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[Nexus 5 General] bradputt:
Can you turn off the vibrator totally?

I'm not using vibration at all on my current phone.

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive
[Nexus 5 General] TenaciousChaff:
Go to settings and turn off all the vibration options there. Then your apps. If you cover everything, I guess vibrate is off . I don't think there's a mod/hack to turn it off though.

And on another note, my vibration is fine. It's quite strong (I can feel it through my pockets) and there's no truck engine sound. The only small annoyance is it powers down SLIGHTLY when I'm typing long sentences without stopping (I'm a fast typer). I've also compared it to my friend's S4, and a Note 2 and I can say my Nexus 5's vibration on par.
[Nexus 5 General] davidav11:
I had exactly the same problem when I was typing, then I used vibrate sensation and it worked fine and the weird sound when i was typing was also gone.

You just have to let fully vibrate for a few seconds and it will work.
[Nexus 5 General] oupavoc:
Has anyone tried this app! Its called "test your android"! You can test screen, speaker, cameras, vibration motor and ect. My vibrating motor seams fine! Installed the app on my N4, N5 and HTC One! They all sound pretty much closely the same!!!
[Nexus 5 General] SeekinLib:
My Nexus sounded exatly that way.

With SwiftKey I was able to reduce that awkward sound when typing... but what really helped was putting it in a case.

I'm using the Ringke Slim case and now the vibration is absolutely silent! :)
[Nexus 5 General] Mr. Sprinkles:
Couldn't find that one, but did find one called "crazy vibrator" which works very well for testing. You can make the motor spin at pretty much any speed you want by manipulating the on and off times under the "Crazy" tab. If you want to make it pulse gently as if you were typing, enter 50 in "time on max" and 500 in "time off max". Hit refresh, then set the "on" slider to 10ms and the "off" slider to 150ms. This should highlight a squeaky bearing problem if you have one.

Also, if you want to use your nexus 5 as an orbital sander, put something high like 100000 for time on max. Hit refresh and crank the time on slider to max and the time off slider to 0ms.
[Nexus 5 General] Euler MD:
I had to be in a completely room to hear the sound. Is this really that big of a defect?
[Nexus 5 General] oupavoc:
Here is the link!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hibernate.v2.testyourandroid&hl=en
[Nexus 5 General] Bhonka:
My haptic feedback is so weak.
[Nexus 5 General] AHomelessGuy:
The default kernel has it set to like 60%, because after i installed Faux kernel and turned it up to 75% it matched my galaxy SII which is notorious for vibrating like a truck on fire.
[Nexus 5 General] augie7107:
I never use vibration or haptic feedback so it doesn't matter to me. I could have a defective unit and not even know it.
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
my phone seems fine

http://youtu.be/uXG201pwI74
[Nexus 5 General] Hand76:
I just did that as well and had the same results. But when I type for instance and put my ear close to the phone I can hear a slight squeal noise. Not as bad as that sound clip here but still noticeable. I'm not really sure it's a defect though. And if I never read this thread I would have never known or thought about it.
[Nexus 5 General] mrjeff2:
Mine makes a pretty noticeable sound when haptic feedback is turned on. I'd say its equal in volume to the tap sound. Not sure what to do..guess i'll stop by a store and see if i can play with another one to compare.
[Nexus 5 General] expertzero1:
i do the same lol
[Nexus 5 General] Hand76:
Not to sound like I am in denial but I bet most or all do this. Someone on another site explained why, because of where and how the motor is mounted in the device it cause some rattling.
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
just did that and didn't hear no sound other than the vibration
[Nexus 5 General] ez12a:
mine just makes a faint whir noise.
[Nexus 5 General] iNaruX:
Quick summary: About 85% of the Users have that squinting sound at the end of a haptic vibration...that's most of the Nexus5. Maybe it's got something to do with how the motor is mounted. Definetly not noticeable when having longer vibration patterns(e.g incoming message), but irritating enough when typing that I turned off my haptic feedback...wont' RMA as of now because the new unit is likely going to have a faulty vibrator, too...
[Nexus 5 General] Hoffey1712:
ountec angle

exactly the same on mine:silly:
[Nexus 5 General] TheDudeAbides:
Sounds like stabbing.

Also, if your keyboard haptic sounds like farts, your vibration is fine.
[Nexus 5 General] Tangentm:
Black 32GB here, I can't hear mine unless it's right close to my ear. It sounds like an electric motor that is moving, nothing out of the ordinary.
[Nexus 5 General] Elliot05:
This is not ridiculous! It's either a hardware defect or assembling problem. I don't necessarily need haptic feedback on touch events or for the keyboard.

