notification.vibrate

Vibrates the device for the specified amount of time.

navigator.notification.vibrate(milliseconds)
  • time: Milliseconds to vibrate the device. 1000 milliseconds equals 1 second (Number)

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry (OS 4.6)
  • BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
  • iPhone
  • Windows Phone 7

Quick Example

// Vibrate for 2.5 seconds
//
navigator.notification.vibrate(2500);

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Notification Example</title>

    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova-1.5.0.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    // Wait for PhoneGap to load
    //
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // PhoneGap is ready
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        // Empty
    }

    // Show a custom alert
    //
    function showAlert() {
	    navigator.notification.alert(
	        'You are the winner!',  // message
	        'Game Over',            // title
	        'Done'                  // buttonName
	    );
    }

    // Beep three times
    //
    function playBeep() {
        navigator.notification.beep(3);
    }

    // Vibrate for 2 seconds
    //
    function vibrate() {
        navigator.notification.vibrate(2000);
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p><a href="#" onclick="showAlert(); return false;">Show Alert</a></p>
    <p><a href="#" onclick="playBeep(); return false;">Play Beep</a></p>
    <p><a href="#" onclick="vibrate(); return false;">Vibrate</a></p>
  </body>
</html>

iPhone Quirks

  • time: Ignores the time and vibrates for a pre-set amount of time.

      navigator.notification.vibrate();
  navigator.notification.vibrate(2500);   // 2500 is ignored