Upcoming Apple iPhone May Have Force Touch-Equipped Display!

The launching of the Apple Watch and the new Apple MacBook on March 9 has brought forth a new pressure-sensing technology from Apple which is called Force Touch, reports the Hindustan Times.

Force Touch is a pressure-sensitive input method that allows for a deeper press to be recognized by the device as a secondary type of input whichenables the device to open a lot of options. It’s different from a mere single press on the device.

Apple showed this input method with the Apple Watch and also in the trackpad of the new Apple MacBook. In the latest laptop from the American tech company, the trackpad has built-in sensors that enable the users to customize the trackpad based on the pressure exerted on it.

As much as the new technology looks operationally good and sound with the Apple Watch and the new Apple MacBook, it is likely that the company may use the Force Touch technology in its upcoming smartphone to be launched later this year.

Apple has been rumored to be launching the iPhone 6S in September this year, in light of the two-year cycle for its iPhones. Having an iPhone 7 would put the cycle in disarray so now, many are thinking that the American tech giant would indeed roll out the iPhone 6S later this year.

Performs other function

In the new Apple MacBook the Force Touch trackpad appears to be quite similar to the typical mechanical Mac trackpad but technically when it is pressed, it shall supplant the downward motion with a very fine side-to-side motor agitation that is impossible to register as anything else than a press.

This enables the user to press once for a normal click and make the second deeper press to gain access to secondary function or perform other actions, without having to right-click or open a menu, details Tech Crunch.

Using this pressure-sensitive technology on the iPhone, the Force Touch would open up new control capabilities for games and could also allow for more sophisticated input response from a variety of Apple apps.

In particular, the Force Touch can really work best on app like Garage Band because its ability to differentiate between a light and a hard press could result to different sounds being produced by the a virtual keyboard.

Complementing VR display?

The Force Touch may actually go well or complement the rumored virtual reality display feature of the next iPhone.

Rumors about the virtual reality display stemmed from reports that Apple has recently been given a patent grant by the US Patent and TrademarkOffice on virtual reality headset and display technology.
Apple filed the application for patent with the US Patent and TrademarkOffice in 2008 where the company insisted that it cannot use a wired connection since that would be very inconvenient to the user.

Thus, the companysettled for a system that merges both mechanical and electronic head-mounted device with a portable electronicdevice where users can adjust the frame to level with their line of sight.