A layered view of 3D Touch. Credit: Apple.

Apple’s 3D Touch – how it works

Here’s a list of the apps and features supported by 3D Touch at launch from Apple. With 3D Touch open to developers, we’ll be seeing this functionality roll out to other 3rd party apps very soon:

Peek and Pop

Dip in and out of your content without losing your place

  • Mail
  • Messages
  • Camera
  • Maps
  • Calendar
  • Photos
  • Safari
  • Weather
  • Music
  • Video
  • Notes
  • iBooks
  • Find My Friends

iOS also intelligently recognizes data throughout the system that you can Peek and Pop to quickly get the latest information. This includes dates, times, web links, flight numbers, shipment tracking info and more.

Quick Actions

A shortcut to the things you do most 

  • Messages
  • Calendar
  • Camera
  • Photos
  • Clock
  • Maps
  • Video
  • Wallet
  • Notes
  • Reminders
  • iTunes Store
  • App Store
  • iBooks
  • Phone
  • Safari
  • Mail
  • Music
  • FaceTime
  • Podcasts
  • Game Center
  • Voice Memos
  • Contacts
  • Find My Friends

Additional Quick Actions in apps:

  • Mail — Peek on email and slide left or right to delete or mark read (additional options available for swipe right in Settings -> Mail -> Swipe Options); Peek on an email in list view and slide up to reply, forward, mark as read, notify me, or move message
  • Messages — Peek on a message and slide up for contextual responses; Press a contact for additional ways to connect (call, message, etc)
  • Calendar — Peek and slide up to accept or decline a calendar invite
  • Photos — Peek and slide up to copy, share, favorite, or delete a photo
  • Maps — Press on a pin or location for directions, option to call, open homepage, or share location
  • Notes — Peek on a note in list view and slide up to share, move, or delete note
  • Reminders — Press on individual reminder for actions
  • iBooks — Peek on a book and slide up to share or show in iBooks store
  • Safari — Peek on a link and slide up to open link in new tab, add to reading list, or copy
  • Phone — In favorites and recent calls, press on contact name for additional ways to connect
  • Music — Peek and slide up to play album/playlist, shuffle, add/remove to My Music
  • FaceTime — Press contact for additional ways to connect (call, message, etc)
  • Contacts — Press contact for additional ways to connect (call, message, etc)
  • Find My Friends — Peek on friend and slide up to get directions, notify me or notify friend about change of location

More ways to use 3D Touch

  • Notes — Use pressure to make darker strokes or to erase larger area
  • Markup in Mail — Use pressure to create thicker strokes
  • Multitasking — Press left side of the display to switch to multitasking view; press left side of the display and slide right to go to the previous app
  • Dynamic Wallpaper — Press lock screen to bring to life
  • Keyboard — Press to turn your keyboard into a trackpad.