But I do want to use vibrations for notifications and there are a lot of games that make use of vibrations.

I'm not angry that I'm one of the guys who got a faulty N5. Such things just happen. But I am disappointed that it probably may take 4-5 week to receive a replacement device and I'm actually angry that people who are asking questions like 'is it normal that the new Nexus 5 feels weird?' were named kids by indiviuals who apparently can't contribute usefully to the matter/topic or just don't care.
[Nexus 5 General] akbisw:
Faux kernel -> set vibration level 60% -> take a nap. Put ur phone down. Just take a nap. You deserve it.
[Nexus 5 General] Spitfire:
Mine is weak too, I was hoping it was just a setting that could be changed (even if it means flashing a different kernel). Good news.
[Nexus 5 General] djskarpia:
just to make the concept clear: i have done RMA. Today is arrived the "new" phone, and same problem: defective vibration motor. So now i can say: THANKS GOOGLE and LG for wasting my weekly time with rma, express courier, thanks for freezing every time 400 euro on my balance and... thanks for leaving me without a fully working phone paying 400 euro.

tomorrow, i'll ask to send all back and FULL REFUND.
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
This is how my phone sounds when vibrating for calls etc.

Yes, like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ese2upmg7cvser/vibrate5.wma

This is how it sounds for haptic feedback. I consider this normal.
[Nexus 5 General] greeced:
Mine sounds perfectly fine. No out of the ordinary sounds.

In fact most if not all problems users state are cooked into this phone (bad viewing angles, dead pixels, vibration) I don't have.

Must have gotten mine from a good batch.

Very happy with this phone.
[Nexus 5 General] lilienthal:
...it is just a gentle noise in the background, very nice with mine. While typing not even really hearable. Just humming like it should be, I think.
[Nexus 5 General] MattyPW:
How do you adjust the vibration level with Faux Kernel?! Do you need an additional app?

EDIT: Nevermind, I installed Trickster and that has an option to adjust the Vibration Strength :) Phone is on 63% standard, set to 100% and it feels much better - more like the Nexus 4. But it is still quite noisy :(
[Nexus 5 General] akbisw:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47065509

Or buy the faux123 app
[Nexus 5 General] garu12:
Same as the op. I had one and it was suuuuuuper loud when typing. My gf has one and it makes barely any sound with the same nice thud vibration. Swapped mine and its nice and quiet now too.
[Nexus 5 General] jimgreco:
I had an N5 with 3 specs of dust under the screen, did a replacement and got one with a LOUD motor vibration. Found this thread and discovered its mounted to the back cover. Swapped covers and now have a perfect N5. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] 0noou0:
compare with weird Nexus 4

I apologize for the intrusion

I have a brand new Nexus 4 (rev11), and while users usually complain about the N4 weak vibration, my unit has a very loud and loose one: you**be.com/watch?v=i-ZMeWyv2Rw

I think it's comparable to vibration coming from some Nexus 5 units I found on youtube.

It might be because the latest N4 use the same components as the N5?

Do you think I have a faulty unit?
[Nexus 5 General] cc16177:
I have the loud vibration also... it sucks because everything else is perfect about the phone. No button wiggle, no dead pixels, nada.

I'm too scared to have it replaced and then have one with other issues... I just ended up turning off vibration while typing and that resolved it obviously.

I'm jealous of you guys with normal vibration though lol
[Nexus 5 General] jimmyjoebob:
With my phone after a few days the weird noises went away, can't hear it all now.

It works just like a Nexus4 now, thank goodness.
[Nexus 5 General] garu12:
Swap it dude. You shouldn't have to disable stuff cause of a faulty motor. I felt that was and just did it. My other one also had a wobbly ass power button too lol I had a real winner of a phone. Glad I did
[Nexus 5 General] LiquidSolstice:
My vibration issues stem from when I'm using the keyboard.

My problem is that I feel like the vibration motor takes too damn long to spin up and to stop spinning, because you can literally hear the whine as it starts up and slows down.

This is most noticable with the default keyboard because if you type even remotely quick, it's not a quick jolt, it's a long, continuous, and very "watery" vibration which makes you feel like the whole phone is lightly trembling in fear because you're typing on it.

