Gadgetory

we use to pinching swiping and tapping our phones but now how hard you press the screen makes your phone do more Apple calls it 3d touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s plus think of it like right clicking a mouse to bring up extra options this is how it works when you press the screen capacitive sensors behind the display read changes in distance between the cover glass and the backlight so 3d touch can tell the difference in pressure from a tap to a deep press the phone also makes tiny vibrations from the taptic engine so you can feel what you're doing a light press on the screen will open a preview of content like a map and email or a message this is called a peek release your finger and you go back to where you were but if you keep pressing your finger harder it opens the content fully that's called a pop 3d touch also works on the homescreen with something called quick actions press an app icon to bring up shortcuts like launching the front-facing camera or calling a favorite contact that's your right quick analogy overall it's designed to reduce the number of taps you need to make on the screen 3d touch is also going to work for multitasking drawing and could open up a whole new way of interacting with games it sounds complicated but soon pushing your screen will be second nature for more on the iPhone 6s and 6s plus head to cnet.com