These are key selling points for the Force Touch feature, but some users may prefer a more traditional experience without the extra clicks and feedback. With Force Touch hardware and a Force Click action, users can access pop-up windows (Apple calls them “popovers”) that display quick tidbits of information such as dictionary definitions, map locations, or package tracking numbers, change the browsing speed while viewing photos, or even increase or decrease the fast forward and rewind speed while watching a QuickTime movie, in addition to many more interactions.īut Force Touch and Force Clicks can also be distracting for longtime trackpad users, as they introduce a secondary click point based on the pressure of your finger on the Trackpad, and generate haptic feedback based on certain events, such as when a rotating photo hits zero degrees, or an audio track levels out at 0 dB. To clarify, Force Touch is the feature or technology itself, while Force Click is the actual action of pressing firmly on a Force Touch-compatible trackpad). Force Touch is a new feature in Apple’s latest MacBooks and the Magic Trackpad 2 that allows users to interact with apps and data in OS X based on the pressure of their click, something Apple refers to as a “Force Click.” ( Note: the different terms of “Force Touch” and “Force Click” can be confusing.
