Apple has finally rolled out the hotly awaited 3D Touch, split-screen multitasking as well as Force Touch functionalities to Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Alongside the updates, the company has also taken its iWork Apps for iCloud out of beta.
The update came out Thursday, Oct. 15, nearly a month after the release of iOS 9.
Quite a few of its users expected these updates to make these applications more useful, especially since these are key components of Apple's productivity suite.
Split View for Pages
OS X El Capitan and the iPad users should now enjoy the perks of this new addition. With Split View, it allows users to work on two documents side-by-side, ideal for individuals who handle more than one task at the same time.
Force Touch
Users of the Retina MacBook Pro as well as the 12-inch MacBook which boast the new Force Touch Magic Trackpad and the trackpad, can enjoy the new Force Touch gestures in each of the applications.
One can Force Click on an image, allowing it to be edited. Moreover, this Force Touch gesture touts a built-in haptic feedback.
3D Touch
Owners of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus can now take advantage of the new 3D Touch in creating new documents.
All the three applications provide support for the 3D Touch functionality.
Other Additions
Users of Pages and Keynote can now open documents and presentations from 2006 through 2008 versions of the software. Numbers, in the meantime, has gained support for opening Numbers '08 spreadsheets.
It is worth noting that shared Keynote, Pages and Numbers documents can now be displayed on Android and iOS browsers.
iWork for iCloud Out of Beta
Previously, a beta tag was attached to the icons of Numbers, Pages and Keynote in iCloud. Now, Apple has finally taken out the beta tag, indicating the testing period for the apps is over.
Additionally, the tag which in the past appeared on the iWork for iCloud informational webpage as well as on the iCloud landing page has already been pulled out.
Price Tag
For those who have recently bought new iOS or Mac devices, the iWork apps are free of charge. Otherwise, users should burn $9.99 for each of the iWork apps for iOS and $19.99 for each app for Mac.
