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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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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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