Google is working on its own version of Apple's 3D Touch, but it may not debut with the upcoming Android N operating system update.

3D Touch is one of the iPhone 6s’s coolest new features and now Marco Chiappetta has shown that it’s possible to add this feature to at least some Android phones by hacking their barometers.

Apple introduced the idea of a new way of interacting with touch gestures, first with Force Touch and then with 3D Touch on the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Naturally, it will become the next ...

When Android N launches this fall, the operating system will not include built-in support for pressure-sensitive touch screens in the vein of Apple’s 3D Touch.

Android has actually been able to recognize pressure over an area but it hasn't been widely used. Furthermore, implementations like Apple's 3D Touch require pressure sensitive displays, which only ...

Back in 2017, Google brought long-press actions with Oreo that mimicked Apple's 3D Touch without the need for pressure-sensitive screens. Despite the result being similar, Android users needed to ...

Apple wowed the world with its own 3D Touch, alternatively called Force Touch, on its iPhone 6S last year that allows users to configure commands based on the "force" of their touches on the ...

Qeexo showcases actual 3D touch technology Last summer, Qeexo demonstrated their software’s ability to recognize different parts of the hand. This year they’re bringing us true 3D touch.

Some elements of 3D Touch are useful without pressure-sensitive screens While this new bit of functionality is nowhere near revolutionary, it’s a nice added touch to the Android version of the app.

One of the new features highlighted by Google in the second Android N Developer Preview were launcher shortcuts. While Google did not provide any imagery in the developer documentation, Phandroid ...