A setting to switch it off makes sense, but in general I think it is helpful to get feedback that a press was detected. As Jamie said, app launch is not instant, and probably there are more things not instant. Some components like Buttons have visual feedback but they may be hidden by the button pressing them.
** Changed in: ubuntu-ux Status: Fix Committed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1267592 Title: [sdk] Vibrate should happen on long-press, not normal activation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/+bug/1267592/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs