Apple brings back the missed 3D Touch in new iOS 17 beta

Image credit : BGR A new feature in iOS 17 allows users to speed up the iPhone's haptic feedback, and at its fastest, it resembles the original 3D Touch functionality. In 2019, Apple discontinued its hardware-based 3D Touch functionality with pressure-sensitive displays. The reason given at the time was that few users had discovered and were utilizing the feature, but those who had loved it. Apple switched to haptic feedback instead, which simulates pressure sensitivity on the phone rather than the screen, but it was never quite the same. That was primarily due to how rapidly 3D Touch operated when pressing on an app to display a pop-up menu. [caption id="attachment_184185" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit : Digital Trends[/caption] Apple appears to be trying to recreate 3D Touch as it publishes the second developer beta of the upcoming iOS 17. The updated Settings app now has a section that is really labelled "3D & Haptic Touch," as originally noted by Twitter user AppleIntro. Searching for that name in the initial beta led to the old Haptic Touch settings section, but it has since been renamed to include both.

New Fast Haptic Touch option in iOS 17 feels like 3D Touch! ? #ios17 pic.twitter.com/YDkViEVCpp

— Apple Intro (@AppleIntro) June 22, 2023

The choices are updated by using the Haptic Touch accessibility feature. Before, you could select whether haptic touch responded to your touch quickly or slowly. Also read : How to Change the Size of the Screen in Windows 11 With a slider to select the level of pressure required to activate the feature, the same section now provides a 3D Touch option. The touch duration setting has also undergone a little tweak, adding a Default option in addition to Fast and Slow options.