problem with vibration on pixel xl - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Hi guys. I just started to using it today and came across very odd issue. The vibration seems to be broken. I can barely hear it working and cannot find an option to increase its intensity. Is anyone facing the same? It sound just ridiculous for a phone that expensive.

My vibrator seems to be working fine. Only had the phone for a day so far tho.
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Not sure how quiet it is for you, but I think they are all pretty quiet. If I had it sitting on a table I wouldn't hear it. If you root and use a elementalX kernel you can increase the intensity, makes a huge difference.
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gonzo237 said:
Not sure how quiet it is for you, but I think they are all pretty quiet. If I had it sitting on a table I wouldn't hear it. If you root and use a elementalX kernel you can increase the intensity, makes a huge difference.
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I am thinking about rooting it, and I regret I didn't do it first thing. After restarting the device the system message pops up a with "vibration intensity set to 70"...

boober78 said:
Hi guys. I just started to using it today and came across very odd issue. The vibration seems to be broken. I can barely hear it working and cannot find an option to increase its intensity. Is anyone facing the same? It sound just ridiculous for a phone that expensive.
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With me occurred the opposite.
I'm so disappointed about that issue.
I simply loved the phone, but on the second day of use the strange vibration noise started.
For sure, in my case, is a manufacturing defect.
The vibration motor seems to be broken. The vibration mode is so intense, that it seems to make a "scratchy" sound at the end of each vibration. It's almost like the vibration motor is loose or something inside the phone is loose and the vibration noise gets worse.
And the worst of all is that I imported the phone to Brazil, and now I don't have any idea how can I receive support to my phone.

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[Issue] Speaker pop

i'll do somthing in the UI to make a sound .. like a touch tone.. then in a few seconds i'll hear a pop from the rear speaker
anyone else have this issue?
Anyone having this issue?
basically.. does your rear speaker pop when the amp cuts power to the speaker ?
cant say i have this happening on mine
Exactly have the same problem. I didn't notice the hiss though, but definitely heard the pops. But yes when I listen closely I with my ear to speaker I hear exactly what you described: a hiss ending in a pop.
appelflap said:
Exactly have the same problem. I didn't notice the hiss though, but definitely heard the pops. But yes when I listen closely I with my ear to speaker I hear exactly what you described: a hiss ending in a pop.
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On my other phone (samsung epic 4g touch), it does the hiss/pop/silence thing too, but the pop is much much quieter that I can only hear it if I put my ear right next to the speaker.
However on this galaxy nexus it is loud enough that I can hear it from 1-3 feet-ish. Its especially noticeable in quiet areas.
I'm considering return it because of this
Pitnefor said:
On my other phone (samsung epic 4g touch), it does the hiss/pop/silence thing too, but the pop is much much quieter that I can only hear it if I put my ear right next to the speaker.
However on this galaxy nexus it is loud enough that I can hear it from 1-3 feet-ish. Its especially noticeable in quiet areas.
I'm considering return it because of this
