Re:Apple introduces the iPhone SE
by Splines on Monday March 21, 2016 @02:02PM
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Not an iOS user: This phone looks interesting to me - how pervasive is 3d touch? Am I missing out on something by getting a phone missing this feature?
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I am getting used to it as in I've learned now not to press my phone too hard anymore to accidentally trigger it. Most apps replace it by a long press leaving only the force press home screen menus as the thing you'll miss out on.
> how pervasive is 3d touch?
Not very. It's mostly a few shortcuts, the only genuine feature is that you can force-touch the keyboard to get a sort of trackpad surface (for more precise cursor movement in text)
I use it mostly to control the cursor when I'm writing text, and seldom to peek/pop emails.
But now when have to write text on a phone without it, I notice immediately, it's mildly frustrating.