diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14a05a4..ff4f8e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this package will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2026-08-12
+
+**Fixed**:
+- Starting a new preset or custom haptic now stops any active output before playback begins.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2026-08-10
 
 **New**:
diff --git a/Runtime/Haptics/HapticsService.cs b/Runtime/Haptics/HapticsService.cs
index 943e695..5ae771f 100644
--- a/Runtime/Haptics/HapticsService.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Haptics/HapticsService.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public void PlayPresetDuration(HapticPreset preset, float duration = -1f)
 				return;
 			}
 
-			CancelPendingAutoStop();
+			StopCurrentHaptic();
 
 			if (duration == 0f)
 			{
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public void PlayCustom(float intensity01, float durationMs)
 				return;
 			}
 
-			CancelPendingAutoStop();
+			StopCurrentHaptic();
 
 			intensity01 = Mathf.Clamp01(intensity01);
 			_backend.PlayCustom(intensity01, durationMs);
diff --git a/Tests/EditMode/Unit/HapticsServiceTest.cs b/Tests/EditMode/Unit/HapticsServiceTest.cs
index 9ee4378..5137042 100644
--- a/Tests/EditMode/Unit/HapticsServiceTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/EditMode/Unit/HapticsServiceTest.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using GameLovers.MobileServices.Haptics;
 using GameLovers.MobileServices.Haptics.Internal;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -145,6 +146,22 @@ public void PlayPresetDuration_NegativeOrDefault_CallsLoopNoAutoStop()
 			Assert.IsTrue(_haptics.IsPlaying);
 		}
 
+		[Test]
+		// ADMIT: HapticsService.PlayPresetDuration could start a new output without stopping an active loop.
+		// RCR: HapticsService.cs PlayPresetDuration — `StopCurrentHaptic()` → `CancelPendingAutoStop()` → RED (StopCount expected 1 was 0).
+		public void PlayPresetDuration_WhilePlaying_StopsPreviousBackendBeforeNewPreset()
+		{
+			_haptics.PlayPresetDuration(HapticPreset.Warning);
+			_backend.Reset();
+
+			_haptics.PlayPreset(HapticPreset.Success);
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, _backend.StopCount);
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, _backend.OneShotCount);
+			Assert.AreEqual("Stop,OneShot", string.Join(",", _backend.Operations));
+			Assert.AreEqual(HapticPreset.Success, _backend.LastPreset);
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		// ADMIT: HapticsService.PlayCustom could accept durationMs == 0 and schedule a zero-length haptic plus a host coroutine.
 		// RCR: HapticsService.cs PlayCustom — `durationMs <= 0f` → `durationMs < 0f` → RED (CustomCount expected 0 was 1).
@@ -197,6 +214,7 @@ private sealed class FakeHapticsBackend : IHapticsBackend
 			public HapticPreset LastPreset;
 			public float LastIntensity;
 			public float LastDurationMs;
+			public List<string> Operations = new List<string>();
 
 			public bool IsSupported => IsSupportedValue;
 
@@ -204,12 +222,14 @@ public void PlayPresetOneShot(HapticPreset preset)
 			{
 				OneShotCount++;
 				LastPreset = preset;
+				Operations.Add("OneShot");
 			}
 
 			public void PlayPresetLoop(HapticPreset preset)
 			{
 				LoopCount++;
 				LastPreset = preset;
+				Operations.Add("Loop");
 			}
 
 			public void PlayCustom(float intensity01, float durationMs)
@@ -217,11 +237,13 @@ public void PlayCustom(float intensity01, float durationMs)
 				CustomCount++;
 				LastIntensity = intensity01;
 				LastDurationMs = durationMs;
+				Operations.Add("Custom");
 			}
 
 			public void Stop()
 			{
 				StopCount++;
+				Operations.Add("Stop");
 			}
 
 			public void Reset()
@@ -233,6 +255,7 @@ public void Reset()
 				LastPreset = HapticPreset.None;
 				LastIntensity = 0f;
 				LastDurationMs = 0f;
+				Operations.Clear();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Tests/PlayMode/Unit/HapticsServicePlayModeTest.cs b/Tests/PlayMode/Unit/HapticsServicePlayModeTest.cs
index 1215554..6e6220c 100644
--- a/Tests/PlayMode/Unit/HapticsServicePlayModeTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/PlayMode/Unit/HapticsServicePlayModeTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using GameLovers.MobileServices.Haptics;
 using GameLovers.MobileServices.Haptics.Internal;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -98,6 +99,19 @@ public void PlayCustom_ClampsIntensity01()
 			Assert.AreEqual(0.42f, _backend.LastIntensity, 1e-6f);
 		}
 
+		[Test]
+		// ADMIT: HapticsService.PlayCustom could start custom output without stopping an active loop.
+		// RCR: HapticsService.cs PlayCustom — `StopCurrentHaptic()` → `CancelPendingAutoStop()` → RED (StopCount expected 1 was 0).
+		public void PlayCustom_WhilePlaying_StopsPreviousBackendBeforeCustom()
+		{
+			_haptics.PlayPresetDuration(HapticPreset.Warning);
+
+			_haptics.PlayCustom(0.5f, 250f);
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, _backend.StopCount);
+			Assert.AreEqual("Loop,Stop,Custom", string.Join(",", _backend.Operations));
+		}
+
 		[UnityTest]
 		// ADMIT: destroying HapticsHost mid-countdown must not fire the auto-stop callback into a service
 		// whose host is gone.
@@ -149,21 +163,24 @@ private sealed class FakeHapticsBackend : IHapticsBackend
 			public int StopCount;
 			public float LastIntensity;
 			public float LastDurationMs;
+			public List<string> Operations = new List<string>();
 
 			public bool IsSupported => IsSupportedValue;
 
-			public void PlayPresetOneShot(HapticPreset preset) { }
-			public void PlayPresetLoop(HapticPreset preset) { }
+			public void PlayPresetOneShot(HapticPreset preset) { Operations.Add("OneShot"); }
+			public void PlayPresetLoop(HapticPreset preset) { Operations.Add("Loop"); }
 
 			public void PlayCustom(float intensity01, float durationMs)
 			{
 				LastIntensity = intensity01;
 				LastDurationMs = durationMs;
+				Operations.Add("Custom");
 			}
 
 			public void Stop()
 			{
 				StopCount++;
+				Operations.Add("Stop");
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c735b90..0f657c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "com.gamelovers.mobileservices",
   "displayName": "Mobile Services",
   "author": "Miguel Tomas",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "unity": "6000.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Mobile platform services for Unity: native UI (alerts/toasts), push notifications, and gesture detection (swipe/drag).",