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For me it's not a big problem. I notice it but it is not annoying me. I hear it only when I'm concentrating on it. BTW just applied the new update and that didn't fix this issue.
appelflap said:
For me it's not a big problem. I notice it but it is not annoying me. I hear it only when I'm concentrating on it. BTW just applied the new update and that didn't fix this issue.
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oh good to know... cause I'm actually kinda wondering if this affects all devices or just a few. If it affects mostly all, i wont bother getting a replacement
Pitnefor said:
oh good to know... cause I'm actually kinda wondering if this affects all devices or just a few. If it affects mostly all, i wont bother getting a replacement
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Yeah, I've got it too - Doesn't fuss me though - only notice at night when i'm using it in bed
minooch said:
Yeah, I've got it too - Doesn't fuss me though - only notice at night when i'm using it in bed
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wow me too!
it's not so bad i guess
least i know the amp is turning off saving battery
I am having this issue also i have noticed it today i was in a quiete area. Is it an option that you can disable? I am afraid this will drain the battery
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I'm pretty sure this happens on all devices. I have this on all my phones, navigation units, clock radios...
Me, too, I just checked all electronical devices I have and they all have it. Though, it's so quiet, that I have to get closer to the speaker than I normally ever woult.
Is that different for the GN? Is it louder than "normal"?
Atreus said:
Me, too, I just checked all electronical devices I have and they all have it. Though, it's so quiet, that I have to get closer to the speaker than I normally ever woult.
Is that different for the GN? Is it louder than "normal"?
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my GN is defiantly louder than normal. I can hear it easily from almost any normal usage distance. It almost sounds exactly like the normal touch sounds so that I get confused and think I clicked on something
pretty sure it's the amp cutting off power to the speaker a few seconds after it makes a noise
Mine does it too. Simplest solution I've found is to turn off touch sounds. That way the speaker doesn't keep turning on and off so often. I would normally turn those sounds off anyway because they are annoying, so it's no biggie for me.
Only time I have noticed a speaker pop is going into recovery
Mine does this too.
Glad its not just mine!
yeah, i thought i was going crazy last night too, but i definitely have the same popping problem
its not very loud , but its there - i heard it when i was in my room cause it was dead silent. Whenever i played any type of sound file, you'd hear the little pop afterwards from the speaker =/
it kinda sucks with touch tones for the dialer cause it happens everytime you push a number
i wonder if google/samsung knows about this and if it can somehow be fixed through a SW patch just like the volume bug haha - cause this LOOKS like a HW issue again
Yes, I certainly also get this, my hearing is very sensitive, so something like this is very noticeable for me.
Even "turn off touch sounds" doesn't seem to stop it.
Bakedbread said:
i wonder if google/samsung knows about this and if it can somehow be fixed through a SW patch just like the volume bug haha - cause this LOOKS like a HW issue again
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I would guess it's just something as simple as properly muting the output to the speaker before turning it off. This should prevent the voltage spike from affecting the speaker.
Its not unique to the Nexus - it can potentially happen to anything with a speaker that isn't muted before turning off the amp.

