Like
a good citizen of the world, I have set my phone to vibrate when someone calls
me, so that it doesn't make much noise during meetings. (Yes, I know I could
turn off notifications altogether, but that's not really an option during the
work day.) I would love it if there was some way to set up a different
vibration alert for specific people, so I could tell if it was a call from a
family member, for example, as opposed to a sales call. Is there some way to do
this?
You can definitely do this, both on
Android and iOS. Android devices do this in varying ways, depending on the
specific version and features you have installed, so we'll just suggest a quick
online search for "custom vibration alert Android" for instructions
for your device.
On iOS, starting with iOS 5, you
can easily create custom vibration alerts. Just as you can create custom
ringtones, you can create custom vibration patterns, store them on your phone,
assign them a name, and then assign the alert to incoming calls from specific
people or groups. The article here provides detailed instructions:
http://www.imore.com/how-set-custom-alert-vibrations-or-disable-them-your-iphone-and-ipad.
Once you have created the custom vibration alert, you can select the alert for
any contact by editing the contact, and selecting the new alert from the list
of available vibrations.
Given this configuration, when your
phone rings/vibrates while you're in a meeting, you'll be able to tell
specifically who's calling! (If you're really clever, you'll tap out the
person's name in Morse code as the vibration alert. That won't be distracting or
anything...)
http://heresthethingblog.com/2014/04/09/ios-7-tip-create-custom-vibrations/
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