What Is a Haptic on iPhone?

When you type on your iPhone’s keyboard, you might hear a clicking sound as you press each key. This is called haptic feedback. Haptics is the touch-based responses your device delivers when you interact with the screen. For instance, you might feel your iPhone vibrate when you tap and hold an image to open it. Many people like the vibrational effect they get from pressing keys on their device’s keyboard, however, this is mostly available only to Android users. There’s currently no built-in feature to enable it on the iPhone.

How Do I Make My Keyboard Vibrate?

A workaround is to install a third-party keyboard to replace the default iOS keyboard. There are a few to choose from, but Gboard from Google is a good choice for its great reputation and for being one of the few offering this feature for free.

How to Enable Keyboard Vibration on Your iPhone

How Do I Turn off the Vibrate When I Touch My iPhone?

To turn off the vibration effect on your iPhone, go to your device settings and tap Accessibility > Touch and tap Vibration so that the button turns from blue to grey. This disables all vibrations on your iPhone.

How Do I Change the Vibration Intensity on My iPhone?

You can change the time it takes for your iPhone to give off a vibrational response, however, you can’t change the intensity of the vibration. From your device settings, tap Accessibility > Touch > 3D Touch or Haptic Touch > and then select Fast or Slow. You can test the touch duration by tapping and holding the image shown below the Fast and Slow settings.