3D Touch

Apple to remove 3D Touch on all new iPhones, replace with Haptic Touch

Apple is set to remove 3D Touch functionality from its iPhone range later this year. First introduced more than four years ago with the iPhone 6s, the technology was designed…

Facebook Messenger Updated with In-App 3D Touch Gestures

Facebook Messenger, already a great messaging app on iOS, can now provide an even more streamlined experience on iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. This is because users of those…

iPhone to Get Major Refresh Every 3 Years, Says New Report

While Apple has traditionally left two years between significant revamps of the iPhone line, a new report from Japan says that the firm is likely to move to a three-year…

Twitter Now Supporting 3D Touch’s Peek and Pop on iPhone 6S

Twitter has updated its iOS app with expanded support for the pressure-sensitive 3D Touch interface on iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. It is now possible to, within the app,…

OneDrive iOS App Gets Support for 3D Touch’s Peek and Pop

Users of Microsoft OneDrive on iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus can now benefit from a fresh update that has expanded the OneDrive app’s use of the pressure sensitive 3D…

LEGO Jurassic World Comes to iOS, Includes 3D Touch Support

LEGO Jurassic World, the action-adventure game and cinematic tie-in previously released for Mac, Windows and consoles, has just been brought to iOS, complete with 3D Touch support. Released on various…

Apple Patent Filing Suggests Force-Sensitive Touch ID Button

Many of us with newer iPhones and iPads regularly use the Touch ID button to unlock our devices. However, a newly-published patent application suggests that future Touch ID buttons could…

Microsoft Office for iOS Updated with Various New Features

Microsoft has added an array of exciting new features to its well-regarded Office suite on iOS. These include 3D Touch quick actions, support for Apple Pencil and quicker document search…

Apple Working on “Scalable” 3D Touch for iPhones and iPads

It has long seemed inevitable that the 3D Touch technology in the iPhone 6S will make its way to other iOS devices, including the larger-screen iPads. Now, a fresh report…

Starbucks iOS App Now Using 3D Touch for Faster Ordering

Coffeehouse giant Starbucks’ iOS app has long been useful for making quick coffee orders at thousands of the chain’s outlets in the US. Now, those orders can be even faster,…

Chrome Gets 3D Touch Support and Keyboard Shortcuts on iOS

Google has today updated the iOS version of Chrome, its popular web browser, with a number of exciting new features, most notably 3D Touch functions and hardware keyboard shortcuts. Now,…

Apple Said to Be Testing “Multi-Touch 3D Touch” for iPhone 7

Apple could be in the process of further evolving the technology of the 3D Touch interface introduced with the iPhone 6S, as reports suggest it is now testing “multi-touch 3D…

Instagram Testing Ads That Use 3D Touch and Apple Pay

If you’re regularly tempted by ads on the iPhone app of photo-sharing platform Instagram, reportedly in testing are ads that could enable you to purchase advertised products without leaving the…

New Videos Show More of 3D Touch in iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

With the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus having launched on Friday, you are probably already excitedly sampling loads of the features of your new iPhone. However, whether you are or…