Izolo sibhale i-athikili lokho kuqoqe izitatimende ezivela kumhlaziyi uMing-Chi Kuo, oqinisekise ukuthi i-iPad Air 3 izofika ngoMashi futhi ingenasikrini Ukuthinta kwe-3D. Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, umthombo owazi kahle lolu daba uqinisekise umbiko womhlaziyi waseChina, waqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple izokwazi ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokuqashelwa kwengcindezi olufana nolo lwe-iPhone 6s ne-iPhone 6s Plus kuzikrini ezinkulu, ezingabavumela ukuthi bangeze i-3D Touch ku-iPad. Njengamanje, i-Apple izama "ukwelula" i-3D Touch futhi isebenza kubuchwepheshe obufanayo ngenhloso yokuyisebenzisa ngokuzayo. iPad Pro.
Lobu buchwepheshe bebungeke bukulungele ukwethulwa (uma kukhiqizwa) kwe-iPad Air 3 ngoMashi futhi akunakwenzeka ukuthi kuzobe sekulungele i-iPad Pro engacatshangwanga. Imithombo ithi ubuchwepheshe be-2D Touch be-iPad izofika ngemuva kwe-iPhone elandelayo, idivaysi okulindeleke ukuthi ibizwe nge-iPhone 7. Uma sibheka ukuthi ama-iPhone 6s afakwa ngoSepthemba kanti ne-iPad Pro yaqala ukudayiswa ngoNovemba, kunethuba (elikude) lokuthi i-iPad Pro 2 ifaka phakathi umbukiso onengcindezi ukuqashelwa.
Uma kukhona i-iPad Pro 2 futhi ifika ngaphandle kwe-3D Touch, ubuchwepheshe kufanele bulungele i- isizukulwane esilandelayo i-iPad Air futhi into enengqondo kunazo zonke ukuthi i-Apple isebenzisa isikrini esibucayi esibhekene naleyo modeli ye-iPad, ngoba i-3D Touch ngabe isivele yethulwe ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ngaphambili. Siyakhumbula ukuthi ithebhulethi ye-apula yathatha unyaka ukuthola i-Touch ID, kepha unyaka nohhafu kungenzeka ukuthi sekuvele kwaba kukhulu kakhulu emakethe lapho ukuncintisana kushubile.
Okokugcina, imithombo ithi isizukulwane esilandelayo se-3D Touch izosebenza ngendlela efanayo nesizukulwane samanje futhi kufanele kube sobala kumsebenzisi wokugcina. Kufanele kube isibuyekezo esifanayo ku-Touch ID yama-iPhone 6s, inzwa yesizukulwane sesibili esheshayo futhi enokwethenjelwa kunenguqulo yangaphambilini.