It is the number 1 feature for me when writing text. I move between letters with accuracy and I don’t have to move my finger over the letters. Which often covers the letter I want to find.
I can’t believe it’s not in the XR.
I can’t believe it’s not in the XR.
Since someone mentioned that iOS12 now includes a solution that works without 3D touch by long-pressing spacebar I tried that too: It's not really a replacement. Since you start touching at the lowest-end of the screen scrolling upwards is awkward. It feels less precise than the 3d touch variant, and selecting works requires another hand to tip the screen.
Going from my iPhone 8 to an Xr seems like a step back to me in this regard. And I'm not willing to invest in the Xs.
So three years after its introduction, its only major use is for moving between text. And if it were so good you would bet all the Android phones would have copied it. And so far none of them did. If by 2020 we still don't have an killer feature for this I question whether that extra $15-20 BOM cost as well as internal space for battery is worth it. Subtracting some display cost for supporting 3D Touch, we are paying roughly ~RSP $50 for this one feature.
This doesn’t work if you soft-touch for too long. Then it gets stuck in character selection mode. But if you quickly and firmly press, you’ll get the cursor precision movement mode.