Haptic actuator including flexible flexure bearings having a wishbone shape and related methods

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• wireless communications circuitry carried by the housing;
• a haptic actuator carried by the housing and comprising
• an actuator housing,
• at least one coil carried by the actuator housing,
• a field member having opposing first and second sides, and
• a respective at least one flexure bearing mounting each of the first and second sides of the field member to be reciprocally movable within the actuator housing responsive to the at least one coil,
• each flexure bearing comprising at least one flexible member having a wishbone shape with two diverging arms joined together at proximal ends and having spaced distal ends operatively coupled between adjacent portions of the field member and the actuator housing;
• and
• a controller coupled to the wireless communications circuitry and the haptic actuator and configured to perform at least one wireless communications function and selectively operating the haptic actuator.