Apple could add Force Touch sensors to the OLED Touch Bar on a future MacBook Pro if a new patent application by the company ever comes to fruition.
The original Apple Watch was the first device to feature Force Touch, which sensed extra pressure when users pressed firmly on the display, allowing them to access additional content and controls depending on the context.
Apple later added Force Touch sensing technology to the MacBook Pro trackpad in 2016, and brought the haptic feedback technology to the iPhone 6s the same year in the form of 3D Touch, which featured Peek and Pop gestures.
Perhaps as a result of its lack of discoverability, Apple dropped support for Force Touch on Apple Watch with the release of watchOS 7, and 3D Touch went the same way on iPhone when it was replaced by Haptic Touch (aka long press) in the iPhone XR and subsequent models.
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However, the new patent published by the US Pa
