Apple recreates the missed 3D Touch in new iOS 17 beta
Users can now speed up the iPhone's haptic feedback thanks to a new setting in iOS 17, and at its fastest, it comes close to how the old 3D Touch used to work.
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William Gallagher
Apple's features graveyard: Once heavily marketed, now gone
While Apple continues to release new products and features every year at their Apple Events, that has not stopped them from ruthlessly dropping once-popular aspects and features.
Nathaniel Pangaro
Editorial: Apple's removal of 3D Touch is a backwards step for 'Pro' iPhones
Apple's iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are exceptional new devices, packed full of new features. While there is much to like on the new phones, the absence of 3D Touch is a step backwards.
Andrew O'Hara
iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro notes of interest: Apple Care+, 3D Touch, AR view & unlocked pre-orders
A compilation of smaller news items surfaced during and after today's "By innovation only" iPhone 11 launch event, including the ability to pre-order unlocked iPhones, the loss of 3D Touch, AppleCare+ details and an AR view of the iPhone 11 Pro.
Malcolm Owen
Fall iPhone refresh may remove 3D Touch from all 2019 models
The 2019 iPhone refresh could see the wholesale removal of 3D Touch from all models, a supply chain report claims, with the tactile touchscreen interaction potentially switched out for Haptic Touch across the three models due this fall.
Future iPhones could use tech in Face ID for improved 3D Touch capabilities
The 3D Touch pressure sensitivity offered in some iPhone models could be improved upon in future models, with Apple examining the use of VCSEL technology to monitor deflections in a surface caused by a finger press, or even to analyze and monitor effects of the Taptic Engine.
What Haptic Touch on the iPhone XR can do, and how it differs from 3D Touch on the iPhone XS
When Apple released the iPhone XR, it didn't include 3D Touch as a feature due to the technical challenges of implementing an edge-to-edge display, but did introduce an alternative: Haptic Touch. AppleInsider explains how the haptic-based version fares compared against the well-known and well-loved feature it replaces.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple enables software-based 3D Touch calibration for iPhones, simplifying repairs
As of Monday, Apple is allowing authorized repair outfits to use software calibration for 3D Touch on iPhones, which should streamline the repair process for both technicians and iPhone owners.
Roger Fingas
Apple reaches settlement, licensing agreement with Immersion following iPhone haptic feedback lawsuits
Immersion has announced it has made a deal with Apple, entering into a settlement with the iPhone producer as well as setting up licensing agreements for its haptic feedback technology, an arrangement that is extremely likely to halt all of Immersion's current patent infringement lawsuits against Apple.
Mike Wuerthele
Mikey Campbell
Neil Hughes
