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Haptic trackpad

ChromeOS launched its very first Chromebook with a haptic trackpad in 2022.

I led design for creating all the waveforms for events such as clicks and snapping effects and identify what experiences unique to ChromeOS could benefit from haptic feedback.

Defining the right waveform

Finding the right waveform, the right pressure, the right feedback was a brand new concept to me.
We iterated a lot on what felt as close to a mechanical click with the strength of haptic.

Snap feedback

Provides a tactile confirmation that you entered the snapping area (e.g. Moving a window to the right/left edges of the screen to enter split screen or to the top of the screen to maximise)

Knock on limit

Provides a tactile response to an action that has become unresponsive after trying to activate it outside of its boundaries (e.g. 4 fingers to swipe to unavailable desk)

Tick on state change

Tick feedback provides a discrete sensation of state change (e.g. Long pressing on elements to initiate drag)