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« on: June 06, 2019, 04:05:08 pm »

3D Touch Likely Dropped in 2019 iPhones as Haptic Touch Expanded Across iPhones and iPads

Earlier this month, it was reported that 3D Touch will not be supported by 2019 iPhones. This rumor was surfaced by a team of Barclays analysts after they traveled to Asia and spoke with multiple Apple suppliers, likely meaning that there is evidence of 3D Touch being removed at the hardware level.





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Now, on the software side, there are changes that suggest the rumor is accurate. It really looks like pressure-sensitive <!---->3D Touch<!----> is going away.





Apple has confirmed that both "Quick Actions" menus that float above app icons on the home screen and "Peek" previews of emails, links, messages, and more are now supported on any iPhone or iPad that can run iOS 13 or iPadOS. These features were previously exclusive to iPhones with <!---->3D Touch<!---->.





<img src="" alt="" width="1310" height="350" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-696292" /><center>Apple's feature list for <!---->iOS 13<!----> and <!---->iPadOS<!----></center>


Both features rely on a long press, aka pressing and holding, meaning this is effectively an expansion of the Haptic Touch functionality that debuted on the iPhone XR last year. Haptic Touch is simply a marketing term for a long press combined with haptic feedback from the Taptic Engine.





Notably, this means Quick Actions menus and Peek previews are now supported on the iPhone XR and the <!---->iPad<!----> Air 2 or newer for the first time ever.





<img src="" alt="" width="800" height="509" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-696294" /><center>Quick Actions on an <!---->iPad<!----> and <!---->iPhone XR<!----> for first time ever</center>


The ability to invoke Quick Actions menus and Peek previews with a long press in <!---->iOS 13<!----> is even supported on iPhones with <!---->3D Touch<!---->, including the iPhone XS models, likely foreshadowing the removal of <!---->3D Touch<!----> from 2019 iPhones.





<!---->3D Touch<!----> can still be used in <!---->iOS 13<!----> on iPhones that support the feature, resulting in two ways to invoke Quick Actions menus. This includes the iPhone 6s through <!---->iPhone XS<!----> Max, excluding the iPhone SE. However, some users are unable to access <!---->3D Touch<!----> settings in the first <!---->iOS 13<!----> beta, which is likely a bug.





The transition from <!---->3D Touch<!----> to Haptic Touch for Peek previews was hinted at a few weeks ago. As noted by developer Radek Pietruszewski, open source WebKit commits revealed that the APIs for the feature, previously known as Peek and Pop, would be deprecated in a future iOS version.





All in all, there is a strong possibility that <!---->2019 iPhones<!----> will feature Haptic Touch instead of <!---->3D Touch<!----> when they are released later this year.





(Screenshots: RayFirefist, BitVoiceFM)

<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: iPad Pro, iPhone XR, 2019 iPhones</div><div class="linkback">Tags: 3D Touch, Haptic Touch</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: 11" iPad Pro (Neutral), 12.9" iPad Pro (Neutral), iPhone XR (Neutral)</div>
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