Force touch on MacBook is pressure sensitive. 3D touch activates when there's a increase in fingerprint. 3rd party stylist probably won't activate the 3D touch. We will probably get pressure sensitive screens in a couple years since it's now available in the iPad pro.
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3D Touch in iPhone 6s is a 'Breakthrough,' Was 'Really Hard' to Make
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Force touch on MacBook is pressure sensitive. 3D touch activates when there's a increase in fingerprint. 3rd party stylist probably won't activate the 3D touch. We will probably get pressure sensitive screens in a couple years since it's now available in the iPad pro.
Yes and no.
A good design should be intuitive. Nothing wrong to try every items if you don't mind to look silly, however it's obvious that the main object in a particular apps, should have 3D touch.
This really feels like a thing Apple went through a lot of trouble to develop, just to have it ultimately not make much of a difference to most people. Android accomplishes similar functionality (yes, I know, not the same, but similar enough... get over it) with a long press and intents, and it works beautifully.
When I saw the peak demo I immediately envisioned the following scenario... "oh, without any forethought lemme hover this address that isn't conveniently at the lower middle of the screen but is actually near the top. I wanna see that peak! Damnit, the peak is under my hand. Lemme see if I can reposition without losing the... nope, it's gone. Ok, lemme find a way to scroll the highlighted address to a more advantageous location for peaking... I want that peak! Bam, it's there! Now lemme get that peak!" ... This isn't efficiency. At least it doesn't seem like it to me. And it would completely confuse my mom who presses everything as though she's not sure if she's finished pressing or not.
I can see some neat applications for this, for sure... Games and creativity tools especially. But not any day-to-day functionality that can't be replicated without a pressure sensitive screen.
Also, butt dials are gonna get lots more interesting depending on how the dialer incorporates 3d features!
When I saw the peak demo I immediately envisioned the following scenario... "oh, without any forethought lemme hover this address that isn't conveniently at the lower middle of the screen but is actually near the top. I wanna see that peak! Damnit, the peak is under my hand. Lemme see if I can reposition without losing the... nope, it's gone. Ok, lemme find a way to scroll the highlighted address to a more advantageous location for peaking... I want that peak! Bam, it's there! Now lemme get that peak!" ... This isn't efficiency. At least it doesn't seem like it to me. And it would completely confuse my mom who presses everything as though she's not sure if she's finished pressing or not.
I can see some neat applications for this, for sure... Games and creativity tools especially. But not any day-to-day functionality that can't be replicated without a pressure sensitive screen.
Also, butt dials are gonna get lots more interesting depending on how the dialer incorporates 3d features!
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It doesn't work like that. The idea behind a 3D touch is, touching an object behind the screen to simulate an effect of 3D reaction. In other words, when you touch a surface of water, it ripples visually through your eyes, it ripples sensory through your skin, it ripples vocally through your ear, and when you touch it a second time, the ripples change again, and that's the idea. Practically, along to Apple philosophy, it enriches your user experience in using iPhone by giving you a more "sensory" reactions when you interact with any "objects" on the screen.
It's not "gimmick" as in being something your won't use. Apple must restrict the way it's being done to be a lot more subtle, so you won't realise it's there but you are using it everytime you interact an objects intuitively.
Think about a box in front of you. How do you interact with it? You can push, pull, move it aside, etc. But it won't satisfy with that, you need a feedback too, say, it will vibrate? fine, what else? if I push it this way, it reveals a menu? Okay, that's good. What about if I push it that way? It will tells you more information...
The implementation is almost limitless. And exciting.
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So when users switch from their new 3d touch iPhone to their non 3d touch iPad (using the same iOS) and they instinctively try and use force touch, nothing is going to happen or worse unexpected results such as the icons jiggling on the home screen instead of bringing up a menu, this is going to get pretty irritating, pretty quickly!
Let's hope that apple have thought of this!
Let's hope that apple have thought of this!
As I said, it will be way more subtle than icons jiggling on the home screen. Different pressures will yield different results, a mere touch won't bringing up the menu unless you push a little bit harder. You are going to get used to it, pretty quickly.
because its a different technology. Even if they do similar things they are completely different technologies. Maybe force touch couldn't work on the iphones after trying for a long time.
What I am saying is it's going to get very frustrating switching from an iOS 3d touch device, (iPhone 6s) to a non 3d touch device (such as an iPad) as you will instinctively try and use 3d touch.
Let's hope Apple hasn't deliberately hidden normal features in iOS 9 in order to Show off 3d touch, which will make the iOS harder to use on iPads and older phones not supporting it.
People like you always make me laugh..... prognosticating apple's impending doom....... The thing will sell millions.
No you have it wrong... it's not a "preview" it's the actual email, text what ever. They call it a "preview" but it's clearly not.
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And people like you, who dismiss valid criticism and instead defend Apple unconditionally?
I think in this case people see it as a gimmick, something to differentiate Apple phones, but mostly for marketing reasons.
Of course Apple will sell millions, the question is, will they keep on selling millions going forward? With recent performance, that's in doubt right now.
Big Deal !! Not.
This has got to be a gimmick and more annoying than anything else. And no I am not an iPhone / Apple basher, I have one and also a Samsung.
The same type of thing can be achieved by just sitting on a location for a longer time than normal based on a Timer. Why bother with Pressure. I see no real glam here at all.
This has got to be a gimmick and more annoying than anything else. And no I am not an iPhone / Apple basher, I have one and also a Samsung.
The same type of thing can be achieved by just sitting on a location for a longer time than normal based on a Timer. Why bother with Pressure. I see no real glam here at all.
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Sorry, but this is plain BS. Watch the demo again, or the video on Apple's website. 3D touch has nothing to do with increasing the fingerprint surface.
I hope not as it looks utter useless.
Lets not talk about how the iPad Pro is a blatant rip off of the Microsoft Surface Pro though eh?
Well, now you won't have to hold and wait a moment? I'd say it's an improvement. It's not an earth shattering, reality changing feature, but no one has said it was intended to be. It's just one of many little things to improve the iPhone 6 model.
I will preorder this on the 12th, but it will be returned if it's confirmed that it's only got 1GB Ram.
Actually I'll immediately be able to discern this by myself. If it behaves like my Air 2, and I can have four or five resource heavy websites and a few apps running without refreshes then I'll be mega happy. If on the other hand it behaves like my iPhone 6 (which was returned for this very reason) then it is going back.
Actually I'll immediately be able to discern this by myself. If it behaves like my Air 2, and I can have four or five resource heavy websites and a few apps running without refreshes then I'll be mega happy. If on the other hand it behaves like my iPhone 6 (which was returned for this very reason) then it is going back.
Or maybe with the new Star Wars, The Force Awakens, about to come out, they didn't want their Force Touch to become the butt of a lot of jokes.
