Have you already gotten used to using the 3D Touch? Well maybe you shouldn't have done it because if we listen to the latest rumors about the iPhones that Apple will launch in 2019 (yes, I was not mistaken, next year) this function could disappear.
That's what Barclays says after meeting with several of Apple's suppliers and analyzing supply chains. In addition it also launches your predictions about the HomePod and AirPods. To continue; the details.
We are talking about the third generation of iPhone X and the second of the iPhone X Plus, and we still do not even know what the second of the X and the first of the X Plus will be, but the technology is like that, especially when we talk about Apple. Everything seems to indicate that Apple will abandon the 3D Touch in 2019. A technology launched with the iPhone 6s and that has been difficult for users to assimilate, and now it seems that it will abandon just when we have already become familiar with it. The reason? They don't say it.
Could it be that the iPhone 2019 are compatible with the Apple Pencil (or similar) and that is why they abandon this technology on the screen? The Apple Pencil does something similar with its tip, being able to capture many more levels of pressure than the 3D Touch. It would be the only explanation that would make sense at this point, although that does not guarantee anything either. There was talk of the compatibility of the Apple Pencil with the iPhone this year, but each time it seems that this is less possible and that it will not arrive until the next, so that both rumors seem to add up.
They have also talked about the HomePod and AirPods, although without saying anything new. There will be a cheaper new HomePod launching next year, just like the second generation AirPods. This year we will have to settle for the wireless charging box, which will be optional, but keeping the same headphones.