Following its debut on iPhone 6s in September 2016, 3D Touch has since been a regular feature of all iPhone models, except the inexpensive iPhone SE and the new iPhone XR. As useful as it is, 3D Touch could be completely phased out or replaced with Haptic Touch across Apple’s 2019 iPhone lineup.
Three new iPhone models are planned for 2019, including an iPhone XR successor with two rear cameras instead of one and a model with a triple-rear camera on the back.
The upcoming iOS 12.1.1 update, which is currently in testing, will let iPhone XR owners expand notifications with long-press actions.
In yet another possible sign that Apple may be getting rid of dedicated 3D Touch hardware soon, the company has confirmed it’s planning to extend support for Haptic Touch, iPhone XR’s 3D Touch replacement.
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The OLED display in the iPhone Xs Max is larger, increasing its cost, but that increase is tempered by the removal of some of the 3D touch components that were previously found in the X.
In another sign that Apple could in fact nix 3D Touch from 2019’s iPhone lineup, iDownloadBlog has discovered that iOS 12 provides a handy replacement gesture for clearing all alerts on devices without 3D Touch.
According to Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis and his associates, Apple no longer finds 3D Touch an essential feature and will remove it from all OLED-based iPhone models to be released in 2019.
If you have an older iPhone, you’ll love iOS 12. Not only does it make launching apps, getting to the Lock screen camera and performing other operations noticeably faster than before, it also lets you position the cursor and select text with precision using keyboard trackpad mode on iPhones without 3D Touch. Here’s how to use this time-saving feature right now.
Your iPhone and iPad can automatically identify and interpret QR codes seen through the viewfinder. With iOS 12, you can also get to code scanning via a new Control Center toggle or a 3D Touch shortcut.
iOS 12 brings turning the system keyboard into a virtual trackpad to non-3D Touch devices!. This lets you move the cursor and select text with precision even on older hardware, like iPhones 5s or the sixth-generation iPod touch.
iOS 12 brings several new shortcuts that are accessible to users by pressing icons on the Home screen with 3D Touch, like the QR code and document scanner options.