Apple’s faster Haptic Touch is as close to a 3D Touch comeback as we’re gonna get

A screenshot of iOS 17’s haptic touch duration setting.
Screenshot by Chris Welch / The Verge

As excited as I am to pick up a new iPhone 15 Pro Max later today, every release day for Apple’s latest phones brings back a nagging feeling: I still miss 3D Touch. Introduced on the iPhone 6S and lasting through the XS and XS Max, this feature could determine how much pressure you were applying to the screen with each finger press, and software could respond differently based on the level of force.

I remember having my mind blown by the live wallpaper animations, which would play (and then rewind back in reverse) based on how hard or softly I was pressing down. 3D Touch also brought other useful tricks like “peek” and “pop,” which let you preview a link or other content with a light press and then fully open it with a firm one.

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source https://www.theverge.com/23885489/apple-ios-17-haptic-touch-duration-how-to

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