Is vibrate working for anyone?

sweenig · 2024-06-06T22:06:31+00:00

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Got this issue with 3 watches. It vibrates when i put it on the charger, so i know the hardware is good. Doesn't vibrate when receiving a text despite the volume level. When I asked support, their answer was the same as every single other time I asked support: update the apps, reboot, do a factory reset.

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Keith

I had this on my kids watch and they had me do this force reinstall thing on our watch. It was in the Gabb ID but I don't remember the steps. Maybe click around and try that.

Reagan - Gabb

Hi @sweenig and @Keith,

@Keith is talking about our Force Reinstall All Apps troubleshooting steps. Here are the steps:

Go to settings (Swipe from the right side to the left twice to reach the Settings screen)
Long press on the "ID" button
A confirmation screen will appear asking them to confirm
If the blue button is selected, the installation will start
Installation may take a while to start. Leave the device on the charger and preferably connected to Wi-Fi

Hope this helps resolve the vibration notification issue!

-Reagan

sweenig

Yeah, we've done all the way to factory reset and everything in between. The vibrate works when placing it on the charger and also when toggling on the vibrate settings. So, i'm 99.9% sure it's not a hardware issue. Also, it's happening on all three watches, so unless it's a hardware defect, replacement hardware won't fix it. However, that didn't stop Gabb from issuing an RMA. We'll see if it works.

Reagan - Gabb

@sweenig This is good information to know. Happy to hear that Customer Support got replacement devices (RMAs) sent out to you as a next troubleshooting step. I reach out to the Product team and was informed that they know what is causing this error with the vibrations and are working on a fix to be rolled out soon! I'll update this thread when the fix has been released.

sweenig

That's good to hear. Given what i had seen i suspected a bug in the code, but i couldn't talk the support person out of sending me new hardware.

Is there something I can subscribe to that would notify me when the fix is available? If it was out before I made the switch to the new hardware, it would save me the work of resetting everything on a new watch.

Reagan - Gabb

@sweenig We're always working to improve our products to ensure they are what our customers want and need for their families. Thank you for your patience along the way!

I'll add an update in this thread when the fix has rolled out. I'll tag you so you'll know when to come back and check👍️

Meg

After trouble shooting with support, we were issued a replacement watch and it’s still not vibrating for text.

Reagan - Gabb

@Meg,

Thank you for sharing the troubleshooting you have done with Customer Support. As stated above, our Product Team is working to roll out an update with the fix to this issue very soon. I'll post an update here once I hear from them.

-Reagan

sweenig

I got the replacement hardware, but i'm hesitant to even open the box since it's fairly certain it's a software problem. It isn't working on 3 existing watches. Replacing one with new hardware isn't likely to fix that.

Reagan - Gabb

Hi @sweenig

As discussed in this thread, our Product Team is aware of this issue and are working hard to roll out an update to get this resolved. An announcement will be added to this thread as soon as the update has been released. We appreciate your patience!

You are not required to activate the new devices if you do not wish to. To ensure everything gets accounted for on the return of the new device (or old device) please ensure you contact Customer Support by chat on www.gabb.com, or by phone at 385.235.6646 Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m-6:30 p.m., MT or Saturday from 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. MT for a quick response. They will help answer your questions about which device to keep and send back. Thank you!

-Reagan

Dana

Our watch will not vibrate for texts, either. It rings and vibrates for a call (although none of my calls will actually go through - separate issue).

AmGrayT

Both my sons watches have this same issue. I upgraded both recently and wish I hadn’t. Very frustrating. Will be desperately waiting for the update!!!

Gabb Product

Hello everyone,

Thanks for your posts here in the discussion. We heard you and have released a software update to help with an issue some users were seeing where incoming texts were not vibrating on the Gabb Watch 3.

How to Update Apps on your Gabb Watch 3

Step 1: Connect your Watch to WiFi:

Step 2: Open the ID app on your Watch and select `Update Apps`

We hope this helps resolve some of these issues with incoming texts not vibrating!

-Gabb Product Team

Jhack

We also have this issue. Hoping this is fixed before school starts this August. We purchased this watch specifically for school communication. Commenting to receive the notification when fixed.

Reagan - Gabb

Hello @Jhack! Sorry for any trouble or frustration you have experience because of this. Have you had a chance to follow the steps above? Our team released an update to resolve this issue. Hope this helps!

-Reagan

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