useIsTouchDevice

A hook that detects whether the current device supports touch input. Perfect for implementing touch-specific features and responsive interactions.

Parameters

This hook doesn’t take any parameters.

Returns

• boolean - True if the device supports touch input, false otherwise

Usage

import { useIsTouchDevice } from '@rhinolabs/react-hooks';
 
function InteractiveComponent() {
  const isTouchDevice = useIsTouchDevice();
 
  return (
    <div>
      {isTouchDevice ? (
        <div className="touch-controls">
          <button>Tap to Interact</button>
        </div>
      ) : (
        <div className="mouse-controls">
          <button>Click to Interact</button>
          <div className="hover-tooltip">Hover for more info</div>
        </div>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

Notes

• Detects touch capability reliably
• Updates on window resize
• Checks multiple touch APIs
• Handles device changes
• Cleans up event listeners
• Works across browsers
• Real-time detection
• Efficient resize handling