iOS 5 is out, and it brings with it many, many new features. One of the more interesting ones pointed out to me for the iPhone is custom vibrations. Just like a custom ring, you can associate a custom vibration with any contact on the phone. Here’s how to enable it and use it on your iOS5 phone (3GS, 4, 4S):
- Open up the Settings app, and tap the General settings:
- Under General, scroll down and tap the Accessibility item:
- Under Accessibility, scroll down to “Custom Vibrations”, and turn it on:
- Once it’s enabled, when you go to edit any contact, you’ll now see an option to set a custom vibration for them. Tap the entry to change it:
- There are 5 defaults, and you can choose to set the default for the phone as well. Here I’m setting this particular entry to use the “Symphony” vibration:
- If you’re into beatboxing, you can even create your own by scrolling down and tapping on Create New Vibration:
- Creating your own is as simple as pressing the record button, tapping away and then saving it off: