Twitter for iOS Gains Support for Peek and Pop 3D Touch Gestures

[MacRumors]

The official Twitter app for iOS was today updated to version 6.54, quietly adding expanded 3D Touch support. As noticed by MacStories, the update enables Peek and Pop gestures within the Twitter app itself, allowing Twitter users with an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus to preview content through a "Peek" and then quickly open it up with a "Pop."

Peek and Pop gestures are available for previewing tweets, pictures, links, and user profiles, and with a swipe up on a Peek gesture, there are quick tools for sharing, reporting, muting, and blocking.

Twitter previously featured 3D Touch support, but it was limited to Home screen Quick Actions, allowing users to do things like search, create a new tweet, or send a direct message.

Twitter can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Twitter for iOS Gains Support for Peek and Pop 3D Touch Gestures

 

[ovo6]

Twitter fell off

 

[garirry]

Okay, I genuinely think this could be useful. Sometimes you just want to quickly look at the replies without opening the tweet.

 

[Dr.Chroma]

I'm not much of a Tweeter if you will. But Hopefully we can see more of 3D Touch develop. Once you start using it more often, it really is a nice short cut and convenience factor.

 

[Crosscreek]

I don't get it. Sounds useless.

 

[tennisproha]

Finally! Peek is so useful for previewing links. I use it all the time in general on all sites.

 

[countryside]

Finally. I know it sounds like a dumb feature, but I have been trying to use 3D touch on Twitter for ages, just to find it doesn't support it.

 

[C DM]

I don't get it. Sounds useless.

Not understanding something would often make something seem useless.

 

[JosephAW]

They need to code for sudo peek and poke for non 3d touch by pressing on a link with one finger and tap screen with another and tap again to open. No?

 

[6836838]

Just updated in UK. No peek and pop here. Am I missing something?

 

[Rogifan]

Finally!

 

[mb3152]

The description was "tons of features you didn't even know you needed".

 

[stiligFox]

They need to code for sudo peek and poke for non 3d touch by pressing on a link with one finger and tap screen with another and tap again to open. No?

I was thinking it could be implemented with just a long (think 1.5 second) press.

 

[6836838]

I was thinking it could be implemented with just a long (think 1.5 second) press.

A long press is the only thing that does seem to work (pops up a menu). Even in 6S. The U.K. latest download is definitely not responding to in-app 3D Touch.
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The description was "tons of features you didn't even know you needed".

More like Clouns and preachers you didn't even know you leaded.

 

[devinthomas]

Wish they'd fake the peek actions on older phones like Insta

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

That beak on the Twitter bird still looks wrong to this day. It's like a pimple I need to pop. And the head length and wing shape—those too. That beak though!

 

[C DM]

The description was "tons of features you didn't even know you needed".

It's funny how the actual description says "A few minor updates that you didn't even know you needed."

 

[vooke]

Irrelevant for my iPad Air

 

[iDuel]

I'm kinda actually tired of the recent trend where social media apps list absolutely nothing in their update change logs and instead include a witty sentence. If it weren't for MR, I probably wouldn't have known what was new until I accidentally stumbled upon it.

 

[RosOne]

I just wish they'd use SafariViewController. It would be great if I wouldn't need to long-press on links to open them in Safari.

 

[daniel4]

Tweetbot has had this for a while now. It's infinitely useful especially when you just wanna quickly upload a photo without messing with the rest of the app. Not sure why it took so long for them to integrate.

 

[CaTOAGU]

I just wish they'd use SafariViewController. It would be great if I wouldn't need to long-press on links to open them in Safari.

Completely agree, I can't work out why they don't really.

 

[smacrumon]

Apple has really dropped the ball when it comes to making it easy for app developers to include 3d touch gestures in their apps.

If Apple releases a new feature like this it really should draw developer's attention to it using some practical examples of how to implement it.

Just like it markets the store, Apple should market the new technologies better to developers so there is more consistency using things like 3d touch.

It would also be great if new versions of xcode scan a project and look for parts of code that might benefit from a 3d gesture. For example, parts of xcode that use long press gestures might benefit from a 3d touch as well so Xcode should suggest that and give a basic implementation.

You would have more developers using the technology thus giving a more consistent experience for all users using devices that have that feature in built.

 

[Zirel]

I just wish they'd use SafariViewController. It would be great if I wouldn't need to long-press on links to open them in Safari.

That's why I use TweetBot.

No SFSafariViewController? Not for me!

 

[L-U-R-C-H]

WHOOOHOOOO!!!!!

.... I never use peek and pop.