iOS 9.3 improves 3D touch

[aevan]

Multitasking is now much easier, and has a light taptic feedback.

Also, the 3D touch press on the keyboard to call up the cursor is now much easier too. I had issues if I pressed hard at once, especially on keys that have multiple touch-and-hold variants.

Really pleased.

 

[vertsix]

Yeah, some improvements were made but I still detest the 3D Touch multitasking gesture.

 

[aevan]

Yeah, some improvements were made but I still detest the 3D Touch multitasking gesture.

To each his own. I use it all the time and quite like it.

 

[adamhenry]

Yeah, some improvements were made but I still detest the 3D Touch multitasking gesture.

I use it all the time and like it. Different strokes ....

 

[Chris in DC]

Still having mixed results with the damn 3D Touch keyboard cursor function. Why is it proving so hard for them to get it to work consistently?

 

[yep-sure]

RE: the keyboard 3D Touch gesture

It annoys me how you can only use it for text you are composing.

I want to use it to help select static passages of text, which is still a major frustration on iOS. (I actually think the horrible handling of text manipulation is one of the main things that's holding the iPad back from being a full OSX replacement).

Also, I see no real improvement in it on 9.3. Composing this text I used it twice successfuly, then it failed every time I tried it after that.

 

[vertsix]

To each his own. I use it all the time and quite like it.

Most of the time iOS confuses it with the swipe to go back gesture. You need to apply a significant amount of pressure even on the highest sensitivity.

 

[aevan]

Most of the time iOS confuses it with the swipe to go back gesture. You need to apply a significant amount of pressure even on the highest sensitivity.

Not since 9.3 - it has been greatly improved for me. A little pressure required, and no confusing sifh swipe gestures.

 

[jasonklee]

I've found using the trackpad feature is greatly more accurate now. Insertion point no longer moves when I lift my finger up. And it's great you can do a back-to-back deep press albeit with a slight delay.

And engaging the multitasking view works best for me if I press down on the edge first instead of trying to do a press and slide in one motion—although that maneuver seems more reliable when aiming towards the middle of the display.

 

[Merkyworks]

Trackpad accuracy is much better for me