How to Change Touch Sensitivity on iPhone or iPad

This wikiHow teaches you how to adjust the screen’s 3D Touch settings on a compatible iPad or iPhone. Note: 3D Touch is only available on iPhone 6S and later.

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Open the Settings menu of your iPhone/iPad. Find and tap the icon

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on the home screen to open the Settings app.

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Scroll down and tap General . This option is next to the . icon

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in the Settings menu.

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Click Accessibility in the General menu. Your iPhone/iPad Accessibility options will open in a new page.

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Click 3D Touch in the Accessibility menu.

3D Touch is only available on iPhone 6S and later. If you’re using an older model, you won’t see this option in the menu.

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Swipe the 3D Touch switch to the position

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. The 3D Touch feature on iPhone/iPad will be enabled. A slider will appear below the switch for you to adjust the touch sensitivity.

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Swipe the 3D TOUCH SENSITIVITY slider to Light, Medium or Firm level. New touch settings are automatically saved.

Light touch level will reduce the amount of force needed to press on the screen to activate 3D Touch, and Firm is the highest level (pressurize the device to understand the command).

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