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Does anyone ever actually use force touch?

No

Purposely ignoring it. There's nothing appealing about it at all .

The blending of iOS with the Mac OS proves Apple's early denial that this would happen was a complete lie. As Apple morphs into one big consumer electronics company centered on gadgets and gizmos , it'll be no surprise when computers are phased out.

A very disappointing yet not surprising outcome.
 
I will say that i use 3D touch for a lot. It is faster in a lot of cases. Music is faster to play and I can call my favorites with a quick press and tap.

The main place I use 3D touch is in messages for links so I can see the web page before I open it (Look at it now, or I add it to my reading list). I also use it a lot in the music app. App short cuts is another big area. I mainly don't use it in apps.
 
Never used it whatsoever when I had a Macbook except for when I accidentally triggered it. Eventually I turned it off altogether.
 
I rarely use it on Macbook and iPhone. It can sometimes be useful when highlighting a date on a webpage to create an event in the calendar. But mostly it's just a gimmick in my opinon.
 
Dozens of times a day, it's incredibly handy in finding out if a link is merely clickbait or if there is real content to pop into.
 
I find myself using it more accidentally than on purpose. Perhaps if there was a way to better customize it? I mean, don't get me wrong, I see the utility with dictionary, but some other options would be nice as well.

Can you do anything with it in Better Touch Tool?
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NT1440 said:
Dozens of times a day, it's incredibly handy in finding out if a link is merely clickbait or if there is real content to pop into.
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If you pop up a link with it, is it not the same as loading the actual page? I've always been curious about this.
 
csurfr said:
I find myself using it more accidentally than on purpose. Perhaps if there was a way to better customize it? I mean, don't get me wrong, I see the utility with dictionary, but some other options would be nice as well.

Can you do anything with it in Better Touch Tool?
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If you pop up a link with it, is it not the same as loading the actual page? I've always been curious about this.
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Nope, if you're still pressing you can see the page in a pop over. If I deem that link to not be worth my time I just stop pressing and I'm still exactly where I left off, rather than having a new tab open or having to hit the back button. Incredibly useful.

Expect much more from the Force Touch and 3D touch technologies at WWDC.
 
NT1440 said:
Nope, if you're still pressing you can see the page in a pop over. If I deem that link to not be worth my time I just stop pressing and I'm still exactly where I left off, rather than having a new tab open or having to hit the back button. Incredibly useful.

Expect much more from the Force Touch and 3D touch technologies at WWDC.
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Interesting. Good to know, thanks.
 
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NT1440 said:
Dozens of times a day, it's incredibly handy in finding out if a link is merely clickbait or if there is real content to pop into.
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Ok - I'll try it again - You convinced me that I need to open the mind back up and try it again..

Any other suggestions for usage? As stated above, perhaps something with BetterTouchTool?
 
turbineseaplane said:
Ok - I'll try it again - You convinced me that I need to open the mind back up and try it again..

Any other suggestions for usage? As stated above, perhaps something with BetterTouchTool?
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You know, I used to have BTT (love everything about it, and it's made the Touchbar on the new machine infinitely more useful) but I haven't used it at al since I got my 2015 MBP so I honestly don't know what features are available in regards to Force Touch.
 
I use it for the dictionary a lot. I also use it for previewing webpages, namely forum threads. It's also handy for checking version numbers of apps or seeing how big folders are.

I think it's really handy.
 
turbineseaplane said:
How do you delete posts?
I can't figure it out
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For me I have a delete button next to my Edit button (on the computer --- not sure about mobile)

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I'll check on mobile --- on Mobile it is Tools --> Delete.
 
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