A system comprising: a processor ; an audio component configured to receive a control signal from the processor and to output audio in response to the control signal from the processor, wherein the audio component includes a speaker and a headphone connector ; a haptic peripheral including a haptic output device , wherein the haptic output device is configured to receive a control signal from the processor and output a haptic effect to the haptic peripheral in response to the control signal from the processor , and wherein the processor is configured to vary the control signal for the haptic output device depending on a detected status associated with interference between the haptic output device and the audio component such that the haptic output device generates and applies a first haptic effect if the detected status indicates a first state indicative of a first level of interference, which is no or minimal interference between the haptic device and the audio component , and the haptic output device generates and applies a second haptic effect if the detected status indicates a second state indicative of a second level of interference, which is greater than no or minimal interference of the first level of interference between the haptic output device and the audio component , the first haptic effect being stronger than the second haptic effect, and wherein the detected status is an audio output accessory connectivity status of the audio component such that the haptic output device generates and applies the first haptic effect if the audio component is connected via the headphone connector to an audio output accessory in order to output audio through the headphone connector and the haptic output device generates and applies the second haptic effect if the audio component is not connected to the audio output accessory in order to output audio through the speaker of the system. a processor ; an audio component configured to receive a control signal from the processor and to output audio in response to the control signal from the processor, wherein the audio component includes a speaker and a headphone connector ; a haptic peripheral including a haptic output device , wherein the haptic output device is configured to receive a control signal from the processor and output a haptic effect to the haptic peripheral in response to the control signal from the processor , and wherein the processor is configured to vary the control signal for the haptic output device depending on a detected status associated with interference between the haptic output device and the audio component such that the haptic output device generates and applies a first haptic effect if the detected status indicates a first state indicative of a first level of interference, which is no or minimal interference between the haptic device and the audio component , and the haptic output device generates and applies a second haptic effect if the detected status indicates a second state indicative of a second level of interference, which is greater than no or minimal interference of the first level of interference between the haptic output device and the audio component , the first haptic effect being stronger than the second haptic effect, and wherein the detected status is an audio output accessory connectivity status of the audio component such that the haptic output device generates and applies the first haptic effect if the audio component is connected via the headphone connector to an audio output accessory in order to output audio through the headphone connector and the haptic output device generates and applies the second haptic effect if the audio component is not connected to the audio output accessory in order to output audio through the speaker of the system. <EOS>