How to make my iphone vibrate twice when I click on a button?
Update for iOS 10
With iOS 10, there are a few new ways to do this with minimal code.
Method 1 - UIImpactFeedbackGenerator:
let feedbackGenerator = UIImpactFeedbackGenerator(style: .heavy)
feedbackGenerator.impactOccurred()
Method 2 - UINotificationFeedbackGenerator:
let feedbackGenerator = UINotificationFeedbackGenerator()
feedbackGenerator.notificationOccurred(.error)
Method 3 - UISelectionFeedbackGenerator:
let feedbackGenerator = UISelectionFeedbackGenerator()
feedbackGenerator.selectionChanged()
#import <AudioToolbox/AudioServices.h>
AudioServicesPlayAlertSound(UInt32(kSystemSoundID_Vibrate))
This is the swift function...See this article for detailed description.
This is what I came up with:
import UIKit
import AudioToolbox
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var counter = 0
var timer : NSTimer?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
}
func vibratePhone() {
counter++
switch counter {
case 1, 2:
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(kSystemSoundID_Vibrate)
default:
timer?.invalidate()
}
}
@IBAction func vibrate(sender: UIButton) {
counter = 0
timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(0.6, target: self, selector: "vibratePhone", userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
}
}
When you press the button, the timer starts and repeats at desired time interval. The NSTimer calls the vibratePhone(Void) function and from there I can control how many times the phone will vibrate. I used a switch in this case, but you could use a if else, too. Simply set a counter to count each time the function is called.