Apple is designing the iOS 9 to support Force Touch sensors in the upcoming iPhone 6s. Set to be released around August-September, the device is sure to offer revolutionary use experience. However, will it be at the expense of the Home Button?
As Apple's WWDC 2015 event is coming near, eager fans are looking forward to the unveiling of the famous mobile operating system that is sure to power up the equally anticipated iPhone 6s (or others call iPhone 7 due to some release date debates).
Details about the iOS 9 are very rare, except that the whole World Wide Web is filled with rumors and speculations. So far, rumors are saying that the iOS 9 will support the Force Touch, a marquee feature in the upcoming iPhone 6s, iPhone 7. This is an implication that Apple is letting various app developers to "integrate Force Touch into their apps," resulting to a user experience that is far more different than the previous iPhone versions.
How different could it be? The list includes:
- Pressure sensitive fast forwarding in media players
- One touch dictionary definitions when typing
- One touch new calendar entries in the Calendar app
- Instant dropping of new pins on Maps
- Burst mode shooting or toggling between camera and video modes
These are some of the few capabilities that the Force Touch technology can do in the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7. And as far as using it in future iPads, such as the rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the possibilities are said to be "limitless." Sky's the limit that is. But will this be at the expense of the Home Button?
An iPhone 7 concept shows that the Force Touch technology would deal a heavy blow to the current Home Button feature, more likely eliminating it in the flagship carrier in the coming years.
The iPhone 7 concept design showed the same architecture of the iPhone 6, but the screen was edge to edge. It also removed the glass bands from the side, with the Force Touch built in the screen, imitating the Home Button and Touch ID.
The main idea of the concept was reducing the size of the device while maintaining the screen area.
Nevertheless, rumors and speculations, including concepts, should be taken with a grain of salt as Apple is yet to make official statements of their upcoming iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 running an iOS 9, with Force Touch support.
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