The iOS 13 beta suggests that 3D Touch could soon be discontinued

The first iOS 13 developer beta is now available, and users are discovering that Apple’s 3D Touch functionality seems to have been all but replaced. 9to5Mac reports that many of the feature’s key pieces of functionality, like the context menu that appears when you press down hard on an app’s icon on the home screen, can now be accessed via a long press. The new gesture is available on all iPhones and iPads, regardless of whether they previously supported 3D Touch.

It’s not entirely unexpected that 3D Touch might be on its way out. Last year, Apple omitted the feature on the iPhone XR, and its replacement Haptic Touch feature was so capable that it made 3D Touch feel a little unnecessary in comparison. The ability to swipe on an iPhone’s…

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