index.tsx

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Animated, StyleSheet, View, Text } from 'react-native';

import {
  State,
  ForceTouchGestureHandler,
  ForceTouchGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent,
} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';

import { USE_NATIVE_DRIVER } from '../../config';

export default class Example extends Component {
  private force = new Animated.Value(0);
  private onGestureEvent = Animated.event(
    [
      {
        nativeEvent: {
          force: this.force,
        },
      },
    ],
    { useNativeDriver: USE_NATIVE_DRIVER }
  );
  private onHandlerStateChange = (
    event: ForceTouchGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent
  ) => {
    if (event.nativeEvent.oldState === State.ACTIVE) {
      this.force.setValue(0);
    }
  };
  render() {
    return (
      <View style={styles.view}>
        <Text style={{ textAlign: 'center', width: '80%' }}>
          {' '}
          Force touch works only on some Apple devices (iPhones 6s+ excluding
          XR) and should be used only as a supportive one{' '}
        </Text>
        <ForceTouchGestureHandler
          feedbackOnActivation
          onGestureEvent={this.onGestureEvent}
          onHandlerStateChange={this.onHandlerStateChange}>
          <Animated.View
            style={[
              styles.box,
              { transform: [{ scale: Animated.add(1, this.force) }] },
            ]}
          />
        </ForceTouchGestureHandler>
      </View>
    );
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  view: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  box: {
    width: 150,
    height: 150,

    backgroundColor: 'mediumspringgreen',
    margin: 10,
    zIndex: 200,
  },
});