3D Touch is the name Apple has given to the force touch-like technology in its iPhone line. On the Mac, Apple calls the technology Force Touch. It works through a sensor array beneath the screen (or trackpad, on the Mac) that measures microscopic changes in distance as the pressure from your finger increases. Rather than just being able to tap on an icon (or the screen) for a single action, 3D Touch allows for a whole new set of actions based on how much force is applied.
Here you'll find everything you need to know about 3D Touch, so don't go too far!
Latest about 3D Touch
Haptic Touch: The Ultimate Guide
How does Haptic Touch work? No more 3D pressing, but you trigger actions with a simple press-and-hold action.
No good reason for the iPhone SE (2020) to be missing Haptic Touch for notifications
Of course, the new iPhone SE has Haptic Touch — as everyone expected — but now it doesn't work the same way as it does on the other iPhones.
How to move and delete apps on iPhone and iPad
Though the process for deleting an app from your iPhone or iPad hasn't changed much, there are other things you can do when you press and hold an app and it has nothing to do with 3D Touch.
Why iPad Pro can't have 3D Touch and a virtual Home button
Why doesn’t Apple give iPad Pro the same pressure-sensitive Taptic Engine and virtual Home button as iPhone? Well, it’s complicated…
Kilic: Apple should add visual cues to 3D Touch controls
'Now that we know what the problem is, here is my solution. Like we did with the link texts years ago on the web, we should visually distinguish 3D Touchable buttons.'
Secret Apple Watch options: 14 Force Touch tips!
Force Touch on the Apple Watch is like a secondary (right) mouse click on the Mac or Windows. And just like that click, a lot of cool features can be found within!
Thrilling 3D Touch tricks to make your iPhone 6s feel faster!
Once you master 3D Touch it's like having a warp-tunnel through iOS—it makes everything faster.
3D Touch is a niche I can't live without
The iPhone SE's form factor is great, but without 3D Touch, it's not the phone for me.
