Instagram will bring its 3D Touch features from Apple to Android
In Instagram they have been thinking about how to get the most out of the new technology presented on Apple devices to take advantage of your pressure sensor on your displayAnd the thing is that the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus are capable of detecting new gestures depending on the pressure exerted on the panel, something that has opened up a range of new possibilities in interaction with applications However, the photography social network has gone further. So much so that it has brought this issue to the platform Android And no, you won't need a screen that detects pressure to use it.
The technology of touch screens that detect the intensity with which the user presses is not new to Android either, since the Huawei Mate Soffers something very similar to 3D Touch, seen on the latest Apple phones With This makes it possible to open new menus and options in applications Something that Instagram has wanted to bring to all mobiles for their comfort and effectiveness. Of course, the photography social network has decided to change the pressure on the screen for the time that the user must press it to make the new features appear.
Instagram was one of the first apps to use 3D Touch , which resulted in being able to press more intensely on photo thumbnails to be able to see them larger Now try the same feature on Android, but turning the intensity intotime In this way, any user, with any type of touch screen, can go through the section Discover/Searchand perform a long press on any image in the grid.
Automatically, the application displays the clicked thumbnail in a larger size Without lifting your finger from the screen, the user can appreciate details that I couldn't see it in the reduced version, although the most interesting thing is to be able to pass the fingertip through options such as Like, access the profile of the user who has published said photograph, or even share the picture via Instagram Direct with any friend.And if you want to go back to the search grid, just lift your finger off the screen
In this way the interaction with the images that are seen on the screen in Instagram is much more Agile and intuitive, without having to jump from one profile to another, or from the full screen of an image to the search menu where you can continue browsing a gallery. And what's better, all this without the need for a high-cost, state-of-the-art mobile phone Something quite ingenious that you can also enjoy at Android
Of course, at the moment this new function is only available in the beta or test version of Instagram for Android, and it seems that it still has to be polished. However, in several weeks it could appear as an update for all users via Google Play StoreWill other apps follow Instagram's steps to bring Apple's 3D Touch features to Android?
Image via Android Police.
