The Android Q is coming with a bunch of updates, the latest being the likes of getting Apple’s 3D Touch-like experience. The operating system has been found to have some references hinting at upcoming feature implementation, which Google is calling ‘Deep press’.
It is, however, not yet confirmed if the update will be available on all the existing devices compatible with Android Q or will require specific hardware to detect the pressure being applied on the screen. Separately, a Pixel Themes app has been spotted in the Android Q Beta 2 that could enable customisation on the Pixel phones.
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“The current event stream represents the user intentionally pressing harder on the screen. This classification type should be used to accelerate the long press behaviour,” explains the listing on the Android Developers portal.
Twitter user Till Kottmann first spotted the existence of the deep press classification on Android Q.
While Google may formally call the new feature Deep Press, it’s likely to be used to sense pressure on the display to perform certain actions, similar to how 3D Touch works on iPhone models. This means on Android Q, the users may able to access multiple features by pressing the screen harder than their usual behaviour.
Apple has enabled 3D Touch to detect various levels of force using the compatible display hardware. This isn’t likely to be a part of Google’s deep press. However, it is unclear whether the new capability will work on all the existing devices compatible with Android Q or will be limited to afresh models that have supported hardware.