You feel your phone vibrate in your pocket. You check it. Nothing. No notification, no call, no message. The vibration felt absolutely real. This phantom vibration syndrome affects up to 90 percent of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Several times a day we turn to our phones expecting a notification, but nothing is there. Maybe you felt it buzz. Maybe you didn't. Why do we feel phantom vibrations from our phones?

Have you ever found yourself looking puzzled at your Android phone? You could swear you felt it vibrating, but when you check the screen, there's no new notification or missed call. Perhaps it's not ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If you check your phone thinking you have received a text message or email, only to discover no ...

Earlier this year, there were reports about a new vibration setting that allows Pixel phones to auto-adjust vibration intensity. Once enabled, this feature uses your Pixel phone’s microphone and other ...

Android 15’s new notification cooldown feature will also stop repetitive vibrations. Previously, we confirmed notification cooldown gradually lowers the volume when you get a lot of successive ...

A few weeks back I told you about Phantom Cell Phone Vibration Syndrome, the stupefying first-world problem that us social media addicts suffer from, in which our thighs vibrate where phones usually ...

Google is reportedly testing custom contact vibrations for Pixel phones. As the name suggests, this feature would allow users to assign unique vibration patterns to individual contacts, improving call ...

Talk about a first-world, (half) white person problem to have. This past week I developed a sporadic vibration in my left thigh where my cellphone usually resides when it rests in my pocket. I will ...

The new iPhone 5 has a different motor that powers its vibrations than its predecessors and while it's been described as "louder and rougher and just more 'violent,'" this is a change for the better.

An upcoming version of the Google Sounds app will let you change the vibration pattern for your selected ringtone or notification alert. Previously, the vibration pattern that was associated with a ...