JavaScript animation (hover) for Touch

The behavior of mouse hover is not an expected event for Touch entries on the Web.

As mentioned here , the expected events for Touch entries are:

• touchstart ;
• touchend ;
• touchmove ;
• touchcancel ;

Containing no reference to events of hover (which literally would be "hover over", which is not a feature available on most Touch screens) and for other specific events of mouse .

  

Conclusion: This is not a behavior expected by users using Touch, so if your functionality based on the mouse hover event is essential to your application and it has target mobile devices and / or with Touch features, review the functionality to suit this new scenario.

References and reading suggestions:

• There is this discussion about alternatives to event hover on touch-based devices ;
• Here is an example of implementing an alternative solution to touch devices -based , which provides a workaround for menus with submenus based on hover ;
• One of my top references to stating "No this is not possible" ,