This 'new' feature of iPhone 6S may cause problems
- 9 years ago
Apple's new pressure-sensitive screens will be able to sense "three dimensions" of touch, according to reports.
Force Touch is set to be the headline feature of iPhone 6S, which will otherwise bring mostly incremental updates to the phone's speed and other features.
But it's unclear how much third-party developers will be able to use the new technology.
9to5mac reports that "developers will likely be able to create new types of games that take advantage of the new technology" - but that might mean that owners of older phones find themselves unable to download new games.
Apple has long made much of the fact that its platform isn't fragmented - unlike Android, for instance, which runs on many more different devices.
But the Force Touch feature could become a new kind of fragmentation, forcing developers either to write different versions for phones that have it and those that don't, or avoid using it for important features.
Force Touch is set to be the headline feature of iPhone 6S, which will otherwise bring mostly incremental updates to the phone's speed and other features.
But it's unclear how much third-party developers will be able to use the new technology.
9to5mac reports that "developers will likely be able to create new types of games that take advantage of the new technology" - but that might mean that owners of older phones find themselves unable to download new games.
Apple has long made much of the fact that its platform isn't fragmented - unlike Android, for instance, which runs on many more different devices.
But the Force Touch feature could become a new kind of fragmentation, forcing developers either to write different versions for phones that have it and those that don't, or avoid using it for important features.