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coupemort

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Aug 21, 2025
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Hi everyone, I'm new here and apologize if I'm posting in the wrong forum. I recently decided to find out where the synchronized haptics patterns are stored. At first I came across the Vibrations folder in the ToneLibrary.framework and thought — that's it! There were many .plist files with ringtone names but:

1. I did not find a single file with the name of the new ringtones from iOS 17 and iOS 26 in this directory.
2. Experimentally I found out that these files are used only for the text tone. (For example, «Radar» when it is selected as a ringtone has a different rhythmic pattern than when it is selected as a text tone).
3. I started digging into these .plist files and came to the conclusion that this is something similar to the early AHAP format, but with fewer features. It doesn’t support «crossing» haptics and smooth frequency change (aka ReflectionDrone).

Searching the entire system by ringtone names, «Encoreinfinitum» and the .ahap format was unsuccessful. Maybe someone knows where these files are located and can help me.

PS: After playing around with these files by editing UserGeneratedVibrationPatterns.plist, which you can access without jailbreak using 3uTools or iMazing, I realized that you can create your own custom haptics and theoretically they can be synchronized. I attached a video (sorry for audio quality) and my custom file (change filename extension from .txt to .plist) that you can replace on your iPhone (if you have your own custom patterns make a backup before replacing).

PPS: I tested this on iOS 16, but in theory it should work on newer versions, I have no way to check.
 

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