Many iPhone users were disappointed when Apple replaced the amazing 3D Touch feature with the much less effective Haptic Touch and have been complaining about the same ever since. But guess what? With this new iOS 17 feature, it looks like Apple has finally heeded the demand of iPhone users, giving them the ability to improve Haptic Touch on iPhone. Even if the feature isn't as effective as 3D Touch was, at least something is better than nothing, right? Keep reading to learn how to make Haptic Touch faster on iPhone in iOS 17.

Haptic Touch is an iPhone feature that provides tactical feedback to your touch responses. Unlike the 3D Touch feature which detects different levels of pressure, Haptic Touch reacts to a long press. Every time you long press an app icon, you'll feel a subtle vibration (Haptic Feedback), which brings up additional options, making it easier to interact with your iPhone's apps and features.

With iOS 16, Apple only offered two Haptic Touch options to choose from. iOS 17 introduces a new setting to elevate the experience. In our tests, the new "Standard" Haptic Touch option in iOS 17 felt similar to the "Fast" option in iOS 16, and the "Slow" option works the same as the "Standard" option in iOS 16, making the "Fast" Haptic option Touch in iOS 17 faster than iOS 16.

With the basics out of the way, here's how to enable quick haptic touch on your iPhone: