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It is the number 1 feature for me when writing text. I move between letters with accuracy and I don’t have to move my finger over the letters. Which often cover

It is the number 1 feature for me when writing text. I move between letters with accuracy and I don’t have to move my finger over the letters. Which often covers the letter I want to find. I can’t believe it’s not in the XR.

Matthias247 8y ago
Fully agree to that! It's the best cursor movement solution that currently exists on phones. Since someone mentioned that iOS12 now includes a solution that works without 3D touch by long-pressing spacebar I tried that too: It's not really a replacement. Since you start touching at the lowest-end of the screen scrolling upwards is awkward. It feels less precise than the 3d touch variant, and selecting works requires another hand to tip the screen. Going from my iPhone 8 to an Xr seems like a step back to me in this regard. And I'm not willing to invest in the Xs.
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valuearb 8y ago
i have used an iphone X for one year, and there is no force touch feature that you describe.
- dpark 8y ago
  Yes there is. In a text field (like the reply box when you tell me I’m wrong), hard-press on the keyboard. The characters on the keyboard disappear and the keyboard essentially becomes a trackpad for moving the cursor. This doesn’t work if you soft-touch for too long. Then it gets stuck in character selection mode. But if you quickly and firmly press, you’ll get the cursor precision movement mode.
  - valuearb 8y ago
    You missed my point. Features like this due because of poor discoverability.
    - dpark 8y ago
      Then say that instead of asserting that it doesn’t exist. I agree, there is a discoverability problem with 3D Touch.
imwally 8y ago
iOS 12 introduces this feature to devices without 3D Touch. Just press and hold the space bar until the characters on the keys disappear.
- ksec 8y ago
  On iOS 12, iPhone 6s Plus ( which has 3D Touch ), 3D Touch for moving between text doesn't work anymore and requires using it on Space Bar. ( Anyone knows why ? ) So three years after its introduction, its only major use is for moving between text. And if it were so good you would bet all the Android phones would have copied it. And so far none of them did. If by 2020 we still don't have an killer feature for this I question whether that extra $15-20 BOM cost as well as internal space for battery is worth it. Subtracting some display cost for supporting 3D Touch, we are paying roughly ~RSP $50 for this one feature.

Matthias247 8y ago

Fully agree to that! It's the best cursor movement solution that currently exists on phones. Since someone mentioned that iOS12 now includes a solution that works without 3D touch by long-pressing spacebar I tried that too: It's not really a replacement. Since you start touching at the lowest-end of the screen scrolling upwards is awkward. It feels less precise than the 3d touch variant, and selecting works requires another hand to tip the screen. Going from my iPhone 8 to an Xr seems like a step back to me in this regard. And I'm not willing to invest in the Xs.

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valuearb 8y ago

i have used an iphone X for one year, and there is no force touch feature that you describe.

dpark 8y ago
Yes there is. In a text field (like the reply box when you tell me I’m wrong), hard-press on the keyboard. The characters on the keyboard disappear and the keyboard essentially becomes a trackpad for moving the cursor. This doesn’t work if you soft-touch for too long. Then it gets stuck in character selection mode. But if you quickly and firmly press, you’ll get the cursor precision movement mode.
- valuearb 8y ago
  You missed my point. Features like this due because of poor discoverability.
  - dpark 8y ago
    Then say that instead of asserting that it doesn’t exist. I agree, there is a discoverability problem with 3D Touch.

imwally 8y ago

iOS 12 introduces this feature to devices without 3D Touch. Just press and hold the space bar until the characters on the keys disappear.

ksec 8y ago
On iOS 12, iPhone 6s Plus ( which has 3D Touch ), 3D Touch for moving between text doesn't work anymore and requires using it on Space Bar. ( Anyone knows why ? ) So three years after its introduction, its only major use is for moving between text. And if it were so good you would bet all the Android phones would have copied it. And so far none of them did. If by 2020 we still don't have an killer feature for this I question whether that extra $15-20 BOM cost as well as internal space for battery is worth it. Subtracting some display cost for supporting 3D Touch, we are paying roughly ~RSP $50 for this one feature.