Abstract: A method and system for communicating electronic device (8) status to a user involves determining an information to be communicated to a user of the device. In response to such determining the electronic device (8) selectively activates a vibrator element (28, 29, 30, 31) of a plurality of vibrator elements which are spaced apart at disparate locations (11, 13, 15, 17) on the device. The vibrator elements are selectively activated to uniquely communicate the type of information being conveyed to a user based on the location of the vibrator element on the device. The number of times or duration that the vibrator element are activated can also be selectively controlled in accordance with a content of the information. The foregoing method of communicating is referred to herein as vibrator location encoded messaging (VLEM) and it can be used to communicate any type of information.