It's pretty pathetic, because the vibration on the Nexus 4 right next to it is very tight and is very quick to stop and start. The loose buttons, I can live with, Turning off haptic feedback because of this pisses me off. Including shipping, I paid almost $450 for this phone. I don't give a damn whether or not you think it's cheap, it wasn't cheap for me and after the fantastic build quality of the Nexus 4, this is just sad.
[Nexus 5 General] cc16177:
I agree. The main thing for me is I actually prefer typing without vibration now... I may get a warranty replacement down the road but for now I'm happy.
[Nexus 5 General] xMiklo:
My phone was perfect when it arrived and 2 hours later it started sounding strange while typing
[Nexus 5 General] illr:
Mines sounds fine.
[Nexus 5 General] Kwongger:
Just got mine.... Got some backlight bleed AND my vibration motor was DOA.... Gonna have to RMA it.... :/
[Nexus 5 General] evonc:
I had the motor noise as well but I managed to make it bearable by modifying the Vibration Intensity value in FauxClock as I use faux kernel. Dropped the value down from 80% to 45% and the noise cannot be noticed unless you're in a really silent room. Sadly the phone will probably be RMA'd in January/February because of dead pixels. There are 5/6 of them except 4 of them are in a line so it is noticeable. The single one cannot be seen unless you have the screen a couple inches away from your face.
[Nexus 5 General] brooon:
Same problem over here... white model, 16gb, can't type on the couch anymore when GF is sleeping :D

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] Hand76:
Guy's this is not a defect. I was on the fence at first but I just put my ear to my old phone and it does the same thing.
[Nexus 5 General] brooon:
Mate, this indeed is a defect.. My device vibrates that intence that it might dance off the table or slip out of my hands ^^ this is far from normal, as far as can tell.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Pard0ned:
Yeah it is definitely a defect.
[Nexus 5 General] trakz:
Definitely don't have the screeching noise on my nexus 5.

Although, I am no sure if the vibration motor on all nexus 5 are so quiet.

Kind of miss my Galaxy S III vibration where if I put it on the table, it would sound like a flippin fog horn.

Its great when you were walking around :(
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[Nexus 5 General] SComp23:
I have what I would consider an "overly-aggressive" motor in my phone. I went to the Sprint store to compare my phone to a normal phone, and I have to say I enjoy mine better, even if it is slightly louder. The vibration coming from the more normal sounding phone was very weak.
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
It seems everyone has some sort of vibration issue.
[Nexus 5 General] _Madcat:
1905 oycacco

I had a first nexus 5 replaced for dead pixels, vibration was silent.

The new one has a perfect screen but vibrations are definitly noisier, and haptic feedback sound crappy.

Fortunatly I don't use it.

I won't turn it back because this doesn't seem like a big problem to me, that should be easy to fix, maybe just by giving a drop of oil to the motor.

Has anyone tried that ?
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
it seems this is a systemic issue. I wonder how many are affected.
[Nexus 5 General] aimetti:
put in for an RMA as well.

My vibrating motor sound like its loose or something and makes almost like a clicking noise when typing. Completely different than my other 2 nexus 5s.

On a side note the first CSR was incredibly bad. I have a high tolerance for CSR's but when I was placed on hold for the 4th time I hung up. She had me reboot the phone. Do a factory reset, and then explained to me that I needed to clear my cache. That's not an exaggeration either.

Second rep just put in an exchange.
[Nexus 5 General] FabC87:
Just noticed this on my black 16GB that I just got today as well. Definitely not as bad as some clips but it definitely is making more noise than it should be. I would wait for them to make some hardware revisions before RMA though, I feel like if I did it now I would just get another one with the exact same problems.
[Nexus 5 General] atticusmas:
I don't even have the defect, but this thread still made me less clear on it..
[Nexus 5 General] Jayrod1980:
Some of the problem is just Google/LGS choice in motors. This feels like the same crappy one that is in the nexus 4. It has a kind of rumble like a PlayStation controller rather than the sharp and quick vibration like is on Samsung phones... And even the lg g2! I just think this dual axis type vibrator is one way they felt they could cut costs a little.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
If you RMA now, chances are you will get one with the same problem or even with more problems like more dead pixels and stuff. Actually, even if it is ok for a few days, it will sound the same again.
[Nexus 5 General] Shaun--77:
mine doesnt even work i have to RMA now:(
[Nexus 5 General] MattyPW:
Just exchanged my white for a black as I prefer the soft touch feel. The new unit has a much quieter vibrate motor :)
[Nexus 5 General] jimgreco:
I had the same issue, what fixed it for me was swapping the back panels of the phones. Now I don't have dead pixels, nor a loud motor :D
[Nexus 5 General] Audioboxer:
Anywhere to buy replacement vibration motors yet? I've seen the battery door but it doesn't come with a vibration motor - http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-nexus-5-d820-battery-door-black.html
[Nexus 5 General] guitarizt:
Man, that's a lot for a battery cover.