[Q] Vibrate is weak?

Hi Guys,
This may be because I'm coming for a Blackberry but my Nexus's vibrate function feels WAY too light. I'll have the phone sitting on a pad of paper on my desk and the only way I know I have a notification is if I happen to glance over at the phone and the LED is blinking.
Has this been anyone else's experience? Is there an app (similar to Volume+) that would help increase the vibrate function's strength?
Thanks!
BlazinGTI said:
Hi Guys,
This may be because I'm coming for a Blackberry but my Nexus's vibrate function feels WAY too light. I'll have the phone sitting on a pad of paper on my desk and the only way I know I have a notification is if I happen to glance over at the phone and the LED is blinking.
Has this been anyone else's experience? Is there an app (similar to Volume+) that would help increase the vibrate function's strength?
Thanks!
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You, probably, have forgotten to turn on the vibration-notification in sms settings.
I even get frightened because of a phone, when there is a new text message and my phone is on the desk near me
I have vibrate in the Messenger app set to "Always".
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I even get frightened because of a phone, when there is a new text message and my phone is on the desk near me
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I can double confirm this. The vibration is so powerful that it also makes a loud noise at the same time. So this is definitely not a generic phone problem. Maybe your specific model ? Try to get another one.
does an app exist that will boost the vibrate function so that I can give it a try
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I didn't think the vibration was weak on the GN until earlier today when I decided to install ICS on my trusty HD2 to see how it handled it. The vibration on my HD2 feels about 3 times more powerful than the GN so some people might see it as weak.
Thank you. I don't think its a phone defect, I'd really like to see some way to increase the intensity.
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lambda30 said:
I can double confirm this. The vibration is so powerful that it also makes a loud noise at the same time. So this is definitely not a generic phone problem. Maybe your specific model ? Try to get another one.
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I need to decrease vibration intensity because I I get frightened anytime the phone is on my wooden desk and vibrates! Any app out there?
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I am wondering the same thing!
gabster21 said:
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I need to decrease vibration intensity because I I get frightened anytime the phone is on my wooden desk and vibrates! Any app out there?
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My Galaxy Nexus's vibrate is INCREDIBLY weak. Barely audible at all when on a desk, and basically impossible to feel vibrate when it's in my pocket. At first I thought it was my silicone case, but even after taking it out of the case it's barely any better.
There are actually people who believe the vibrate is powerful? I wonder if I should get mine checked out.
eagle132 said:
My Galaxy Nexus's vibrate is INCREDIBLY weak. Barely audible at all when on a desk, and basically impossible to feel vibrate when it's in my pocket. At first I thought it was my silicone case, but even after taking it out of the case it's barely any better.
There are actually people who believe the vibrate is powerful? I wonder if I should get mine checked out.
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I have a feeling that they're being hyperbolicly defensive. Quite a few reviews have mentioned this as an issue, along with quiet notification sounds.
If you're in a silent room with your phone on your desk, of course you'll feel that the vibration is strong. But just get out of the house and into a loud place, like a mall. I missed two calls and an SMS the first time I went out with my GN even though vibrate AND sound were on.
Sorry to bump an old-ish thread, but still no one has offered any solutions. Is it possible or not to increase the vibration intensity?
Yeah, I fail to see how anyone can think the vibrate on this phone is strong. I set my D2G next to the phone and it got an email I can hear the vibrate in the other room. Next when the SGN got a vibrate I barely heard it 2 feet away in my chair. Either I have a defective model or this phones vibrate is insanely weak.
Bump for revisiting this...
I'm considering the GNexus, but vibration strength is a big issue for me. I keep my phone on silent with vibration at work and out in general, because I personally consider it more considerate to others.
I'm not concerned with vibration when it's sitting in my desk, but I'm definitely concerned when it's in my pocket. In fact, I returned the RAZR because I literally missed every call and SMS that came in because the vibration was so week.
Can anyone compare this to the SGS2's vibration, which I thought was strong, and I could feel it when in my pocket. Same thing with the iPhone when I had that -- I thought the vibration was very strong.
I know it sounds like a weird deal-breaker, but if I'm missing calls/SMS, it defeats the main purpose of the phone, you know?
I turn off all default and use light flow. The vibrate time can be customized. I hate to 2 little buzz vibrates. I have it set for a continuous time of 3 seconds.
ssmug said:
Bump for revisiting this...
I'm considering the GNexus, but vibration strength is a big issue for me. I keep my phone on silent with vibration at work and out in general, because I personally consider it more considerate to others.
I'm not concerned with vibration when it's sitting in my desk, but I'm definitely concerned when it's in my pocket. In fact, I returned the RAZR because I literally missed every call and SMS that came in because the vibration was so week.
Can anyone compare this to the SGS2's vibration, which I thought was strong, and I could feel it when in my pocket. Same thing with the iPhone when I had that -- I thought the vibration was very strong.
I know it sounds like a weird deal-breaker, but if I'm missing calls/SMS, it defeats the main purpose of the phone, you know?
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I would consider the vibration strength as low/decent. I came from a Motorola XT720 which had a much stronger vibration.
I've never used a SGS2 or RAZR so I can't really comment. I've used friend's iPhones briefly but would say the iPhone has a stronger vibrate.
For what it's worth I can usually feel the vibration of texts and calls when the phone is in my pocket.
I don't really care, but the vibrate function on my SGN is absolutely anemic. It's the weakest I've ever had in any smartphone, to the point where I just turn it off because it's so unnoticeable.
Hello guys
Is there any method to get GN vibrate when pocket? Obviously it should be in dependence of proximity sensor, but I cannot set it up, as lets say HTC Sensation does.
Thanks and ciao
Majjjjo
I having the same sota problem with my sensation
I just thought of this and I have no idea if it would work but would it be possable to ad a little more unevenness to the pager motor to make it vibrate more, not Evan sure if u can get access to the little buzzer but as I said its just an idea
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this made me think. i think there's an "option" to change vibrate strenght in the source....

