Future iPhones Could Have 3D Touch On Front And Back, Face ID, OLED Display

Apple revealed its latest iPhone lineup last week, which includes the iPhone X, and now information on possible features for future smartphones are coming in. Future iPhones (and iPads) could include front and back 3D Touch force detection, according to an Apple patent application published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, spotted by AppleInsider. The application, called "Detecting backside force in a touch-screen device," says the backside actions with 3D Touch includes "multi-tasking application switches or content or viewport manipulation." The new technology means future iPhones could be thinner. Apple is looking into a "touch-screen device that may be configured to detect when a user applies force to the back side of the device," according to the patent.