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watchOS 7 Removes Force Touch Support From Your Apple Watch, Here's Everything That's Changed
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I am with the people here that are mad Apple disabled Force Touch on devices that supported it!
Simply not right to do, Apple!
Simply not right to do, Apple!
initially I thought the same.
it feels like it, but it is just a long press.
You don’t need to apply any force.
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I hate this. I noticed it almost immediately when trying to clear notifications. I don’t understand why Apple removed 3D Touch and force touch. I used both all the time. I may have been in the minority but still I loved what it brought to both watch and iPhone.
It's important to think about what the majority of consumers want, not just the enthusiasts like us that frequent forums and make a point to try every new feature offered.
Really I think force/3D touch was Ive's attempt to pack more interaction options into the iOS UI without resorting to "right click" menus like on a Mac or PC. But what we see now in iPadOS is that they've brought in pop up menus, making it more PC/Mac like. That is really what they needed to do all long to make it possible for people to replace a laptop with an iPad.
Really I think force/3D touch was Ive's attempt to pack more interaction options into the iOS UI without resorting to "right click" menus like on a Mac or PC. But what we see now in iPadOS is that they've brought in pop up menus, making it more PC/Mac like. That is really what they needed to do all long to make it possible for people to replace a laptop with an iPad.
The removal of Force Touch is a part of WatchOS 7 not the watch. If you upgrade any of your Apple Watches to WatchOS 7 you'll loose force touch.
This is completely asinine. Apple is only doing this because they want to shave a buck off the cost of future devices and make them a fraction of a millimeter thinner. I get that it might be slightly less intuitive for users to access things this way, but there is still tap and hold for many features. Why couldn't they add the new way of accessing while keeping the old way around? It doesn't hurt a damn thing.
I'm running watchOS 7 on Series 3. I am not able to swipe left to edit complications on face that offer complications. Bug or feature? (I just assumed that I had to edit all my watch faces on my iPhone from now on.)
bring it back, bring it back right now! I used it all the time. the whole reason I waited to buy an Apple Watch. I knew one day haptic would be there for force touch.
amazing how sheep jus fall in line, isn't it? Kinda scary.
They removed it for the environment (aka save money).
Rather unethical move, especially as it’s an advertised feature of affected models.
Is the removal actually deliberate, or just a bug? (Have Apple states that it is removed?)
It effectively means that anyone with an earlier model is justifiably able to return it for a full refund; especially with Apple enforcing the latest SW versions...
Is the removal actually deliberate, or just a bug? (Have Apple states that it is removed?)
It effectively means that anyone with an earlier model is justifiably able to return it for a full refund; especially with Apple enforcing the latest SW versions...
No you don't...it a long press. Try barely touching the screen and see what it does.
All you have to do is let the user choose. They paid for Force Touch...and you have the decency to let those who paid for it use it. There are so many ways to do both. Apple deserves a class action lawsuit for disabling a hardware feature they promoted Without warning to the user. Its so easy to accommodate both and let the user choose.
Despite the pain of loss, this is the correct move.
Force Touch is not discoverable, at all. It’s truly a poor UX. In an ideal world, this feature is amazing. We don’t live in that ideal world.
Sure, once you’ve learned something, it’s difficult to revert, because now something seems missing.
Alas, sacrifices must be made. Apple has the data. The data clearly shows that it’s best to remove this feature.
Could Apple handle the removal better? Yes, absolutely. They could handle a lot of decisions they make by bringing more light to the subject.
But if you are an Apple consumer, you should know by now Apple has little to no transparency.
Force Touch is not discoverable, at all. It’s truly a poor UX. In an ideal world, this feature is amazing. We don’t live in that ideal world.
Sure, once you’ve learned something, it’s difficult to revert, because now something seems missing.
Alas, sacrifices must be made. Apple has the data. The data clearly shows that it’s best to remove this feature.
Could Apple handle the removal better? Yes, absolutely. They could handle a lot of decisions they make by bringing more light to the subject.
But if you are an Apple consumer, you should know by now Apple has little to no transparency.
Anyone know how to stop navigation without force touch? This is the one thing that’s frustrated me.
That’s like demanding refund because they did not tell you the 2020 iMac does not include an scuzzy port and a floppy drive. LOL
I didn’t even know number one was a thing. I’ve been swiping each notification away like a madman for years
There is plenty of reason. There is a cost associated with maintaining the software to support the functionality. Not just technically, either. It takes time and effort to design, research, and test 2 different types of interfaces. Also, it increases complexity which could affect stability (bugs).
If Apple found there was not a lot people using Force Touch, the cost/benefit analysis would dictate to get rid of it. Better to streamline your codebase and allocate manpower to new functionality than to continue to work on something that would get phased out eventually anyway.
Edit: I actually like Force Touch and would love to see it live on. But I also see that it was too obscure for the masses to use intuitively, so I can understand why Apple would nix it.