New Instagram Update Lets You Use Force Touch on Android Today

New Instagram Update Lets You Use Force Touch on Android Today

The latest iOS update from 2015 introduced a feature called Force Touch. That feature let you control how different actions were performed on iOS based on how hard you pressed on a certain item.

Android devices do not have pressure-sensitive screens. However, developers have found a great alternative: by long-pressing on the screen, you can perform many of the same functions as a Force Touch on iOS.

On iOS’s Instagram, for example, you can press on a picture slightly harder than normal to drag your finger to Like, Profile, or Share, depending on your preference.

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Instagram’s new Android update replicates this feature without requiring the use of Force Touch. Now, anyone with a touch-screen Android device (who doesn’t have one of those?) can long-press on Instagram to enjoy the same features iOS users have enjoyed.

Ultimately, some Android users will find this to be more intuitive than Force Touch: instead of minutely adjusting the pressure you’re putting onto your screen, you can simply long-press without worrying about pressure.

As someone who probably taps his phone a little too hard, I think I prefer the long-press method.

Download the latest Instagram update for Android from the Google Play Store here.

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