Well, you wouldn't be losing it, just some aspects of it would be different and more in line with how things are done with Haptic Touch.
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iPhone 11 Pro Long press vs 3d touch
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But 3D Touch can be better in many situations.
Cursor mode is the only reason I used 3D touch. If you install Gboard you can press the spacebar in haptic touch mode and instantly control the cursor by sliding left/right, no waiting. I like Gboard better than the stock one anyway.
Thanks for the suggestion! I haven't used Gboard, so I'll give it a shot.
I never used 3D Touch very much at all, but my problem with haptic touch is that it's hardly a "long press" and thus it's far too easy to accidentally activate. I've switched it to "slow" which has helped a bit but I'm still finding myself accidentally activating it a few times a day, compared to never with 3D Touch.
Long press is a good, not great, facsimile of 3D Touch. In all honesty, the battery is worth the removal, IMHO.
I definitely prefer long-pressing the screen to animate the wallpaper.
I definitely prefer long-pressing the screen to animate the wallpaper.
I have the same issues with the 3D Touch replacement. Scrolling on a webpage and resting your finger on the photo just too long and it pops up. Very very annoying.
No doubt that I'd much rather Apple kept 3D Touch, and am angry about the loss; if there is any silver lining to be found here, I guess its that losing the pressure-sensitive screen has helped to create that 5 extra hour battery life in the 11 Pro Max (and 4 hours in the regular 11 Pro)?
People hate change. As someone with a fresh perspective on iOS's input, only having an iPhone a few months, 3D Touch is heavily overrated.
I compared the times of 3D touch vs Haptic touch on my XR, and there's minimal difference when 3D touch is working correctly. It just doesn't seem that way because you're putting slightly more effort into 3D touch. I've also had issues with inconsistency using 3D touch on my XR and Apple Watch. Not with long presses in any form.
I think what you’re overlooking is the fact that 3D gave you functionality that a long press can’t (at least not the way Apple has chosen to implement it).
When I’m editing text, I can press to bring up the cursor, then press deeper with the same finger to select text. That sequence is pretty seamless, compared to long pressing The space bar (which means you’re limited how far you can move the cursor down the page), then using a second finger if you want to highlight text. It’s not a bad solution, is just objectively inferior. That’s just one example that has little to do with speed.
There is nothing wrong with change. I loved 3D Touch, but I value the additional battery life, so from my perspective this was a change I was willing to adopt. And it’s pretty clear that the majorly of people never used it, so scrapping it is the correct move from a business standpoint. But I disagree with the “Haptic touch is the same thing”. It’s clearly inferior to 3D Touch, even if you personally see no value in it.
Pathetic they would remove from devices that support 3D Touch. Something we have paid for and Apple removing.
I enabled the slow touch on my Pro Max and it works fine. I never really used 3D Touch so it’s not a huge loss for me. Rather I should say Haptic Touch was easy to adapt to.
You only lose 3D Touch if you upgrade to iOS 13. Which Apple provide for free. So you aren’t losing anything you have paid for.
The reality is, supporting features costs developer effort, even if you never enhance or improve them. So keeping a feature around for a marginal user group would cost everyone utility along the way.
And I say this as a person who liked and used 3D Touch.
Are you saying your XR has 3D Touch? Your XR doesn’t have the hardware necessary so I’m assuming your comparing it to a phone that is capable of 3D Touch?