speamer phone sucks

Lg did a good job with this phone save a few small things and one larger one. This speaker phone sucks. I have never used a phone with a worse speaker phone feature in my life. If I even attempt to make a speaker phone call I always have Tunnel sounds and low volumes and people on the other end can't hear what I'm saying. Is this a hardware problem or is the microphone somehow turned down when you make a speaker phone call?
conan1600 said:
Lg did a good job with this phone save a few small things and one larger one. This speaker phone sucks. I have never used a phone with a worse speaker phone feature in my life. If I even attempt to make a speaker phone call I always have Tunnel sounds and low volumes and people on the other hand can't hear what I'm saying. Is this a hardware problem or is the microphone somehow turned down when you make a speaker phone call?
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I like this phone, but the speakers on it is garbage, it's not very loud and the quality sucks compared to Samsung. I won't compare it with the HTC one, because that phone ifs on a different league on its own. Comparing to other non dual speaker phone, this is by far the worst I've ever heard. For such s great phone, LG went cheap on its speakers. Even plugged into auxiliary in my car, I have to blast the volume just to get it a little bit loud, I'll admit the sound is clean but just really low through auxiliary. This and the fact that the camera does not have image stabilization really it's a big disadvantage for me. However it's different for everyone. I'm going to wait on the next HTC phablet, it'll have a better camera then the one with beats audio amp.
The camera does have an image stabilization feature on video. Never need that for stills though. Use multiburst.
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I wonder if some people have defective speakers. My speakers sound the same as my Note 2 and zero issues with speaker phone turned on.
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The vibration on this phone sucks too, it has the weakest vibration on any phone I've ever used. Miss calls all the time at work where I can't keep my ringer on.
there is an option to turn the vibration intensity up or down. since you didnt know this i assume you havent tried turning it up. theres settings for three things, touch vibration notifications and calls.
rob219 said:
there is an option to turn the vibration intensity up or down. since you didnt know this i assume you havent tried turning it up. theres settings for three things, touch vibration notifications and calls.
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No I know about the settings, mine is turned all the way. Compared to htc or Samsung phones, heck even Apple, the vibration is too weak.
socacola said:
No I know about the settings, mine is turned all the way. Compared to htc or Samsung phones, heck even Apple, the vibration is too weak.
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huh...maybe its the phone? mine seems to be pretty good and i just came from a one x to a s3 then a note 2 now this one. iam very disapointed in this speakerphone though, id take no vibrationjust to have a speaker phone that i can turn all the way up and use my volume apps and jam with.

Noisy vibration motor

Received my OP3 yesterday and immediately i noticed the vibration motor is kind of weak / noisy.
It makes some kind of rattling noise. Im not sure if this is normal or a defective unit so i was wondering if more people having the same issue.
Thanks :good:
Yeah, same here. It may have to do with the vibration intensity which may be set a bit high in OOS 3.1.2. But it's just my guess. You could try a ROM with a modifiable vibration intensity and see what the results are then.
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DonJuan89 said:
Yeah, same here. It may have to do with the vibration intensity which may be set a bit high in OOS 3.1.2. But it's just my guess. You could try a ROM with a modifiable vibration intensity and see what the results are then.
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Just seen the android authority review they state it as " Sub-par vibration motor ". I agree.
Somewhat agree, feel's very much like the same motor used in the opo. I don't actually mind it to be honest, phone may be silenced but instill can just about hear it when a notification comes in..
Yeah its not that much of a big deal, but im used to strong vibration motors i think i just have to get used to it
But it feels a little bit cheap on such a high end build
My S7E haptic feedback motor is strong but very muted/quiet. When I got my OP3 I immediately thought it was broken. It really disturbs me at the moment amd I hope I get used to it or find info about some units being defective so I can send it back for fixing.
Same here. But I had the side affect of knowing this behavior from my opo.
On my note 4 it was Better in terms of vibration intensity. The opo 3 is louder but generates less vibration. It feels and sounds cheap. Although I have to admit that for me it's not that big of a deal since I have my phone on the desk all the time and vibration for me is just a quieter way of informing me rather than having the sound on...
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zat0x said:
Received my OP3 yesterday and immediately i noticed the vibration motor is kind of weak / noisy.
It makes some kind of rattling noise. Im not sure if this is normal or a defective unit so i was wondering if more people having the same issue.
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I have the same issue. In fact it wasn't like this before. I like to set a very light vibration when I type and I've just noticed a hiss noise each time I press a button/key. I use OP 3 for a week and it definitely wasn't like this before this moment. It may be related to recent update I've got yesterday (but this seems unlikely), or the engine isn't so good than I thought. Anyway that's a bit disappointing. Is your vibration hissing too? I can hear it even at the lowest settings when the vibration barely noticeable but the noise is still present. Sounds very cheap, even my $100 Jiayu sounded better.
Mine feels the same, too rattly.
Do you think there are a few defective unites around or is it the same on all OP3's and a bunch of us are more sensitive to it than the rest?
I did take mine to the service center where they said that if the vibration motor was defective in any way, it would just not work at all and mine apparently has no issues.
mines noisy and kinda weak as well but i arranged with it just fine
I have the same issue too. The phone makes a rattling noise while vibrating and it is annoying!!
Ask for a replacement!!
I have this vibration issue too, but it occured after some weeks, not at day 1.
I did a service request, described the issue and sent it in.
After some days my OP3 came back, protocol said "no service needed, all test went fine".
Funny thing, the vibration issue was gone.
The next morning it was back again and now I'm in forum right now, looking for a solution...
Oh man, they used the same cheap and rattly vibration motor they used on the One, not the good one from 2. I just realized.

