Android N to have pressure sensitive display support
Google is working on adding pressure sensitive touchscreen support in Android N. According to The Verge, who reached out to Google, the company confirmed that this will be baked into the OS due to demand from OEMs who want to implement the feature in their devices. Having an OS-level support means the manufacturers won't have to do it on their own (as Huawei does right now) and it will also have better support from third party developers.
The latest developer preview of Android N has a hint of this ability in the new "setDynamicShortcuts(List)" feature. With this, shortcuts on your homescreen will show additional functionality when you press on the display, similar to the iPhone 6s. It's not specific to pressure sensitive displays, however, so it could be invoked by other methods, such as a swipe down, on devices that don't have a pressure sensitive display.
Reader comments
- AnonD-345931
- 23 Apr 2016
- Kh2
Ok, let me break it down to you like a reasonable person. Gimmick is something that people doesn't use everyday. After I'm done, tell me if you think 3D touch is still a gimmick. In touchscreen display, we don't have the ease of having a r...
- Aspros
- 21 Apr 2016
- 6js
Thats the 3rd time you insukt me you prick, why make it personal? I am just expressing my opinion that this tech offers nothing othger gestures can do and gives the wrong message at coppying Apple. You must an Apple fanboy judging by yr arrogance...
- AnonD-345931
- 21 Apr 2016
- Kh2
I never knew humans can be this much thick-headed. 3D touch adds possibilities for better accessibility in terms of assigning shortcuts to certain tasks. It is just like when they added support for multi-touch, I guess. People may have been like...
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