3D Touch Again Rumored to Be Removed From All 2019 iPhonesA few months ago, in a research note shared with MacRumors, a team of Barclays analysts
"confirmed" that 3D Touch "will be eliminated" in all 2019 iPhones, as they predicted
back in August 2018. The analysts gathered this information from Apple suppliers following a recent trip to Asia.
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The Wall Street Journal floated the same rumor
back in January, and now, yet another source suggests
3D Touch is on the chopping block. Namely, Taiwanese supply chain publication
DigiTimes today claimed that Apple "may" remove <!---->3D Touch<!----> hardware from all
2019 iPhones, citing unnamed industry sources.
Apple already introduced
software changes in iOS 13 and iPadOS that hint at <!---->3D Touch<!----> not being supported on new devices.
Specifically, "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 pressure-sensitive <!---->3D Touch<!----> hardware.
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, although Apple's developer documentation refers to it as the "
system-defined touch and hold gesture" on other devices.
The ability to invoke Quick Actions menus and Peek previews with a long press in <!---->iOS 13<!----> likely foreshadows the removal of <!---->3D Touch<!----> from <!---->2019 iPhones<!---->, as most of <!---->3D Touch<!---->'s features will be possible without needing pressure-sensitive <!---->3D Touch<!----> hardware in <!---->2019 iPhones<!---->, reducing production costs for Apple.
<!---->3D Touch<!----> is still functional in <!---->iOS 13<!----> on existing iPhones that support the feature, and will likely continue to be in future software updates. This includes the iPhone 6s through
iPhone XS Max, excluding the iPhone SE.
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