Mar 04, 2020 11:00:00

The `` strong press '' operation that Google adds to Pixel is a function that realized `` 3D Touch '' of iPhone with software

The second update of 'feature drops ' for Google's smartphone 'Pixel' has been sequentially distributed since March 2, 2020 local time. As a new function by the update, there is a statement that in addition to 'long press' operation, ' strong press ' operation is also supported, but according to the news site The Verge, this is the iPhone's '3D Touch' function It seems to be realized only by software.

Google cloned Apple's 3D Touch for the Pixel using just software-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21162272/google-pixel-feature-drop-firm-press-3d-touch-card-boarding-pass

The second feature drops feature features such as pause and playback of music using 'Motion Sense', application of a dark theme based on a schedule, and the introduction of the 'Personal Safety' automatic emergency call application in the event of a traffic accident. An addition is made.

New feature addition update `` feature drops '' of Google smartphone `` Pixel '' series 2nd distribution starts-gigazine

A quick addition to this change is support for 'press hard' operations. Just like the

“3D Touch” function installed on the iPhone 6s released in September 2015, tapping the screen as if it were pressed in allows you to perform different operations from tapping the screen lightly. According to Google, the long-press menu will be displayed more quickly with compatible apps.

In addition, in response to Inquiries from The Verge, it has been revealed that the 'strongly press' operation will be supported for more first-party apps in the near future.

In iPhone, this function was realized by a display pressure sensor, but Pixel models the size and shape of the finger using a capacitance sensor and a machine learning algorithm without adding a new sensor It identifies the 'how the finger is squeezed on the screen', and the software seems to detect the 'strongly press' operation.

In 2015, touch screen technology to realize '3D Touch' for Android was developed, but Google has realized '3D Touch' without even using this technology.

New technology that can realize 3D Touch of iPhone 6s even on Android smartphone appears-gigazine

By the way, 3D Touch has been abolished in the iPhone 11 series, the latest model of the iPhone.