Quinn NelsonI find long-pressing to be quite a lazy UX element. It’d be neat if Apple could invent something that detected pressure or force—it could save a lot of time and prevent toggle misfiring—probably too advanced and futuristic though.
Fabian@snazzyq I still don’t get it why they got rid of it. I love it on my iPhone 8 and I’m scared to switch to a newer model.
hömma@faiss @snazzyq @caseyliss Apparently it was difficult to discover for the average user. What we often forget in our tech bubble is that no matter how much we love those devices, they weren’t designed for us.
Stan James 🏳️🌈@hoemma @faiss @snazzyq @caseyliss I remember reading this at the time (somewhere), but so much smartphone UI is opaque (not just with Apple/iOS) that it seems arbitrary to single out 3D touch. And then it’s replaced with another equally opaque gesture, so…🤷♂️
I miss it even more on the Apple Watch, where it was especially handy given the much smaller space for onscreen gestures. Stabbing the watch face was easy. And fun!
@stanjames @hoemma @snazzyq @caseyliss I didn’t know that Apple Watches had 3D Touch-I don’t own one and also don’t know people with one.
@faiss @hoemma @snazzyq @caseyliss Yeah, the watch came with Force Touch (why Apple called it something different on each platform is a mystery) from the start, up to the Series 5. It got removed as of watchOS 7, and the long press took its place. Unlike the phone, I used Force Touch on the watch *all* the time. It was great!
Stephen@stanjames @faiss @hoemma @snazzyq @caseyliss It was called differently because it was a bit different. Force touch only detected that force was applied to the screen, but not how much force. 3D touch was more than that, it could actually tell how hard you press. That’s why if you pressed just a little, you could see a small animation that will progress further only when you’d press harder.
Andrez@faiss @hoemma @stanjames @caseyliss @snazzyq @stephencosimo
Force Touch was pressure sensitive, but it acted as a single button on everything displayed. 3D-Touch allows you to push anywhere on the 2D screen for different functions, hence the naming difference.