The 3D Touch functionality is one of the few claims of the Cupertino company that the rest of the manufacturers have not yet managed to imitate in an efficient way. This technology is present in all iPhones from the 6s model, as well as in the Apple Watch and in its variant for MacBook called ForceTouch.
It is normal that we cannot know all the secrets that our devices hide from the Cupertino company. For all this today We bring you a short tour of the most interesting 3D Touch shortcuts on the Apple Watch, which will help you move much better through the user interface Apple Watch and do your business faster.
1. Change the view of the SpringBoard
One of the most determining aspects in the visual aspect of the Apple Watch user interface is precisely the SpringBoard, the place where all the applications are concentrated so that we can access them. Although many do not know it, we do not necessarily have to use the bubble system, If we press hard (activating 3D Touch) on the SpringBoard of the Apple Watch, we can access a menu that will allow us to change between the «mosaic» system or a «list» system for our applications.
2. Quickly send a message
The Messages application has grown exponentially since Apple allows us, among other things, to draw the letters we want with our fingers, although we recommend that users mainly use the voice dictation system of the Cupertino company, which is quite efficient and fast. In short, when we are in the conversations menu within the Messages application, we can quickly write a message if we activate the 3D Touch in a random place, then the “New message” pop-up menu will open. A quick trick to streamline our conversations through the Apple Watch.
3. Access the weekly summary or change objectives in Activity
Now it is the turn of Activity, the favorite application of those who want to take their data into account fitness, especially those who usually do sports, go to the gym or simply like to take care of themselves. This application has a lot of information that it stores every day, but sometimes it is a bummer to change the parameters or search for certain functions. Well you should know that If you activate the 3D Touch within Activity, you will be able to quickly access the "Weekly Summary" or the option to "Change moving objective", to set the parameters very quickly.
4. Use AirPlay or change the audio stream from Apple Watch
As you well know, when we start to play something on the iPhone, the "Now Sounds" system of the Apple Watch is activated, which monitors what we are listening to and allows us to switch between the multimedia controls. However, some do not know this detail that will allow us to quickly activate the sound in our AirPods or any wireless headset. If we activate 3D Touch on top of the speaker icon in "Now Sounds", the AirPlay conceptual menu will be activated, which will allow us to change the device that plays the audio.
5. Quick shortcuts in a Messages conversation
Messages is one of the applications that is most integrated with the 3D Touch system, otherwise it would be extremely difficult to use. Well when we are in a conversation, If we activate the 3D Touch function we will be able to do any of these things with a single touch:
- Reply to the message
- Detail of the contact that writes us
- Submit a location
- Select conversation language (for dictation)
And that's how fast we can do all of this simply by harnessing the power of the 3D Touch functionality on our Apple Watch.
6. More information in the Weather app
Personally, I have special affection for the Weather application on the Apple Watch, it gives you all the information you need, which has made many Apple Watch users use it only from the Apple Watch to see everything in an instant. How could it be otherwise, It has its own 3D Touch shortcuts, and if we enter the Weather application and activate the functionality, it will allow us to:
- See the temperature at that moment
- See the weather at that moment
- Show percentage chance of precipitation
7. Clear all notifications
This is one of the most useful and fastest. And it is that notifications accumulate a lot throughout the day, especially if we have the clock in silence for too long. Now we will be able to eliminate all notifications in a flash if we activate the 3D Touch function in the Notification Center. We press easy and an «X» will appear that will allow us to eliminate all of them in the quickest and easiest way, perhaps one of the best known shortcuts and at the same time the most relevant.
