Editing Vibrating alert

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{{short description|Feature of communication devices that notify users by vibration}}
[[File:Vibrating alert iPhone 4.webm|thumb|Video: Vibrating alert on an [[iPhone 4]]]]
A '''vibrating alert''' is a feature of communications devices to notify the user of an incoming connection or message.<ref>{{Cite web |last=meganburroughs |date=2021-05-29 |title=Vibration Alerting Applications |url=https://www.precisionmicrodrives.com/vibration-alerting-applications |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Precision Microdrives |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is particularly common on [[mobile phone]]s and [[pager]]s and usually supplements the [[ring tone]]. Most 21st-century mobile phones include a vibrating alert feature, as do [[smartwatch]]es.

Vibrating alerts are primarily used when a user cannot hear the [[ringtone]] (a noisy environment or through [[hearing impairment|hearing loss]]) or wants a more discreet notification (such as in a [[Cinema etiquette|theatre]]). However, when a device is placed on a hard surface, the noise caused by a vibrating alert can often be as loud or louder than a ringtone. 
[[Image:Vibramotor.jpg|thumbnail|right|Vibrating alert motor]]
The vibrations are produced by an electronic component called a [[Vibrator (mechanical)#Vibrators_as_components|vibration motor]] (alternatively called a ''haptic actuator''). This component typically consists of a small electric motor with an [[Eccentric (mechanism)|off-center]] weight fixed to its output shaft.

==See also==
* [[Phantom vibration syndrome]]
* [[Smartwatch]]
* [[Vibrator (mechanical)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Mobile phones]]
[[Category:Mechanical vibrations]]


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