I have a white 32gb nex5 that sounds fine to me. It kind of makes a noise like the first dropbox clip, but I have to have my ear pressed onto the back panel of the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] davelikestacos:
Yeah my phone sounds nothing like that clip. It makes a very dull/slight click sound that I have to put my ear next to the phone to hear. I guess I am one of the lucky ones with a good unit?
[Nexus 5 General] kevinboards:
I was reading through the first few posts the other day to see if I should be buying an N5 or not. I put KitKat onto my Nexus 4 and honestly the vibration sounds SOOO weird compared to when I was on 4.2 and 4.3. Just thought I'd mention the fact that there is definitely a difference in the software
[Nexus 5 General] jonkillops:
I've got the motor chirp. Sounds exactly like the clip in the OP. Also was shipped a unit with a cracked volume rocker button. Here's crossing my fingers for a healthy unit with RMA.
[Nexus 5 General] Nelsocracy:
I RMAd my phone for this and my new one is definitely quieter, I'd say 1/4 of the volume.

That being said, my new one still feels like the vibrate is lazy while typing. It is also about twice the volume of my s3 vibration.

The s3 has a higher pitch to it and feels like a tighter vibration. Not sure if I should RMA again or not.
[Nexus 5 General] thisisdan26:
This is exactly what I am dealing with. Got my first N5 3 weeks ago and everything was perfect until about 5 days ago and my vibration while typing reduced significantly. It literally happened between opening an app...I was typing and it was normal...opened a new app and tried typing and I could hardly feel the vibration feedback. RMAed it and the replacement did the same thing within a few hours. Vibration while ringing and testing is perfect, it's just that the typing sounds/feels weird. When I listen closely it almost sounds "squishy" or like a loose rattle while typing.

---------- Post added at 01:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 AM ----------

Perfect description of what I have happening. As I just said, I'm on my 2nd RMA and have the same issue. Typing feedback feels almost laggy or lazy and certainly not a tight vibration that it originally started with.
[Nexus 5 General] kekehuhu:
It looks like there is no point in RMA'ing at this point....until new batches start shipping
[Nexus 5 General] LancerEVA06:
How in the world did I get 2 phones without these problems? The power buttons kind of rattle, but I have to shake the phone with the button near my ear to hear it. Also, no dust or vibrator motor weird sounds.
[Nexus 5 General] AnsenBayer:
Same boat here, luckily. Bought two phones and the only thing I noticed is the wiggly power buttons. But it's pretty slight and I can't hear a rattle unless I shake the phone vigorously right next to my ear in a silent room. Doesn't bother me too much since I don't exactly do that very often. :p
[Nexus 5 General] JoyrexJ9:
I had the poor vibrate issue so went for a RMA. Got my replacement device and after 2 days it's just as bad - it's an endemic problem with the design of the Nexus 5, I can only assume we're all going to have to just live with weak & noisy haptic feedback and rubbish vibrate notifications. No point in RMA'ing a third time it's clearly just a badly made phone.

Very poor show Google, not impressed. I've bought four different Nexus devices and each one has had some sort of design flaw.

I'll probably get rid of the N5, get an S4 and stick Cyanogenmod on there

EDIT: Also found out the microphone is totally stuffed too, if you brush your fingers against the bottom of the phone when in a call (or when recording a video) you get a load of noise and distortion like someone is blowing directly into the mic. Awful
[Nexus 5 General] rinderkappajoe:
I have a mushy annoying vibration when typing...especially when typing fast.

I did RMA my Phone and the new phone is allready on the way to me (still have the old one)

After i did RMA i found out that the haptic feedback is adjustable....i put it on 1ms for typing....now it is less annoying and feels kinda normal....but not as crisp as it should imho.

