Google’s answer to Apple’s 3D-touchMumbai, Apr 19(AZINS) Google may have the answer to Apple's 3D-touch feature that the latter launched in the fourth quarter last year.

Google has rolled out its update of Android N preview to developers with a peculiar feature that is very reminiscent of Apple’s 3D-touch. Google has also confirmed that the new OS will support pressure-sensitive screens.

The new feature reportedly called 'Launcher Shortcuts', will allow users to hard-press an App to bring out a drop down menu and then add custom shortcuts so that users don't need to boot an app every time they want to use a specific function.

Google says the new OS will have the potential to "define shortcuts which users can expose in the launcher to help them perform actions quicker."

A video on YouTube has an Android blog called Phandroid, tinkering around with the new feature -- have a look below.

Apart from Apple, Huawei’s Mate S and P9 smartphones have a pressure-sensitive technology. It will be interesting to see how many companies announce integration with this new technology in the coming months.