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S'port Hunter

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Feb 28, 2011
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I did a jailbreak on my iPhone 4 iOS 4.2.1 using greenpoisi0n. It worked perfectly for a couple of days and still does on all fronts except one. I have lost the vibration notification. I tried to install a vibration increase app, but still no vibration. Any ideas? I'm trying to upload a screenshot, if that will help in diagnosis.
 
Motor is Gone? As in dead? Or as in I need to restore to original to get it back. This phone is only 5 days old.

Most probably dead. :(
Are you sure you did not install any JB apps that interfere with the vibration function?

I did a quick google search and found this in a Apple forum:

Apple Forum link

iPhone 4 not vibrating at all

I also have been experiencing this. The other day my iphone 4 just stopped vibrating. I downloaded the iBrate app, and when I tap the upper left front side of the iphone it will vibrate. As soon as I turn the off the iBrate app, and turn it back on it will not vibrate unless i tap the front again. I also just updated to iOS 4.2.1 so I don't know if that is also the issue. It would seem as though this is a manufacturing defect. I plan on going into the local apple store, but I bought the iphone from Best Buy, so I don't know if they will do anything. I'm an iOS developer and test app builds on this device daily and take business call's (when I notice a call coming in that is, no thanks to the vibrating that should be working), I also don't want to be out of a phone if they insist on it being shipped out to get repairs. Has anyone brought their iphone in and received a new one on the spot before leaving the store? If so did they keep your old one? I have important data on the device and don't want to just hand my phone over.

Hopefully this will help...
 
I installed a lot of JB apps. I'm trying to figure out if one of them interferes. I tried the ibrate and it still will not vibrate. I think I'm going to restore and see if that works. If not, then I guess I'm gonna have to get a refurb unit.
 
I installed a lot of JB apps. I'm trying to figure out if one of them interferes. I tried the ibrate and it still will not vibrate. I think I'm going to restore and see if that works. If not, then I guess I'm gonna have to get a refurb unit.

Ok, good luck, let's hope the restore will fix the issue.
 
Motor is Gone? As in dead? Or as in I need to restore to original to get it back. This phone is only 5 days old.

I believe the motor is dead. Just restore your phone and see if it works. If not, bring it back in to get a replacement. since you restore it, they will not know it has been jailbroken.
 
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