6 Fixes for Samsung Galaxy Watch Keeps Vibrating Randomly

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Fix 1: Turn off Bluetooth Connection Alerts

One of the primary reasons your Galaxy smartwatch vibrates randomly is the Bluetooth disconnection alerts. Every time your watch goes out of the Bluetooth range with this feature, the watch will notify you about it. Even though it’s a useful feature, it can get annoying at times.

To disable it, follow these steps:

Step 1: On your Samsung smartwatch, tap onSettings.

Step 2:Scroll down and tap onConnections. Then, selectDisconnection alertsand toggle itoff.

Also Read:How to fix Samsung Galaxy Watch not connecting to phone

Fix 2: Turn off Inactive Time Alerts

Samsung Health app comes with an interesting feature that notifies you if you have remained inactive for 50 minutes. This might be a possibility for random vibrations on your Samsung smartwatch.

Here’s how to disable it:

Step 1:Open theSamsung Healthapp on your watch. Scroll down and tap onSettings.

Step 2:Tap onInactive time alertsand turnoffthe toggle on the next screen.

Tip:Find out thedifference between Samsung Health and Google Fitto decide which one to use.

Fix 3: Turn off the Hourly Chime

If you hear a chime sound and feel a tiny vibration at the start of each hour, the Hourly chime feature must be enabled on your watch. Here’s how to disable it

Step 1:OpenSettingson the smartwatch and go toSound and vibration. Tap onSystem sounds.

Step 2:Scroll down and tap onHourly chime. Turn itoffon the next screen.

Fix 4: Turn off Vibration Feedback

Next, you should turn off the vibration feedback on your Watch.

Step 1:Go toSettings > Sound and vibration > System vibration.

Step 2:Turn off the toggle forVibration feedback.

Fix 5: Turn off Vibration Watch

Peoplemwith disabilitiescan get the current time as vibrations on the Samsung Galaxy Watch with an accessibility feature. However, the same feature can create random vibrations if it’s turned on and you don’t know about it. That’s because it gets activated by tapping on the watch with two fingers.

Step 1:Go toSettings > Accessibility > Advanced settings.

Step 2:Tap onVibration watch. Turnoffthe toggle on the next screen.

Fix 6: Quit Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay is a handy feature on the watch that lets you make contactless payments. The app can be triggered by holding down the back button, so it’s easy to trigger by mistake. Once opened, your watch keeps vibrating.

Press the top button on the right side of your Galaxy Watch to go back home and quit the Samsung Pay app. This should stop the vibration.

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Last updated on 10 May, 2024

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