Is 3D Touch coming back? Apple patents new sensors
With the exception of the trackpad on MacBooks, Apple has removed Force Touch technology (also known as 3D Touch) from its products.
Apple Patent is the tag on apfelpatient.de for the most interesting patents Apple files or is granted worldwide. Patents offer an early glimpse into the company's possible future paths – from new input methods through alternative display technologies, modular hardware concepts, health sensors and smart home solutions to entirely new product categories. Important caveat: not every patent becomes a product. Many filings serve strategic protection, others stay in the drawer, and some surface unexpectedly in real devices years later. Apple regularly ranks among the most patent-active companies worldwide, and the most creative filings in particular offer revealing hints about what the research teams in Cupertino are actually working on.
On apfelpatient.de, this tag gives you a curated overview of the most fascinating patent finds around Apple: detailed reports on individual filings with visualizations from the patent documents, background on standout concepts like modular headsets, novel Pencil functions, fabric displays or unusual input solutions, context on which patents might realistically make it into real products and which are more likely to remain in the research drawer, and cross-topic links to iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro and Apple Intelligence.
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With the exception of the trackpad on MacBooks, Apple has removed Force Touch technology (also known as 3D Touch) from its products.
Integrated into the Magic Keyboard: A new patent has now been discovered that shows that Apple is working on a completely new computer concept.
Is Gar ID coming? A patent application describes two ways in which AirPods can confirm our identity.
Apple has already offered watch models made of titanium in the past. Could MacBook devices also be made of titanium in the future?
Reports about a foldable iPhone aren't new. Quite the opposite. Several have accumulated over the years, including...
"Apple Glass" could integrate real objects into AR or VR experiences, specifically to prevent the wearer from colliding with them.
The clever endlink in the Apple Watch could be extended to other devices as Apple explores a new "attachment system."
New patent offers insight: There is currently speculation as to whether Apple will eventually catch up with the iPhone.
Health: Apple has been researching ways to have an Apple Watch strap automatically track the wearer's hydration for years.
We have already read rumors about a foldable iPhone several times. Corresponding patents have already confirmed Apple's work.
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