Force Touch – What is This New Feature of the iPhone 6S Everyone is Talking About?

Force Touch is a feature that debuted with the 2015 version of Mac and was also implemented in the Apple Watch that was released this year.
It is a nifty feature, and according to several reports, it might make its way to the iPhone 6S, the flagship that the Cupertino based company will release this year.
What is Force Touch and How Does it Work?
Force Touch is actually a sensor that is hidden beneath the capacitive screen of the phone. The sensors determine the force you use when you press the screen. Depending of the force you use, the screen displays different menus and display options. The features uses electrodes that are placed on and around the display to distinguish your press, whether it is hard and long press, or just a tap. The feature provides and displays actions accordingly.
Some Force Touch Options
In order to get a better view and understanding of the Force Touch, we can name several actions that are available with the feature on the Mac and on the Apple Watch. It is unknown whether all, or just some and other new features will be available for the iPhone 6S; but it is always nice to know what you can expect.
For example, using Force Touch, you can click on any portion of text on a webpage and get Look up results for the text from reliable sources like Wikipedia and Dictionary. When you force click an address, for example, the feature will provide a Maps preview. Force clicking on dates and events adds them to the Calendar application automatically. While in the message conversation, you can force click the sidebars for details and attachments in the message, or click the icon of the “buddy” to see his/her contact card. Force clicking a reminder will show the details of the event.
Some other advanced force touch tricks include applying pressure for fast forward in QuickTime or iMovie. You can also accelerate the speed of map zooming. Press harder on the zoom button to do so. You can apply force touch on browsing photos as well. When you use force touch in Photos app or in the Albums, a force touch will arrow the photos faster.
The Price Factor
According to rumors, the Force Touch will work on a different way than it works on the Apple Watch and the Mac. For example, on the Apple Watch and the Mac, the Force Touch feature senses pressure. However, on the iPhone 6S and other iPhone versions that will follow, the Force Touch will monitor the area where you press and determine the “level” of the pressure. The implementation is different, but the concept is the same. However, the difference will result in higher price for Apple to implement it. According to reports, the iPhone 6S Force Touch will be 2.5 times more expensive than the one for the Apple Watch. The higher price might result in higher price for the iPhone 6S.