Do you want your iPhone 17 to vibrate when it is in Silent Mode? In this quick tutorial, we show you how to turn on vibrate on Silent on your iPhone so it vibrates whenever you receive a call or alert.
Here, you will also learn how you can make your iPhone vibrate and ring at the same time.
- Open the Settings app and tap on Sounds & Haptics.
- Under Ringtone and Alerts, tap on the ‘Haptics’ option.
- From the next screen, select Play in Silent Mode.
Selecting the Play in Silent Mode option will make your iPhone play haptics whenever you receive a phone call or alert while your device is in Silent Mode.
You can also choose the Always Play option. When this option is selected iPhone will always vibrate, no matter if it is in Ring mode or Silent mode. This is great for people who want their iPhone to ring and vibrate at the same time.

