Tactile feedback in an electronic device

A method for providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device, the method comprising:

• determining that the electronic device is within a communications network;
• receiving a communication over the communications network;
• detecting the type of communications network providing the received communication;
• identifying tactile feedback associated with the detected type of communications network, wherein different tactile feedback is associated with different types of communications networks;
• and
• providing the identified tactile feedback to the user in response to identifying.

An electronic device operative to provide tactile feedback to a user of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor, memory, a bus, a power supply, and a tactile feedback component, the processor operative to:

• determine the current status of available electronic device resources, wherein the electronic devices resources comprise at least one of the memory, bus, power supply, and processor;
• identify particular tactile feedback associated with the determined current status of the available electronic device resources in response to determining;
• and
• direct the tactile feedback component to provide the identified tactile feedback to the user.

A method for providing tactile feedback to a user of an electronic device, comprising:

• defining a destination;
• establishing an initial location of the electronic device;
• identifying the current location of the electronic device;
• determining whether the current location is nearer the destination than the initial location;
• and
• providing tactile feedback using the electronic device in response to determining that the current location is nearer the destination than the initial location.