1. Turn off the Vibration for Incoming Calls Only

Use these steps to disable vibration for incoming calls on a Samsung Galaxy phone:

  1. Open Settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
  2. Go to Sounds and vibration and turn off the toggle next to Vibrate while ringing. If you don’t see the option, go to Call vibration and select Silent. Alternatively, tap on Ringtone and turn off the toggle next to Vibrate while ringing. Tip: Check out cool ways to answer calls on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

2. Turn off Vibration Sound for Incoming Calls

If you are getting a loud vibration sound when your phone rings, you must turn off the vibration sound setting. For that, follow these steps

  1. Open phone Settings and go to Sounds and vibration followed by Vibration Intensity.
  2. Turn off the toggle next to Vibration sound for incoming calls.

3. Turn off the Vibration for Notifications on Samsung

If you want your phone to vibrate for incoming calls but not for any notifications, you can put a blanket ban on vibration for notifications. Follow these steps to turn off notification vibration on Samsung Galaxy phones:

  1. On your phone, open Settings.
  2. Tap on Sounds and vibration followed by Notification vibration.
  3. Select Silent. Alternatively, go to Settings > Sounds and vibration > Notification sound > Notification vibration pattern and select Silent from the list. Now, your phone will not vibrate for new notifications. Tip: Learn how to customize notifications on a Samsung phone like a pro.

4. Turn off Notification Vibration for Individual Apps Like Messages

What if you don’t want to disable notification vibration from one app like Messages only? Thankfully, that is possible and you can easily remove vibration for individual apps on your Samsung phone.

  1. Open Settings on your phone.
  2. Go to Apps followed by Messages or any other app whose notification vibration you want to disable. Note: Some Samsung Galaxy phones have two messaging apps. Make sure to select the default messaging app of your phone.
  3. Tap on Notifications followed by Notification categories.
  4. Tap on the General notifications category name and disable the toggle next to Vibrate.
  5. Go back and do the same for New messages (SIM 1) and SIM 2, in case you have two SIM cards. Similarly, you need to turn off the vibration for various notification categories in other apps.

5. Disable Keyboard Vibration on Samsung Keyboard

Follow these steps to turn off vibration while typing on Samsung Keyboard:

  1. Launch Settings of your Samsung Galaxy phone.
  2. Tap on Sounds and vibration followed by System vibration.
  3. Turn off the toggle next to Samsung Keyboard. Pro Tip: If you are using Gboard as the default keyboard on your Samsung Galaxy phone, go to Gboard Settings > Preferences and turn off the toggle next to Haptic feedback on keypress to turn off keyboard vibration.  

6. Disable Vibration on Back Button

To turn off vibration while pressing the back button on your Samsung Galaxy phone, follow these steps:

  1. Open Settings of your phone.
  2. Open Sounds and vibration and tap on System vibration.
  3. Disable the toggle next to Navigation gestures.

7. Disable Touch Vibration

Your Samsung Galaxy phone might be vibrating a bit when you make any touch gesture like swiping on a notification. To turn off touch vibration, follow these steps:

  1. In the Settings of your phone, go to Sounds and vibration followed by System vibration.
  2. Turn off the toggle next to Touch interactions. Similarly, you can disable Dialling keypad and charging vibrations.

8. Turn off Vibrate for Call Answer and End

If your phone vibrates when you make a call and someone answers it, or when the call has ended, you can disable such vibrations on your Samsung Galaxy phone by following the steps given below:

  1. Open the Phone app on your device.
  2. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and go to Settings.
  3. Tap on Call alerts and ringtone.
  4. Turn off the toggle next to Vibrate when answered and Vibrate when call ends. On this screen, you can also turn off vibration for calls and notifications.

Bonus: Turn off the Vibration for WhatsApp

Some apps like WhatsApp offer a native setting to disable vibration for notifications. Follow these steps to turn off notification vibration in WhatsApp:

  1. Open WhatsApp on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
  2. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and go to Settings.
  3. Tap on Notifications followed by Vibrate under Messages.
  4. Select Off.
  5. Similarly, tap on Vibrate under Groups in Step 3 and turn off vibration for group message notifications. Tip: Know how to customize notifications for every contact on WhatsApp.
  6. Can you disable vibration systemwide when in Sound mode? There is no single setting to disable vibration on a Samsung Galaxy phone. However, you can manually turn off the vibration for calls, notifications, and other system vibrations as shown above.
  7. How to change the vibration style on a Samsung Galaxy phone? Open Settings on your phone and go to Call vibration. Select the vibration pattern from the list.

Silence Samsung Phone

If simply turning off vibration doesn’t satisfy you, learn how to completely silence your Samsung Galaxy phone. Also know how to mute calls from one person on Android and iPhone.