Apple kind of wasted 3D Touch. Despite many happy users (including me — I’m a big fan), the feature withered. 3D Touch is not particularly discoverable. And it hasn’t really been pushed beyond adding ...

The second beta of iOS 17 that Apple released to developers yesterday includes a setting that makes the haptic feedback feature activate faster than before, which some users may prefer. An ...

In 2015, when Apple launched the iPhone 6S, it also debuted a new iOS interface called 3D Touch. This feature uses the iPhone’s pressure-sensitive surface to help you view, navigate, and control some ...

3D Touch, the pressure-sensitive screen tech ushered in by Apple, has officially met its end. The iPhone SE is the latest device to ditch 3D Touch in favor of Haptic Touch. Apple last included 3D ...

As rumored, Apple has abandoned 3D Touch technology in its latest iPhone lineup, moving to a less hardware-intensive Haptic Touch solution that debuted with iPhone XR last year. The change was left ...

The iPhone 15 Pro was rumored to feature haptic buttons with an all-new design, but Apple's project never saw the light of day — until now. Here's what those buttons looked like, and what Apple ...

Earlier this month, it was reported that 3D Touch will not be supported by 2019 iPhones. This rumor was surfaced by a team of Barclays analysts after they traveled to Asia and spoke with multiple ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

When comparing the specs of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max I noticed 3D Touch has officially been replaced with Haptic Touch. When Apple launched the iPhone 6 in 2015, it did so ...

Much like the rest of Apple’s modern iPhone lineup, the new iPhone SE lacks support for 3D Touch. While Apple has replicated some of the 3D Touch features with Haptic Touch, there’s one key ...