trigger()

Fire a single haptic event.

Signature

trigger(
  type: HapticFeedbackTypes | keyof typeof HapticFeedbackTypes,
  options?: HapticOptions,
): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
type	HapticFeedbackTypes	'selection'	The haptic type to play
options	HapticOptions	{}	Platform options

HapticOptions

Field	Type	Default	Description
enableVibrateFallback	boolean	false	No-op on iOS. On Android, plays a fallback vibration when haptics are not available.
ignoreAndroidSystemSettings	boolean	false	Android only. When true, plays haptics even in silent/vibrate mode.

Usage

import HapticFeedback, {
  HapticFeedbackTypes,
} from "react-native-haptic-feedback";

// Using enum (recommended — autocomplete + type safety)
HapticFeedback.trigger(HapticFeedbackTypes.impactMedium);

// Using string literal
HapticFeedback.trigger("impactMedium");

// With options
HapticFeedback.trigger("notificationSuccess", {
  enableVibrateFallback: true,
  ignoreAndroidSystemSettings: false,
});

Haptic type reference

Impact

Type	Description
impactLight	Light impact
impactMedium	Medium impact
impactHeavy	Heavy impact
rigid	Rigid, sharp impact
soft	Soft, dull impact

Notification

Type	Description
notificationSuccess	Success notification
notificationWarning	Warning notification
notificationError	Error notification

Selection

Type	Description
selection	Selection changed

Keyboard / UI

Type	Platform	Description
clockTick	Both	Clock tick
contextClick	Android	Context menu click
keyboardPress	Both	Key press
keyboardRelease	Both	Key release
keyboardTap	Both	Key tap
longPress	Both	Long press
textHandleMove	Both	Text selection handle moved
virtualKey	Both	Virtual key press
virtualKeyRelease	Both	Virtual key release

Android effects (API 29+)

Type	Description
effectClick	Standard click
effectDoubleClick	Double click
effectHeavyClick	Heavy click
effectTick	Tick / light click

Android view haptics (API 30+)

Type	Description
confirm	Confirm action
reject	Reject / cancel
gestureStart	Gesture started
gestureEnd	Gesture ended
segmentTick	Segment tick
segmentFrequentTick	Frequent segment tick
toggleOn	Toggle switched on
toggleOff	Toggle switched off

Error handling

trigger() catches any native errors internally and logs them with console.warn. It will never throw.