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Apple Plans Force of Touch Technology for New iPhones


Apple’s Force Touch technology can distinguish between a light tap and deep press


HONG KONG—Apple Inc. plans to add sensors to detect how hard a user is pressing on a screen to its next iPhones, incorporating a technology used in its forthcoming MacBook and Apple Watch, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple’s Force Touch technology can distinguish between a light tap and deep press, allowing users to control a device differently depending on how hard they push on a surface.
The touch technology is one of the changes that Apple plans for the next versions of its iPhones due for release later this year, these people said.
An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.

The information about the coming iPhones comes from Apple’s suppliers. Apple tests different technologies and designs with suppliers that ultimately may not be included in a product for a variety of reasons. Mass production for some of the components used in the new phones is expected to start in May, they said.
The new technology could spawn new applications for the phones, such as a piano-playing app that would make different sounds when touched lightly or more heavily.
Daiwa Capital Markets analyst Kylie Huang said Force Touch would work better on larger-screen iPhones and could lead to more innovative gaming applications.
Apple is considering the changes as it tries to follow up on the tremendous success of its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Apple said it sold 74.5 million iPhones during its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 27 after introducing the two new larger-screen iPhones, fueling the most profitable quarter of any American company ever.
Apple isn’t changing the size of the displays in the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones and plans to keep the resolution similar, but it may add another color for the aluminum casing of the iPhone, said people familiar with the matter. Currently, Apple offers the iPhone in three colors: silver, gold and space gray. It is testing a new pink option to the lineup, these people said.

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