Apple Expected to Remove 3D Touch From All 2019 iPhones in Favor of Haptic Touch

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3D Touch features: Quick Actions on left, Peek and Pop on right

Four years after 3D Touch debuted on the iPhone 6s, the pressure-sensitive feature appears to be on the chopping block.Last week, 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 trip to Asia earlier this month.This isn't the first time we've heard this rumor. The Wall Street Journal said the same thing back in January Apple already replaced 3D Touch with Haptic Touch on the iPhone XR in order to achieve a nearly edge-to-edge LCD on the device, and it is likely the feature will be expanded to all 2019 iPhones . Haptic Touch is simply a marketing name for a long press combined with haptic feedback from the Taptic Engine.It's unclear why Apple would remove 3D Touch from the next-generation iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, since Apple has already proven that it can integrate the feature into edge-to-edge OLED displays without issue.Haptic Touch on the iPhone XR works in fewer places than 3D Touch , including the flashlight and camera shortcuts on the lock screen, in Control Center to view hidden toggles, and to expand notifications. Haptic Touch does not support Quick Actions app menus or Peek and Pop for previewing content.Perhaps we'll see some hints that 3D Touch is going away entirely in iOS 13 , which Apple is expected to unveil at its WWDC 2019 keynote next Monday. That should be followed by new iPhones in September as usual.

Shrinra on May 27th, 2019 at 19:40 UTC »

Okay, so how will we Peek/Pop links in Safari or access app shortcuts from the Home screen? Having this functionality not translate to Haptic Touch is not acceptable IMO.

walktall on May 27th, 2019 at 19:38 UTC »

Sucks. I like 3D Touch.

Takeabyte on May 27th, 2019 at 19:31 UTC »

Everyday on my iPhone I use 3D Touch to move the coursor around when I’m typing. I’ve since started using an iPad as well and it has a similar feature when you move around from the spacebar... except it’s not even close to the same functionality. There’s no way to highlight text and moving the courser from one side to another is an absolute pain. Since the action has to start at the space bar there no real way to move down.