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Force Touch

Force Touch is a haptic pressure-sensing technology developed by Apple Inc. that enables trackpads and touchscreens to sense the amount of force being applied to their surfaces. Software that uses Force Touch can distinguish between various levels of force for user interaction purposes. Force Touch was first unveiled on September 9, 2014, during the…

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Design firm
Apple Inc.
Introduced
September 9, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-09)
Levels of input
Force Touch - 2 · (Macbooks) - 3 (Continuous input for OS animations, and some inputs [drawing]) · 3D Touch - 3 (continuous input for the OS animations) · Haptic Touch - 1 (triggered by a long press)

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Force Touch

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples34
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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Force Touch

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related to User functionality · 11
Force Touch → Accelerate, Add, Apple Maps, Calendar, Dictionary, Look, Macs, Preview, QuickTime, Show, Wikipedia
related to Software · 7
Force Touch → Accelerators, Apple, Apps, Drag, Pressure, Say, The APIs
Levels of input · 4
Force Touch → (Macbooks) - 3 (Continuous input for OS animations, and some inputs [drawing]), 3D Touch - 3 (continuous input for the OS animations), Force Touch - 2, Haptic Touch - 1 (triggered by a long press)
related to Products · 3
Force Touch → Apple, Haptic Touch, Touch
related to External links · 2
Force Touch → Official, Touch
Design firm · 1
Force Touch → Apple Inc.
Introduced · 1
Force Touch → September 9, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-09)
is a · 1
Force Touch → haptic pressure-sensing technology developed by Apple Inc. that enables trackpads and touchscreens to sense the amount of force being applied to their surfaces

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touch force haptic apple 3d pressure software input iphone technology press user watch users features actuators patent nos relates app

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Force TouchDesign firmApple Inc.1.00infobox
Force TouchIntroducedSeptember 9, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-09)1.00infobox
Force TouchLevels of inputForce Touch - 21.00infobox
Force TouchLevels of input(Macbooks) - 3 (Continuous input for OS animations, and some inputs [drawing])1.00infobox
Force TouchLevels of input3D Touch - 3 (continuous input for the OS animations)1.00infobox
Force TouchLevels of inputHaptic Touch - 1 (triggered by a long press)1.00infobox
Force Touchis ahaptic pressure-sensing technology developed by Apple Inc. that enables trackpads and touchscreens to sense the amount of force being applied to their surfaces0.90text
pressing hard to access a shortcut menu for an appinstance of3D Touch enables software features0.80text
and pressing hard on a website link to show a preview of the web page.3D Touch has three settings for input sensitivityinstance of3D Touch enables software features0.80text
a successinstance ofThis helps in gaining the user's attention in order to convey an important information0.80text
warning or a failureinstance ofThis helps in gaining the user's attention in order to convey an important information0.80text
Force Touchrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section

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