Perhaps Apple is starting to realize what a silly concept Force Touch actually is.
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Apple Confirms Rich Notifications Will Come to Devices Without 3D Touch
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And they can still use it all just as it is now. Optional things are just that, optional.
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As in making it more useful and used throughout the OS for devices that support it? Right.
They should make iMassages cross platform. That is the real feature that most messaging platform have and people of all kinds like.
To each his own. I have yet to see 3D Touch used in a way that I would prefer over how I currently use my iPhone.
There is no doubt Apple is setting up 3D Touch to take over as a primary input down the road as new features are added for which there is no other available gesture to accommodate them, at which point we'll all have no choice but to upgrade or do without the new features. Until then, I'm fine.
iOS has already worked like this since we first got lock screen notifications. You can disable it if you want to.
Even as a test, using Siri from the lock screen right now, it can read or send messages, but if you ask it to read you new email, it'll ask you to unlock the iPhone first.
Seriously, I think that's going to kill the Messages experience. I just hope we'll be able to disable all those bloated animations and whatnot. I'm not looking forward to those new "enhanced" features.
This "bloat" is what is driving the rapid and massive adoption of messaging apps like WeChat, SnapChat and others. If Apple doesn't offer similar functionality, a significant portion of their userbase will not use iMessages anymore and, perhaps down the road, will not use iOS devices.
I have no use for any of this, myself, but folks like myself are probably becomming the minority of messaging users on iOS.
I haven't used either myspace or Apple's new messages app, so I don't know if that's true, and if it is whether it's a bad thing.
"Simplicity" was becoming a cancer among the majority of users, who with all the reason demanded more features. They're delivering and getting in-line with competition.
The new emoji size might nag a little, but otherwise no one is forcing you to either use the app or its new features. If your friends are anything like you, they won't either.
But not adding features is one of the most mediocre things i can think of, and the surely aren't stopping only because persons like you are obsessed with "clean,superior and simple looks" over functionality. And thank god for that
I'm happy to be one of those who actually use and love 3D Touch.
People are overreacting over this stuff. Arguing how Apple should make it easier to find out where 3D Touch can be used. Fact is that you just can't. At least, not in such an easy manner. The only think I'd think of is telling users that they can press app icons and notifications to get extra options. But letting them know which apps/parts of iOS in particular support this is just impossible.
Anyway, I use 3D Touch a lot. And once you've got used to it it's hard to live without it. And I mean that. Recently I sold my iPad mini 4, but I know that I was pressing on icons the whole time... That's something, isn't it?
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Lol, I have said this before, MOST 3D touch features could be implemented with a long press. Realize that a 3D touch is really a long press because the time taken to push harder is longer than a typical screen tap, registering force is superfluous.
3D Touch was an over embellished feature to try and come off as some major innovation, but it really was just a reason to keep iPhone costs high by adding $30 of unnecessary circuitry and artificially separate the feature set of the "cheaper" iPhone SE with the "flagship" iPhones.
3D Touch was an over embellished feature to try and come off as some major innovation, but it really was just a reason to keep iPhone costs high by adding $30 of unnecessary circuitry and artificially separate the feature set of the "cheaper" iPhone SE with the "flagship" iPhones.
Sorry I disagree. I happen to like force / 3D touch and hope they continue utilizing it more.
I had the same thought. The SE is the 6S, just with a smaller screen, no 3D Touch and no altimeter. Plus, think of all the legacy devices (like the 6 and 5S) that Apple is still currently selling. It wouldn't make sense to have a crucial feature available only on the larger devices. I can live without the current implementation of 3D Touch. But the new implementation could be really useful. I'm glad Apple is working on a way to implement those features on older devices.
Security is not changing. You have been able to view and reply to messages and interact with other notifications on the lock screen for years. There always has been an option to disable these abilities to increase privacy.
I really do not understand all the complaining from some people. You complain that Apple isn't adding anything new to the iPhone and when they do you complain about it anyway. I swear some people on this site are either just trolls or won't be happy no matter what Apple does.
Before this presentation I would have totally agreed with you! I had little to no use for Force Touch on my phone. But here comes additions that basically make it useful so I think Apple is more or less "forcing" you to use it as they continue to add onto their systems. And for those who don't have it, no worries they will have long touch. After a few more generations of devices the long touch will only be force touch. It's their way of making you believe you have to have this feature because it's going to be across the board as they grow. Wouldn't doubt if this was the one thing Tim Cook mentioned as a "couldn't live without" feature.
I feel like this whole thing is so insecure that I won't want to leave my phone anywhere around my workplace anymore!
