--- description: The Apple Watch's Force Touch feature is coming to the iPhone, according to sources familiar with Apple's upcoming smartphone. title: The Apple Watch's Best Feature Is Coming to the iPhone image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb91e65fed77a87c9/698858d5a988ca5d766b33f5/force-touch-iphone-apple-watch.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Apple Watch's Best Feature Is Coming to the iPhone  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 29, 2015 1:36 PM CUT  A man uses the remote camera function on an Apple Watch Sport smartwatch as he holds an Apple iPhone 5s smartphone in an arranged photograph in Hong Kong, April 24, 2015. A man uses the remote camera function on an Apple Watch Sport smartwatch as he holds an Apple iPhone 5s smartphone in an arranged photograph in Hong Kong, April 24, 2015.Bloomberg — Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 29, 2015 1:36 PM CUT The Apple Watch’s [Force Touch](http://time.com/3896428/apple-iphone-force-touch/ "undefined") feature, which can tell the difference between harder and softer touches, will be implemented in Apple’s upcoming iPhones. The feature enables app developers to add new functionality to their software — by using Force Touch on the Apple Watch’s notifications display, for instance, users can clear all their notifications with a single touch. According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple suppliers have begun early production of new iPhone models with the new touch screen technology, [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-26/apple-suppliers-said-to-start-making-iphones-with-force-touch "undefined") reports. The addition will help the new iPhones — speculated to be the “iPhone 6s” and “iPhone 6s Plus” — stay ahead of rival smartphone makers, particularly Samsung. Force Touch was made available on [Apple’s latest MacBooks,](http://time.com/3886946/apple-macbook-pro-retina-5k/ "undefined") which were released in May. \[[Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-26/apple-suppliers-said-to-start-making-iphones-with-force-touch "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3939739/iphone-force-touch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3939739/iphone-force-touch/"},"headline":"The Apple Watch's Best Feature Is Coming to the iPhone","datePublished":"2015-06-29T13:36:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:05:52.282Z","description":"Use the Force Touch, Luke","url":"https://time.com/3939739/iphone-force-touch/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Smartphones","iPhone","Apple watch","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb91e65fed77a87c9/698858d5a988ca5d766b33f5/force-touch-iphone-apple-watch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb91e65fed77a87c9/698858d5a988ca5d766b33f5/force-touch-iphone-apple-watch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Force Touch iPhone Apple Watch","caption":"Force Touch iPhone Apple Watch","creditText":"Bloomberg — Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3939739/iphone-force-touch/","name":"The Apple Watch's Best Feature Is Coming to the iPhone"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Here’s How Much Tim Cook Made In 2014","description":"We now know what the face and leader of Apple made in 2014. 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