Apple executive Craig Federighi has apparently
confirmed that a popular 3D Touch gesture for the iPhone that was
removed in iOS 11.0 will be returning in an upcoming software update.
The gesture was a quick way of getting to the multitasking screen, and
required just a firm press on the left edge of the screen and a flick
right to bring up the app switcher.
According to an email published by MacRumors,
Federighi said that Apple had to temporarily pull the useful shortcut
“due to a technical constraint.” Apparently the company has now managed
to overcome that issue and restore it, with Federighi promising “we will
be bringing it back in an upcoming iOS 11.x update.”
At least for now, the only way of bringing up the app
switcher in iOS 11.0 is with a double-press of the home button (for
iPhones that have one) or, once it’s available, by swiping the iPhone
X’s virtual home bar up and pausing in the middle of the screen to
trigger multitasking. That gesture still seems very unfamiliar and
awkward to me, and I’m sure people will get accustomed to it, but it’s
nice that iPhone X users will have the old 3D Touch option to fall back
on.
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