Can you increase vibrator strength on android devices?

Question

Is it possible to increase the strength of the alarm vibration?

haha thanks but it's not for a dildo :p, when I connect the phone with usb the phone vibrates much stronger than when I use it in my app — Mike Bryant, Jan 18 '12 at 09:31
If you replace the motor by a more powerful one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykpa5r1bWeE — Jav_Rock, Jan 18 '12 at 09:36

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '12 at 08:43

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apparently not,

under android.os.Vibrator, you can set the pattern as well as the duration

vibrate(long[] pattern, int repeat)

vibrate(long milliseconds)

my guess is that different patterns can be used to "simulate" a stronger vibrate. (on,off,on,off) rather than (on, off, off, off, on).

also a disharmonious pattern may be more effective than a pattern with a fixed rhythm.

answered Jan 18 '12 at 08:43

Angel Koh

Nice answer! I didn't think about patterns before for vibra. +1 – Zappescu Jan 18 '12 at 10:08

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '12 at 08:38

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The Vibrator Class does not allow for this, you can only set the duration.

answered Jan 18 '12 at 08:38

Brian Willis

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 14 '18 at 08:43

from API 26 onwards, you can change the strength by setting the amplitude of VibrationEffect

simply create VibrationEffect effect = VibrationEffect.createOneShot ( milliseconds, amplitude);

and then set the effect in the vibrator instance.

vibrator.vibrate(effect);

more details here

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