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Apple Human Interface Guidelines: Playing haptics

Documents using haptics to engage touch, complement visual and audio feedback, avoid overuse, match physical metaphors, and respect platform conventions and user context.

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Use this source to understand a platform convention and the setting it was designed for.

  1. Start with the original. Open the source and find the guidance or example relevant to your task.
  2. Trace the connection. Use the claim notes below to see how this site applies the source to specific patterns.
  3. Check the setting. Compare the source's platform, people, and constraints with your own decision.

Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Haptic feedback Choose haptic feedback when the tactile effect reinforces a visible interaction milestone and improves physical confidence without carrying required information alone. A haptic effect plays only for a user-relevant interaction event and stays synchronized with the visible state change it reinforces. Supports using haptics to complement visual and audio feedback while respecting platform conventions.

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Publisher: Apple Developer Documentation. Last checked: .

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