iOS SDK Snippet: iPhone Vibration

iOS SDK Snippet: iPhone Vibration

on Sep 15th 2010 with 5 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Technology: iOS SDK
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Completion Time: 15 Minutes

With this iOS SDK code snippet, you will learn how to cause the iPhone to vibrate with the AudioToolbox framework and a single line of code. You will also learn additional details about iPhone vibration not explained in the code snippet itself, such as how to generate multiple vibrations at once. The source code referenced in this screencast was written by KevinBomberry and posted to Snipplr, an Envato site dedicated to saving and sharing code.

iPhone Vibration Notes

  • Vibration will not work on the iPodTouch or the iPad.
  • Calling this function on unsupported devices will do nothing and will not generate a run-time error.
  • The duration of each vibration is fixed to approximately 2 seconds in length and cannot be altered.

 
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  • http://labs.dariux.com Dario Gutierrez

    Very simple and useful Mark. I like the clean code.

    • http://mobile.tutsplus.com Mark Hammonds
      Author

      Thanks Dario, I’m glad you found it useful. :)

  • Vasilis

    It seems very easy and useful,thanks…

    • http://mobile.tutsplus.com Mark Hammonds
      Author

      Welcome!

  • Vaishnavi

    Hey Marks, useful post !

    have a query. This code works in iOS3.1.3 and lower, but doesnt in iOS4.0 or higher. any solution?