September 25, 2015
iPhone 6S released
Apple released the iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007. 6S on September 25, 2015 — adding 3D Touch pressure sensitivity and Live Photos.
What it was for
3D Touch introduced peek-and-pop interactions and quick actions — a short-lived but influential pressure UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with. layer. Developers experimented with context menus before long-press and haptics replaced most use cases.
Companies
- Apple
Why it's here
The 6S introduced pressure-sensitive input as an iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. developer surface.
Why it mattered
3D Touch APIs let apps expose preview and shortcut interactions from the home screen and in-app.
What it solved
Touch UIs lacked a middle ground between tap and long-press for previews.
Media
- ImageIPhone 6s
Rafael Fernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- iPhone goes on saleJune 29, 2007
- iPhone 6 Plus releasedSeptember 19, 2014
- iPhone SE (1st gen) releasedMarch 31, 2016
- Android announcedNovember 5, 2007
- T-Mobile G1 releasedOctober 22, 2008
- Samsung Galaxy S releasedJune 4, 2010