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Video of New Multi-Touch Gestures on iPad iOS 4.3


One of the most interesting new features found in the developer release of iOS 4.3 is the introduction of four and five finger gestures for the iPad.

This beta release contains a preview of new Multi-Touch gestures for iPad. You can use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen; swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar; and swipe left or right between apps. We are providing this preview before releasing them to the public to understand how these gestures work with your apps.

The above video shows the user four-finger swiping from left/right to switch between multitasking apps. Meanwhile pinching with 4 or 5 fingers can return you to the home screen, which potentially removes the need for a physical home button.

iOS 4.3 is not yet available for public download.

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15 months ago
very cool. nice too see more features.
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15 months ago
Looks promising. And I think this is only the beginning, still...
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15 months ago
This is going to be great. The future for iOS looks really interesting.
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15 months ago
Cool and useful!
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15 months ago
wow, nice! indeed.
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15 months ago

which potentially removes the need for a physical home button.


No, sorry, let's not start copying Android (Honeycomb). Every device needs physical buttons especially in times of software issues...
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15 months ago

Looks promising. And I think this is only the beginning, still...


Was just about to post this!
Hopefully with more customization and a new notification system as well!

iOS 5 looks good so far.
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15 months ago
wow, that is really awesome.
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15 months ago
This really highlights the multitasking capabilities and I bet it will make the iPad seem a lot more like a laptop to a lot of people. At the very least I'll be using the horizontal gestures for sure.
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15 months ago
But does this mean new functions for the home button? No idea what else it could do, but just a thought.
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