This is how Facebook takes advantage of the 3D Touch of the iPhone 6s
The social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg continues to make headlines thanks to new additions and constant evolution with which this tool has been endowed. Because, when new technology hits the market, the most popular social network seems to be interested in taking advantage of it. So, after a few weeks after learning about the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, The Facebook app for iOS is updated to take full advantage of one of its new features: the 3D TouchOr what is the same, to be able to use the touch with different pressure forces on the screen.
Apple has not been the only company to bet on screens that differentiate between a soft press and a more intense long press Something that can be used with different options, and that promises to evolve the way we use mobile terminalsand gadgets that wear. Perhaps for this reason Facebook did not want to miss it and already has a new update of its application to recognize different intensities in pressing its icon, thus obtaining more options on this tool.
Although Facebook has not shown the list of new features in this update, it has been verified that the application of thesocial network has begun to interact with this new feature developed by AppleWith this, the user who has an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus can make a longer press on the application icon Beyond allowing it to be uninstalled or rearranged, this gesture now offers a series of functions and extra features that were previously only found within the app. Something like small shortcuts to functions like write a new post, take a photo, or upload a photo or videoSimple actions that would otherwise require launching the application and searching for them within the application.
At the moment no other similar features have been discovered within the application, being able to press harder on a publication to change the type of Like, perhaps.However, this new way of interacting with applications can present a handful of handy extra options and features, especially if you want to Save time and steps for the user Something that still has a long way to go, but Facebook seems willing to explore.
At the moment it seems to be the most important third-party application to receive this technical feature of Apple, although the pre-installed applications in their new terminals They are already making good use of 3D Touch We will have to see, then, if the rest of the fashion applications follow in their footsteps, embracing this technology in order to offer more functionalities and options to the user by simply marking the intensity of the press on the application icon, even before accessing it. In any case, the new version of Facebook is now available on the App Store for fully download free, as usual.
