you.

Use Custom Vibration Pattern for iMessage Contact

Apple allows you to set custom vibration patterns for certain iMessage contacts. Here’s what you need to do.

Stage 1: Open the Messages app on iPhone and select a conversation.

Step 2: Tap on the contact name at the top and open the Info menu.

Stage 3: Go to Text Tone and open the Vibrate menu.

Step 4: Select custom vibration and return to main menu.

Step 5: Hit Done at the top and you will see a custom set of vibrations for the text tone for the contact.

iMessage uses the custom vibration pattern for all messages from the contact.

Disable Vibration Pattern for Incoming Notifications

You can disable vibration patterns for all other apps and email notifications on your iPhone.

Stage 1: On iPhone, open Settings and go to the Sound & Haptics menu.

Step 2: Select the type of text for which you want to disable vibration.

Stage 3: Go to the vibrate menu and select None from the menu below.

You should disable vibration for other apps and enable it only for selected contacts to clear the confusion.

Delete Custom Vibration Pattern

If you no longer need to use the vibration pattern created on your iPhone, you can easily delete it from the Settings menu.

Stage 1: Launch iPhone Settings and open the Sound & Haptics menu.

Step 2: Choose any menu from sounds and vibration patterns.

Stage 3: Select the vibrate menu.

Step 4: Hit Edit at the top.

Step 5: Tap the red – icon and select Delete.

Main Vibration Patterns on iPhone

Some messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger allow you to use custom sound notification, but you cannot use custom vibration pattern for them. There is no way to use a custom vibration pattern for WhatsApp or Telegram.

How do you plan to use custom vibration patterns on your iPhone? Share your setup in the comments below.