Learning Xcode 8

Creating 3D Touch app shortcuts

One of the coolest new features of the 2015 models of iPhones (iPhone 6s and 6s+) is their 3D Touch capabilities. In this section, we're going to take a look at how to implement the new Quick Action app shortcuts in our app, Snippets. We're going to create two shortcut actions that allow us to create both a text snippet and photo snippet by using a hard press on the app icon.

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Unfortunately, as of this writing, Apple only allows 3D touch capabilities in their iOS 10 simulator if you have a force touch trackpad built into your mac laptop, or a new magic trackpad. This means that unless you have a physical 3D Touch-capable device or a force touch trackpad, you won't be able to test the code in this section. You ...