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iPad Pro gets 3D touch feature through Apple Pencil pressure, iOS 9 Hack

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 A well known developer Hamza Sood hacked the iOS 9 to enable 3D Touch feature on iPad Pro with the pressure sensitive sensor of Apple Pencil by combining relevant iOS codes through jailbreak. Hack convert all Apple Pencil pressure data into data for 3D interaction. 3D Touch is exclusive to iPhone 6s and none of the other device support 3D Touch functionality including Apple's latest large Tablet. Apple Pencil's Pressure data is only used for drawing and sketching purpose.

 Hamza Sood managed to do it because Apple Pencil sends pressure data back to the system, which helps in increasing width when drawing or sketching. The pressure sensitive sensor is integrated into the Apple Pencil, not in the iPad Pro. The hack converts the Pressure force into the usable numbers and the numbers are used for 3D Touch's Peak and Pop feature.

 The Video below shows the Peak and Pop feature in action posted by Hamza Sood.

It seems that Apple doesn't want iPad Pro users to use Apple Pencil just for drawing or sketching not as a stylus. They don't want users to use 3D through Apple Pencil even if it is possible, Apple is not bringing this feature because of marketing reasons.

 You can bring this functionality to you iPad Pro through Hamza Sood's guide available in GitHub.
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3D Touch will continue to work with iPhone 6s screen covers

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According to Apple's senior Vice President of Marketing, Phill Schiller, Apple new 3D Touch technology will still work if you put on a screen protector over the display.

 Due to the fact that the new iPhone 6s sense the pressure applied on its display, we were worried that the Apple's new 3D Touch technology won't work with screen protectors. Thus to clear the confusion that will 3D Touch work with screen protectors or not?. The folks at 3D Tronics emailed Phill Schiller and got the reply from him that there is nothing to worry about, the 3D Touch will surely work will most of the screen protectors.

Here's what Apple said:
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The 3D Touch technology is particularly available on certain Apple devices including iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Both of the iPhones are set to launch on September 25th.
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