How to use virtual Trackpad on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max

One of the more useful actions that 3D Touch can perform is to press the keyboard on the iPhone's screen to turn it into a virtual trackpad. If you use the ‌3D Touch‌, the keyboard will become blank and turn into a trackpad, allowing you to quickly move the cursor on the screen through the text you have written.

This common gesture is very useful because it allows you to make quick edits without having to reach and touch the screen. However, in its latest series of devices, Apple has replaced the ‌3D Touch‌ with Haptic Touch and the way to activate the virtual trackpad has changed a bit.

On iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, you must press and hold the spacebar to display the trackpad. In other words, pressing anywhere on the keyboard no longer works.

It's a small adjustment, but it's worth noting in case you try to activate the virtual trackpad on the new ‌iPhone‌ in the traditional way and wonder why it doesn't work.

Note that the gestures work similarly on all Apple devices without ‌3D Touch‌, including the iPhone XR and all iPad models.