I have just received my HTC 10 (great phone overall) and vibration is really strong. Not ideal but not a massive problem, however haptic feedback is really annoying. You actually hear a metallic sound when you touch the fingerprint reader/home button or when typing in the keyboard, like a mild xylophone or something similar. And if the phone is sitting on a table it's very noticeable. Again it's not a typical vibration sound, it's more of a metallic thing. I was even wondering if the sound came from the speakers lol
Is this affecting other people? I wonder if if's just my handset.
xdn said:
I have just received my HTC 10 (great phone overall) and vibration is really strong. Not ideal but not a massive problem, however haptic feedback is really annoying. You actually hear a metallic sound when you touch the fingerprint reader/home button or when typing in the keyboard, like a mild xylophone or something similar. And if the phone is sitting on a table it's very noticeable. Again it's not a typical vibration sound, it's more of a metallic thing. I was even wondering if the sound came from the speakers lol
Is this affecting other people? I wonder if if's just my handset.
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Very interesting.
I always use power saver and don't prefer vibrate anyway but just checked it out and the noise is very odd.
Verizon variant
andybones said:
Very interesting.
I always use power saver and don't prefer vibrate anyway but just checked it out and the noise is very odd.
Verizon variant
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which is why i hate haptic feedbacks or vibrate
My Verizon variant does this as well. I describe it as kind of a hollow, metallic sound. I figured it was just due to the placement of the "vibrator(?)" within the metal frame.
I have just sent this unit back for replacement, let's see if the noise on the new one is any different.
I just read there are kernels which let you reduce the intensity of vibration (not just the duration like some keyboard apps do), this might be a workaround but you need a rooted device. If anyone gets to try this please share your results.
I've had a Pixel XL since Friday and I've found the vibration to be very soft. Has anyone else had this issue? I normally leave my ringer off and just rely on vibrate but I think I won't be able to with this phone. Thanks
Yeah it is really bothering me, waiting for root and kernel controls so I can increase the intensity.
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Is it softer than the 6p? It barely vibrates at all
It does seem fairly soft, I don't notice it most of the time (though I've always relied on sound anyways). But I do have a fairly think case on so that could definitely be absorbing the vibration on my end.
I find the vibration is not necessarily weak, but subtle by design. Not quite as strong as the 6P, but not a problem as such. I suppose I prefer this vibration motor to most others (anything is better than the chainsaw the Nexus 6 was!)
technician4 said:
I find the vibration is not necessarily weak, but subtle by design. Not quite as strong as the 6P, but not a problem as such. I suppose I prefer this vibration motor to most others (anything is better than the chainsaw the Nexus 6 was!)
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I missing my chainsaw a little right now after I found this thread. Hopefully my case that arrives tomorrow will help.
I find it is quite strong
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I find it is quite strong
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It's much better than my 6p!
Root + the new ElementalX kernel + EX Kernel Manager, will give you vibration options.
Make vibration softer or stronger. Your choice.
Working as of today.
Its hard to rely on sound if at work you need to turn it on vibrate... i wonder if some peoples pixels are stronger than other pixels
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I noticed a rattling noise when the vibration is set to strong setting. Medium and light setting seems to be fine but only happens on strong setting. Does anyones 5T does this too?
Nothing here... Only saturation whith earpiece when in call volume is at max setting
"Strong"
Damn, the motor in my 5T is weak af.
Its nothing compared to my 3T at least.. This thing feels like a baby bee is stuck in here.
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"Strong"
Damn, the motor in my 5T is weak af.
Its nothing compared to my 3T at least.. This thing feels like a baby bee is stuck in here.
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You may have a defective device. My 5T's vibration is very strong. I had 2 different 3Ts and a 3 and not one had a decent vibration motor. My 5T's vibration is also a lot stronger than the Pixel 2 XL that I had.
Is it me or vibration is very low?
I have 8.1 DP2 and if phone is on vibration and laying down on a flat hard surface, I cannot hear it at all.
I'm not sure if this will help with notifications, but the vibration strength can be set in gboard under preferences.
Right now Google has the best Haptic Engine/Motor in Android!
And it's more like Apple's "Taptic" Engine. But as far as your concern
I'm sure Google will add the "Strength" option back to settings menu or
just wait for a custom Kernel to be built with one.
I'm actually talking about vibration when receiving a call or a message
This is driving me nuts!!!
When phone is in vibration and laying on a hard flat surface, I cannot feel it... Unbeliveable!!!
thegios said:
This is driving me nuts!!!
When phone is in vibration and laying on a hard flat surface, I cannot feel it... Unbeliveable!!!
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I will second this. I just switched from my gs8+, still have it though. The vibration is next to worthless for receiving phone calls and text messages. You cannot even hear the vibration at all let alone feel the vibration in your pocket. It's pathetic and I'm considering returning the pixel 2 xl back to Verizon and going back the gs8+. It's that annoying. I've only been testing the pixel 2 xl for barely 24 hours.
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I will second this. I just switched from my gs8+, still have it though. The vibration is next to worthless for receiving phone calls and text messages. You cannot even hear the vibration at all let alone feel the vibration in your pocket. It's pathetic and I'm considering returning the pixel 2 xl back to Verizon and going back the gs8+. It's that annoying. I've only been testing the pixel 2 xl for barely 24 hours.
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I can feel the vibration in my pocket. You can't hear it because you're not supposed to hear it. It's a decent motor rather than the old rattly crap you get on other phones. I feel the vibrate in my pocket better than my S8+ or my HTC 10.
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Right now Google has the best Haptic Engine/Motor in Android!
And it's more like Apple's "Taptic" Engine. But as far as your concern
I'm sure Google will add the "Strength" option back to settings menu or
just wait for a custom Kernel to be built with one.
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Google don't have the best Haptic feedback, far from it. it doesn't come close to iPhone X, best haptic feedback on Android pones is in LG V30. and there is so many places where LG uses haptic feedback. if I've to rate few phones which I've tried and rate there haptic feedback it would be like
1. iPhone X
2. LG V30
3. Pixel 2 XL
4 Samsung S9+ ( they uses haptic feedback very less, fingerprint sensor don't even give you any feedback which I don't like )
Oneplus 5T vibrates a lot. but OnePlus 5T vibrations makes you feel you using a cheap phone.
I was reading an article from bgr (link below) and they talked about a flaw that has not been talked about with the new pixel phones. They claim the speakers vibrate soo much when playing back music or video etc. that it feels like the vibration motor in the handset is on and is actually vibrating soo much you don't even want to hold the phone in your hand while audio is playing out the speakers.
The funny thing is I must have watched a zillion review videos and no one else has mentioned this. It would be weird that no one else caught this. I hope this is an isolated case if a case at all.
Anyone else heard of this issue?
https://bgr.com/2018/10/16/pixel-3-xl-review-supplement-design-flaw/
There's a huge difference between a flaw, and a feature/side effect. According to what is happening here the speakers are vibrating the phone from the sound of the speakers. There is no distortion, or sound issue, but a vibration side effect on the phone itself. It's like turning up your car stereo, or home theater, and the doors on the car vibrate, or the home speakers vibrate, and may even shake the walls. That is not a flaw, but a result of loud, sound speakers.
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There's a huge difference between a flaw, and a feature/side effect. According to what is happening here the speakers are vibrating the phone from the sound of the speakers. There is no distortion, or sound issue, but a vibration side effect on the phone itself. It's like turning up your car stereo, or home theater, and the doors on the car vibrate, or the home speakers vibrate, and may even shake the walls. That is not a flaw, but a result of loud, sound speakers.
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That's true but they claimed it was also significantly vibrating even at 50% volume. That's something I would expect at max volume. Either way we will see soon enough.
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That's true but they claimed it was also significantly vibrating even at 50% volume. That's something I would expect at max volume. Either way we will see soon enough.
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Because of the IP68 rating, its pretty sealed, and thats why youre getting that vibration. Theres nowhere for that air to go so its going to bump into the case.
There is definitely a bit of vibration on my phone when music is played through the speakers but I currently don't find it to be an issue.
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It's there AND the speakers are much louder than the 2 and quite crisp. I'll take the trade off
A good case might absorb it some....
I think it’s a flaw. I’ve seen so many reviews praising the speakers of the pixel and I was surprised to find out that the audio experience is really subpar. Compared to my iPhone XS Max the sound is night and day. The iPhone is louder, more clear, and overall more pleasing. Another user in another thread described the pixel audio as “everyone in videos sound like their mouths are full peanut butter when they talk” and it’s a very accurate description of the sound. Not to mention the phone does indeed vibrate a ton when you get anywhere north or 35% volume and most of the sound emitted comes through the bottom speaker making the whole auditory experience sound unbalanced and not truly stereo. Both the iPhone and Pixel have the same IP68 very but the iPhone absolutely smashes the pixel as far are speakers are concerned.
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I just got my pixel 3 xl setup and WOW im shocked at the amount of vibration from a video. I played a video of us singing happy birthday to my daughter on my Pixel 2 xl at 50% volume and near max say 90% and there is some vibration at the edges not much at the center. i then did the same test with the pixel 3 XL and its bad at 25% volume and gets worse from there the whole back vibrates right from the center out. both test with no case. Im going to pick up a case today and see if it absorbs some. This could be a deal breaker for me, i like to watch videos on my phone and that will just get annoying
Yeah there is a lot of vibration from the speakers thru the whole phone, my 2XL did not have that, the sound is a lot Fuller and louder then that phone though.
I have the Google fabric case and it does not reduce it at all.
It does not bother me to much, the buzzing/distortion on my lower speaker bothers me a lot.
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My phone arrived today and I have a spigen case waiting for it. When I get home Ill test this out and report back how it feels.
After some more use there is some odd sound issues , sending a text through the stock app the sound makes an odd sound that is not present on my pixel 2 xl . is like a tiny crackly vibration sound . i have similar sounds from pokemon go as well ...man this really stinks , i expected the sound to be like my pixel 2 xl
The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
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The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
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It’s not a matter of hands being bothered, at least not for me, it’s a matter of the sound being **** because there is too much low end frequency and resonance and the highs and mids become almost inaudible. I won’t use it without headphones now cause I just can’t understand and clearly, the sound coming from the music or videos. Either that’s or I’ll just pick up my iPhone because it sounds like a damn IMAX Dolby experience in comparison lmao
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CZ Eddie said:
The fact the phone is vibrating without distortion is pretty awesome.
It indicates fuller sound with more audio being produced in the low end.
This is fantastic news.
I'm sorry ya'll wimpy hands can't handle vibrations.
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My pixel 2 xl sounded nice with out the annoyance of a vibrating phone on every sound. i like fuller sound to a point. sure my hands can HANDle it ( lol sorry just being silly and had to bold hand) but do i want or like it is another story. i watched the same few videos and they sounded good on both phones ans sure the 3xl was a bit fuller but the vibrating was sorta distracting for me , there might even be some distorting from it as well.
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My pixel 2 xl sounded nice with out the annoyance of a vibrating phone on every sound. i like fuller sound to a point. sure my hands can HANDle it ( lol sorry just being silly and had to bold hand) but do i want or like it is another story. i watched the same few videos and they sounded good on both phones ans sure the 3xl was a bit fuller but the vibrating was sorta distracting for me , there might even be some distorting from it as well.
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This is my exact experience! If I’ve been watching videos on my pixel and then pick up my iPhone to watch a video it’s like I’ve steeped into an imax theatre with the Dolby atoms experience it’s so much better [emoji23]. Google needs to push an update to the sound tuning ASAP
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This is my exact experience! If I’ve been watching videos on my pixel and then pick up my iPhone to watch a video it’s like I’ve steeped into an imax theatre with the Dolby atoms experience it’s so much better [emoji23]. Google needs to push an update to the sound tuning ASAP
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Yeah i was comparing to my pixel 2 xl figured it was a fair comparison both with similar front firing speakers .... i i remember correctly my nexus 6P had some sound issues that was solved by updates so maybe they can reduce it a bit
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Yeah i was comparing to my pixel 2 xl figured it was a fair comparison both with similar front firing speakers .... i i remember correctly my nexus 6P had some sound issues that was solved by updates so maybe they can reduce it a bit
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I was just totally shocked because I’ve seen so many reviews praising these speakers especially when compared to the two new iPhones and that’s just not been my experience at all. Maybe it’s preference but I can’t imagine how these things are define as clear, crisp, etc
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I love the phone but hate the distortion of the speakers, I don't listen to music that much but it is so bad, even on YouTube videos.i might have to return this thing.
I have seen 3 phones so far and they all have that issue. Maybe I have to switch to the 10s Max.
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I love the phone but hate the distortion of the speakers, I don't listen to music that much but it is so bad, even on YouTube videos.i might have to return this thing.
I have seen 3 phones so far and they all have that issue. Maybe I have to switch to the 10s Max.
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Yeah everyone was going on about the notch and that's not too bad at all but the sounds is more of an issue for me at least , the 10s Max does sound good and doesn't vibrate like the 3xl, i was just comparing to my wife's. but man the only issue with that is using iOS