General X-axis linear motor sound problem

NOTE: The popping/crackling noise is made by the motor, not a microphone/recording bug.
Kom_zo said:
NOTE: The popping/crackling noise is made by the motor, not a microphone/recording bug.
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Hi, the closest problem i have found on the net is this https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/513240/Why+does+my+phone+rattle+when+it+vibrates it could be some screws to tighten a bit, hopefully it could be fixed like this, but i don't know how accessible is the motor.
I am also getting this noise on my F3, is this normal?
Bonondo said:
I am also getting this noise on my F3, is this normal?
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Even the crackling and popping sounds? How is your vibration for notifications? Weak or fine?
Nevermind I thought the gear grinding sound was also the problem, unless it is. I didn't get any crackling or pooping sounds.
Bonondo said:
Nevermind I thought the gear grinding sound was also the problem, unless it is. I didn't get any crackling or pooping sounds.
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When you say gear grinding, what sound do you mean exactly? I don't quite understand what you mean
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When you say gear grinding, what sound do you mean exactly? I don't quite understand what you mean
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The sound it makes when you slide the slider, without the loud noises from your video.
Bonondo said:
The sound it makes when you slide the slider, without the loud noises from your video.
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I think that is normal yes
Mine sounds like this when moving the slider. I like the (quite faint) sound actually
@Kom_zo
Hi again, got mine today.
Checked the haptic and same issue. I noticed it only happens on fast movement of the slider and imo it's software related.
The motor doesn't hick-up but the sound generated/related to the slider speed. In one way or another it can't reproduce the sound as quick as the movement.
Hope this get fixed with a sw update. Otherwise it's not that ok
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NOTE: The popping/crackling noise is made by the motor, not a microphone/recording bug.
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Hi there, also getting the same damn thing, it's so frustrating to buy a brand new phone a getting this half-cooked hardware.... here you can appreciate the crunching sound in my terminal...
Quality control issues, this what happens when Xiaomi tries to sell such good hardware for such a good price during the pandemic.
I'm not sure if I'd personally ship it back if mine has the same issue, shipping fees to China/Europe is costly from Canada.
If the shipping fees and turnaround times is not that bad for you and the seller has a replacement policy then return it for a replacement.
Mine has the same problem, i think it's software related
I think it is software related too. That sound is almost gone when you change the haptic feedback in the gboard settings.
I could replicate this problem with two identic Poco F3 Smartphones (8/256gb), (left one crunching, right one normal , how it should be)
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I could replicate this problem with two identic Poco F3 Smartphones (8/256gb), (left one crunching, right one normal , how it should be)
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Thank you for this! So it is definitely a design flaw of the F3. I wonder what portion of devices shipped with a crunching sound to the vibration motor..
crunching sound this unnormal ?
oh, come on guys, grow up.
when, in the real life, will you go to the settings and slide up and down on the haptic feedback intensity bar like mad?
if there is no issues whilst operating phone in normal working environment then why would you care about it?
It has to be software, when you do the vibration test it goes well and nothing sounds, does someone with xiaomi.eu have the bug?
fixed in 12.0.4

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