How to Enable the Haptic Keyboard on your iPhone
The haptic keyboard creates a slight vibration when you tap a key on the iPhone keyboard. Here’s how to enable it.
By default, your iPhone keyboard emits a clicking sound when you tap a key on the keyboard so you can hear a key press. But maybe you want more sensory feedback that shows you’ve pressed a button. With iOS 16, you can enable a haptic keyboard that vibrates slightly when you tap a key.
You can use the haptic keyboard with or without the clicking sound that you hear when you tap a key. Also, the haptic keyboard works even when your phone is in silent mode. Here’s how to enable it and how it works.
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First, make sure you have updated your phone to iOS 16 or later. Go to Settings, select General and then tap on the Software update option. You will be informed that iOS is up to date or prompted to download and install the latest update.
Activation of the vibration mode and the keyboard functions haptic and sound
To enable the haptic keyboard on an iPhone, make sure vibrate mode is enabled. Go to Settings, select Accessibility, and then select Touch. Turn on the vibration switch if it’s not already on (Figure A).
Figure A
To test, open an app that triggers the keyboard, e.g. B. Notes, Reminder, Messages or Mail. Start tapping the keys on the keyboard to experience it with only the click sound turned on (Figure B).
Figure B
You can also set up your iPhone to use the haptic keyboard in ringer mode instead of silent mode. To do this, go to Settings and select Sounds & Haptics. Tap the Keyboard feedback setting. Turn on the switch for haptics. Go back to the Sounds & Haptics screen and make sure the toggles for “Play Haptics in Ringer Mode” and “Play Haptics in Silent Mode” are turned on (Figure C).
Figure C
Return to the keyboard-based app you were using and keep tapping the keys. Experience how typing feels with the haptic keyboard to see if you prefer it on or off. You can toggle it on and off to get a better feel for it (Figure D).
Figure D
You can also try typing with the sound off. Return to the Keyboard Feedback screen under Sounds & Haptics and toggle the Sound switch off. Try different combinations of sound and haptics on and off to assess which setting works best for you (Figure E).
Figure E
Apple warns that turning on keyboard haptics can drain your iPhone’s battery life. Without more details, it’s difficult to know if this is a big problem. However, you may want to turn the haptics off for a typical day and then leave them on for another typical day to gauge the potential impact on your phone’s battery life.