Using App Shortcuts
3D Touch has been around
for a while now, but thanks to
iOS 10, you can access more
app features than before with
Quick Actions when you firmly
press app icons. For instance,
the News app displays a widget with top stories as well as
a panel of your favorite news
sources. Other apps with useful
Quick Actions include Mail, with
shortcuts to things like your VIP
mailbox or search bar; Phone,
which shows recent callers and
recent voicemail; or Reminders,
which shows current items and
your most frequently used lists.
Edit Reminders
If you use Reminders to help
you remember your upcoming
events and errands you need to
run, then you’ll love the way 3D
Touch allows you to make quick
adjustments within the app. Typ-
ically, to edit information such
as location and time, you would
need to tap the blue “i” symbol
next to the reminder. But with
3D Touch, you can skip all that
and quickly jump into editing
by hard pressing the reminder
itself. Two options will appear,
allowing you to edit either the
time or location of your event.
Select the option you want and
you’ll be taken to the appropriate page.
Delete All Notifications at
Once
If you have a bunch of notifications, going through and
deleting each one individually
can be a pain. 3D Touch lets you
delete all of your notifications at
once, saving both your time and
your sanity. To clear all of your
notifications at once, first swipe
down from the top of your
screen to access Notifications
Center. Then 3D Touch the “x”
symbol in the top right corner.
Tap Clear All Notifications. Now
all of your notifications will be
deleted and your screen will be
blank.
Using Control Center
Shortcuts
You can use 3D Touch to ac-
cess more than just app icon
shortcuts. Control Center offers
several useful 3D Touch short-
cuts when you swipe up from
the bottom of the screen too.
Along the bottom of Control
Center are four icons that allow
you to use important features:
Flashlight, Timer, Calculator, and
Camera. Flashlight lets you vary
light levels to low, medium, or
bright; Clock gives you the op-
tion to set a timer for 1 minute
to 1 hour; Calculator lets you
copy the last number you calcu-
lated; and Camera lets you choose from a selection of shoot-
ing modes.
The iOS 10 Guide
3D Touch
