A reader emailed me recently asking why their phone always alerts them twice for texts and emails, and buzzes twice as well. I sent him a reply, but realizing that it may be useful, I’ve been posting it elsewhere as well.

Tutorial Length: 2 Minutes

Operating System: iOS 7

Devices: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

Here’s how to fix the “Double Buzz”, as I’ve been calling it.

1. Go into your settings app on your device.
2. Go to “Notification Center” in your settings (it’s near the top).
3. Scroll down the page a bit, and tap “messages”, or whichever app is buzzing too much for your tastes.
4. Scroll down a little in that app’s notifications settings to “repeat alerts” and tap on it.
5. Change from “once” to “never” (or whatever you want to change it to). Never means that it will only buzz once, rather than twice.
6. Do this same process for any app you’d like to fix.
7. Tweet this tutorial to show your appreciation for my saving your headache.
8. And read 7 hillarious iOS 7 jokes