I will receive the new one tomorrow and will compare them......who knows how the new phone will be (dust, dead pixels).....if there is anything like that i´ll keep the old one....if i am allowed to...i heard google forces you to keep the new device....anybody knows that for sure?
[Nexus 5 General] JoyrexJ9:
RMA'ed again

On my third device - same problem. I give up.
[Nexus 5 General] Siltar:
I have chirping and clicking. I don't think I'll RMA this side of Christmas, shame I love my Nexus 5 and I feel I'm being a bit picky but when you pay so much money you want things to be right.
[Nexus 5 General] Pard0ned:
Same here. I went through 3 devices. In the end I gave up and returned to my HTC One. Just waiting on google to refund now.
[Nexus 5 General] chw2006:
I actually opened mine to see why it made the chirping sound. I didn't really find anything too conclusive. The motors that are in here just suck.
[Nexus 5 General] juanito21:
the first day the problem of vibration was not there but now there is .... well it comes and goes .... you say RMA?
[Nexus 5 General] cinder666:
for those who have the strange motor noise like fart, I have the solution.

you have to replace it with one of the LG E986 Optimus G Pro which is exactly the same of the N5. works perfectly now.

simply remove the back cover and replace it.
[Nexus 5 General] TXRaunchy:
this problem exists on the 330k models right? or the 331k as well?
[Nexus 5 General] nexyone:
hows the vibration? is it stronger than original motor?
[Nexus 5 General] paddylaz:
Just the 330.

The 331k series are fine except if you don't reboot properly invisibility cloak is deactivated (hopefully will be patched in android 4.8.3.2.1)
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
I was planning on replacing my motor with one from a LG G2 that I bought. Besides the fact that it wont fit, I don't want to warp the back panel by taking it off. In my experience, when you pry off the back, it doesn't go back on flush.
[Nexus 5 General] nexyone:
Mine doesn't make any strange noises, its just too weak and can't feel it in my pocket.
[Nexus 5 General] jkc120:
I'm a bit worried the loud/buzzy/whirly vibrator is not something they are fixing. :( If they addressed the other issues with a new HW rev already, it would seem like they aren't going to acknowledge the vibrator noise issue or perhaps it's too expensive a revision right now?

I really have to wonder what % of the N5s out there have the loud vibrator, because 7 of 8 I've held have the loud motor.
[Nexus 5 General] nexyone:
How's the vibration with loud motors?
[Nexus 5 General] nedthehead:
312k 32GB Black USA model. My vibration motor is doing this as well, but I don't understand why this is worth an RMA. It's barely audible. You have to be in a quiet room and listening for it. I won't be RMAing mine
[Nexus 5 General] mcpon:
32GB white, mid-november batch, normal vibration.

Stock vibration (63%) 3 times, then 100% vibration 3 times. All sounded normal.

XDA won't let me post links yet.
[Nexus 5 General] androidfreak007:
I received my N5 on 17th. I think the vibrationmotor ist defective??!????? I have record the strange sound.

First: recording from head height

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ampovzd9vgl0xx/Aufnahme von kopfhöhe.3gpp

second: recording directly from the back

https://www.dropbox.com/s/odyys0jsn100jq2/Aufnahme direkt hinterm phone.3gpp
[Nexus 5 General] Seifer780:
No problems here!
[Nexus 5 General] Sn00ky:
Sorry for the bad news but that does not seem to be normal. Mine doesn't make such strange noise.
[Nexus 5 General] katsuru:
http://www.originalpartsmobile.com/...g-e986-optimus-g-pro-d820-d821-google-nexus-5

For those with Vibration problems, Here is the motor for 5 bucks:good:
[Nexus 5 General] hithereperson:
LMAO I don't know why but when I started hearing the noise from your attached file, I just started laughing. It's like Google locked a tiny bird inside the phone hahahahahaha.

Mine definitely doesn't do that. It's a very satisfying "brr brr brr brr" when I touch the screen buttons.
[Nexus 5 General] Quiksilver78:
This whole thing is akin to asking the waiter to take back the soup because you found a hair in it. In the end if Google or whomever is reading this thread, much like in a restaurant, they'll give you a worse motor on purpose forcing you to RMA again, and again, and again. Making you spend more time RMA-ing than actually using the phone. Muahahahahahaha!
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
Except it costs them more money each time...
[Nexus 5 General] Lownita:
So I got a 312K for my 310K and the new device seems to have a faulty and/or loose motor. The sound of the motor itself is OK, but it makes clicking noise. When I slightly move the phone while typing, the noise becomes very loud, as if the motor would be scratching against the back cover. RMAed again. Man, is it possible to get a good phone? That is terrible.
[Nexus 5 General] wim69:
I've got my first Nexus 5 end last year. It is perfect! No rattle, no dead pixels, no strange sounds when vibrating.

So happy!