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3D Touch Likely Dropped in 2019 iPhones as Haptic Touch Expanded Across iPhones and iPads
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I don't think Apple would disable 3D touch on existing devices or even merge the function with long press. I do suspect it will slowly go away slowly over time though.
cmChimera
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cableguy84
macrumors 68000
It's a shame. 3D Touch is an amazing feature. The problem is it was hamstrung by the existence of long press, which wouldn't have been an issue if 3D Touch had been there in the first iPhone.
justiny
Contributor
This multiplied by 1,000.
It’s the same for facial unlock, being one is instant vs. one delayed by needless animations. I’d much rather save the time.
Makes sense. Why have 2 different user inputs do that same thing? Better UX to just simplify it down to one (not including accessibility of course).
If pressing and holding an app icon now opens quick actions, how do you rearrange the home screen?
Yes! I love using this to select text etc!! Hepatic touch doesn’t allow that!
jezbd1997
macrumors 6502a
No I assume 3D touch will work the same for all devices with supported hardware until it dies out with the newer iPhones.
I do wonder if it will stick around on Apple Watch, I hope so since it's actually useful on there
jezbd1997
macrumors 6502a
Yes it does, hold down on the space bar and there you go. Even if you disable 3D touch on a supported iPhone it works this way
bpd115
macrumors 6502a
Not even close. The deletion of 3D Touch isn’t indicative of Touch ID returning or exclusive, not when 3D Touch _and_ Touch ID already co-existed in previous Gen iPhones.
GuruZac
macrumors 68040
This is currently done on the XR. It works like 3D Touch by pushing/holding on space bar or anywhere below it.
Porco
macrumors 68040
I'm sorry for people who liked and used this feature, it sucks when a feature you like is taken away.
I never had it in a device I owned, so I'll never miss it, and it never seemed like all that much better than just long-pressing. I mean I guess I can see how it could be a little better and faster, but not by much. In fact it seemed like something I'd get annoyed by if I did accidentally, but like I say I never really used it day-to-day.
I never had it in a device I owned, so I'll never miss it, and it never seemed like all that much better than just long-pressing. I mean I guess I can see how it could be a little better and faster, but not by much. In fact it seemed like something I'd get annoyed by if I did accidentally, but like I say I never really used it day-to-day.
squizzler
Suspended
All of which suck, are no justification for keeping it, are better with Apple Pencil, and will be forgotten instantly.
This is why 3D Touch is going away. There has been no meaningful application of the pressure sensitivity. Everything people actually do with 3D Touch can be accomplished with long press. It has had years since its debut on the iPhone 6s to amount to something. It hasn't.
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No, that isn't what it sounds like. They've found out after 5+ years that the extra hardware is completely wasted and unused, and all of the features in popular use are easily replaced by long press / haptic touch.
Gudi
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Absolutely not. The problem is that it never became more useful than long press. It had the potential to, but the hardware for pressure sensitivity, after 5 long years, was not adopted by anything worth keeping.