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04-19-2016, 06:08 AM
Android may be getting its own version of 3D Touch
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Android users may soon get their own version of Apple's 3D Touch.*
When Google rolled out its second preview of Android N (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/google-android-n-developer-preview-2-release/)to developers, we **ted the new home screen shortcuts feature offered a nice counterpoint to Apple's 3D Touch. **w we k**w the feature is a lot more like 3D Touch than we thought, as Google has confirmed it will work with pressure sensitive displays.*
SEE ALSO: Google's Android N preview has a hidden 'Night Mode' for nighttime viewing (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/android-n-night-mode/)
The new launcher shortcuts are meant to give developers the ability to add custom shortcuts from the Android home screen. You could create a shortcut from a messaging app to send a message to a particular contact, for instance, or to navigate to a specific location from a maps app.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/android-n-3d-touch/)
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Android users may soon get their own version of Apple's 3D Touch.*
When Google rolled out its second preview of Android N (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/google-android-n-developer-preview-2-release/)to developers, we **ted the new home screen shortcuts feature offered a nice counterpoint to Apple's 3D Touch. **w we k**w the feature is a lot more like 3D Touch than we thought, as Google has confirmed it will work with pressure sensitive displays.*
SEE ALSO: Google's Android N preview has a hidden 'Night Mode' for nighttime viewing (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/android-n-night-mode/)
The new launcher shortcuts are meant to give developers the ability to add custom shortcuts from the Android home screen. You could create a shortcut from a messaging app to send a message to a particular contact, for instance, or to navigate to a specific location from a maps app.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/android-n-3d-touch/)
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