Except, long press has been a gesture since the earliest days of iOS. They’re simply reverting back. I think you’re correct that cost was a factor, but more li

Except, long press has been a gesture since the earliest days of iOS. They’re simply reverting back. I think you’re correct that cost was a factor, but more likely that the marginally utility of force touch over long-press wasn’t worth the trade-off. (Both gestures have to be learned, but force touch is faster once learned. But probably not enough people used it to justify the extra layer of technology.)