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Why did Apple get rid of 3D Touch?

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Apple Watch came out into the system in April 2015, in a marvellous revelation. The first Apple Watch was meant to be paired with iPhone 6, the newest iPhone in the system then.

Over the years though, many more releases have been made in the Apple Watch series and iPhones. With that has come many updates and prefabrications to make the iPhone and Apple Watch easier and their uses faster.

Some features have also been removed in this stead to make the iPhones better. Among them is 3D Touch.

Apple 3D Touch is a pressure-sensitive feature that was initially included in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus that can trigger different actions depending on how much force you put on the screen.

With Apple 3D Touch, you could take action without navigating away from the original screen you were operating on.

Why did Apple get rid of 3D Touch?

One of the simplest explanations as to why Apple decided to get rid of 3D is that 3D Touch is complicated and expensive both to manufacture and repair.

Apple began removing 3D Touch with the iPhone XR. The iPhone XS and XS Max did contain the technology, but the iPhone 11 did not have it.

Apple simply does not want to pay a licensing fee for this technology and just decided to remove it.

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