Same for me on my iPhone 5S a couple years ago.
Indeed.
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"Force Touch" and Glass Screen Protectors?
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People now are debating about the need for a screen protector but no-one know about the original question
From what i understand and I may be wrong the touch is a seprate layer below the glass and hence it should work however i do also feel how well it works will depend on how thinner the glass is again I am not an engineer or technical person so I may be wrong
I'll admit to being lazy and not reading the first 125 posts which I'm sure had a little bit of the debate about screen protector or no. I'll just give you my quick input here. On my iPhone 5 I was told that I no longer needed to worry about screen protectors. But I got so many microscratches on that thing I vowed never to go naked again. People can't really see Micro scratches unless you turn your phone into the light at certain angle. And I have a feeling if most of the people who are claiming they get no scratches would turn their phones in the right direction they would see hundreds of Micro scratches and see the error in their thinking about no screen protectors. Even gorilla glass 4 is not immune from them. And I like my phone perfect for resale after I get my new phone.
Micro scratches can't be seen looking straight on to your phone. Angle it slightly to the right or the left until the sun or bright light reflects off the screen. And I think you will be very surprised to see how scratched your glass really is. Those of you who don't use protectors.
As to the original question whether 3-D touch will be affected… I agree with those who said the rigidity of the screen protector itself will spread out the pressure with which you touch. I think The center of the touch area will be less specific using a glass protector. But we'll find out soon enough.
Micro scratches can't be seen looking straight on to your phone. Angle it slightly to the right or the left until the sun or bright light reflects off the screen. And I think you will be very surprised to see how scratched your glass really is. Those of you who don't use protectors.
As to the original question whether 3-D touch will be affected… I agree with those who said the rigidity of the screen protector itself will spread out the pressure with which you touch. I think The center of the touch area will be less specific using a glass protector. But we'll find out soon enough.
It's also a fact that Apple is using a new tougher glass than in previous iPhones. So that in itself might make screen protectors less of a necessity.
Why is it hard for people to believe that some people do not get any scratches, seen or unseen? It's like you're trying to make yourself feel better by saying if you have them, everybody else does too! Also seems like a justification for you wrapping your phone in unnecessary materials.
I've seen micro scratches and deep scratches. A couple of my phones have had micro scratches. None have had deep scratches. My current phone does not have either. Why can't people just believe others these days? Why is it always a contest?
It's not really a contest.. It's that I doubt the veracity of the people who say they can "go naked" and have zero microscratches. It just doesn't add up. With my friends who claim scratch free, who hate screen protectors, if the phone is at least 6 months old I can show them hundreds of microscratches 100% of the time. So each to his own.. I have zero problem with people going unprotected - I have a problem with their "delusion" that their screens are completely microscratch-free. Not possible without protection. Believe what you want - type what you want here. But if I were in the room with you I could prove to you you're quite definitely NOT scratch free even on your 6/6+. Will the S series this year bring us scratch-free ability? Doubt it.. And I'll never try it again on any phone I own. But more power to ya !
I think it's also a matter of how much most people care about scratches you need a microscope to see. Or for that matter any scratch that can't be seen under normal use. I for one don't care about scratches that I'm never going to notice. The screen cover I have now may well have micro scratches but nothing that I'm able to see. And that's only a screen cover, not the actual screen itself which is surely a tougher glass.
Oh please don't hear me wrong… I couldn't give a rip about a cover that gets the microscratches, glass protector (ZAGG) or otherwise. I'm only talking about your actual iPhone screen for those who prefer to go without any protector at all. If you use a glass protector and it gets scratches… Who the heck cares… ;-)
Since the screen protector has no scratches I can see I can only surmise that I could just as well have done without it.
Maybe..
Lol!! Fair enough! When you trade in a phone they turn the phone into the light to look for the micro scratches before they assess the value of the phone. That's what started me caring about my micro scratches.
Maybe..
And the glass on the new phone is made of even tougher stuff, so it's that much less likely to ever get a scratch I can see.
Possibly. Not worth the chance to take for me. Maybe by the 7S The glass will be tough enough to prevent any micro scratches
And no toughness of glass will really protect from a fall facedown on the ground on a sidewalk or even your hardwood floor.
That may be. I've been lucky enough in the past few years for that not to have happened. I suppose a screen cover would be ok so long as it doesn't interfere in any way with force touch. So far nobody has a definitive answer.
yeah.. I'll spend a "nervous" week with my 6S fully checking out the accuracy to finger position of the 3DTouch implementation BEFORE I install my ZAGG HD Glass screen protector. And then I'll compare. If I lose any functionality of the 3DTouch.. that protector is coming off! One of the only reasons I'm upgrading this time at all is for the 3-D touch.
Same here. I'm upgrading for the force touch. So that absolutely has to be unaffected be any screen cover if I'm to use one at all.
In the Q&A on the same page someone has asked if it will effect the 3D Touch and gotten this answer: "I asked exactly the same question and got some smarmy responses from some smug numpty so at least the other answers here are more useful! Personally, I had hoped for a response from Anker themselves but since your thread is looking more positive - and since I can't answer my own question on here - I've deleted mine. Anyway. I have just spoken to Apple about this and they have advised that they are currently not recommending screen protectors for the 6s until there has been time to test the various types of protector with 3D Touch. Even the protectors they're selling themselves are not being listed as compatible with the 6s.So, take note Anker - you're taking a bit of a risk by listing this protector as compatible with the 6s!!"
So we should probably hold off until first reviews come out. Maybe just get a cheap protector until then.
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It's the same debate but with a different basis. The 3D Touch effect unknown is starting to give way to the normal debate about how easily the new glass will scratch.
Bottom line is, we don't know how hard the glass is this time around, yet.
My Sapphire Apple Watch screen has a nice 2mm long scratch on the right middle of the face. This would've killed me a few year ago, but I am learning to just use my crap and be happy using it. AppleCare+ was purchased and I have ATT Asurion insurance on my phone.
Couldn't care less about every day dings because of the aforementioned.
Gotta wonder how you'd scratch a sapphire screen unless you rubbed up against a diamond.
Hopefully we all find out soon enough! Some nice sales going on.
I also spoke with Apple through chat and was told that they actually would work. Emailed Spigen, Rearth and iLoome and they all replied that they will work. I also seen a Tweet from Tech Armor claiming that it works as well.
Of course they'll tell you they work. They want you to buy their products. That doesn't mean they actually are compatible with force touch.