[amimetic]

They should probably just remove it. Long press would almost always achieve same thing. And is slightly more intuitive.

[frou_dh]

In something like Safari, long press and 3D Touch already do distinct things (traditional right-click-esque menu vs. content peek-pop), which are both useful.

Elsewhere, those visual indicators mocked up in TFA seem pretty good. Probably offend Jony Ive's sensibilities though.