ViBe: Caller ID App with Different Caller Vibration Patterns

Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2011/11/10 - Updated: 2021/12/02
Category Topic: Disability Apps - Academic Publications

Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main

Synopsis: ViBe is a caller id Android app for blind and hearing impaired that features different vibration patterns for different callers. ViBe is also designed as an accessibility tool for disabled individuals, most notably the blind and hearing impaired. ViBe is also compatible with your Facebook and Android contacts.

Introduction

If ringtones can be customized to help you recognize a contact, why not let your phone's vibrations indicate who's on the other end of the line

Main Content

Caller ID with vibration patterns. Feel who's calling you. "Vibe" is like Caller ID but with Vibration Patterns. Pick a contact and set a unique vibration pattern - it's that easy!

ViBe is a communication Android app that allows users to set vibration patterns for contacts. Think of it as caller ID with vibration patterns. Whether you're in an office meeting, class, or on a movie date, there's no need to pull out your phone anymore to see who's calling because you'll feel it.

Introducing "ViBe": the social experience that lets users link one or more friends with a distinct vibration pattern. ViBe is also designed as an accessibility tool for disabled individuals, most notably the blind and hearing impaired. ViBe is also compatible with your Facebook and Android contacts.

"Not every app should be complicated. Vibe is an example of a brilliantly simple idea, elegantly executed." - The Telegraph U.K.

"Most of us are too busy and even busier are our phones. So if you need to look up and see who is calling every time, it really becomes irritating" - TechLivez

Uses and Features:

Know Who's Calling Without Looking
Users can select from 10 custom ViBes and assign them to contacts.
ViBe allows the user to know who is calling without looking at the phone, a feature that has merit in numerous situations (professional, private, social).
Any scenario when the phone/device needs to be set to vibrate (business meetings, movie dates, etc)
Accessibility: Blind and Hearing impaired.

Instructions:

Choose a Contact
Set a vibration pattern for that contact
Done!

Author Credentials: Ian is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.