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iOS 5 = Multi Touch Gestures are Back!

ImNoSuperMan

ImNoSuperMan

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Oh man, Apple didnt leave anything for my wishlist today. Maybe widgets but they werent in the wishlist to begin with. Can keep it empty so gimme widgets apple. Even if I dont need them, I want them coz everything else I wanted, iOS 5 has it already :D
 
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RayK

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This has been available to developers for a bit now. Glad they are making it for all tho. I use this feature all the time!
 
Crosbie

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Yep, win. So glad they've made this standard. I use it all the time and was starting to get shirty about the idea of having to redo the Xcode thing regularly...
 
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Gilly Gil

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Im very happy with the features they've added. Makes me even more excited since I just picked one up today.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
 
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xraytech

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kramjam said:
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#more

iOS 5 includes a few new moves and shortcuts to help you get around even quicker on your iPad: Using four or five fingers, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, pinch to return to the Home screen, and swipe left or right to switch between apps.

Hurray!
Click to expand...

So did they fix the Lock Screen Lock-Up issue?

For those who don't know what that is, try this. Of course you have to have Gestures enabled

1) At the home screen, 4-5 Finger Pinch (I know I know, why would I do that when it does nothing. Just follow along)

2) Now put you iPad to sleep using the Sleep/Wake button.

3) Wake and try to "Slide to Unlock"

That's the Lock Screen Lock-Up

To get out of it you need to ReBoot.
 
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Roy Hobbs

Roy Hobbs

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I just installed iOS 5 and I don't seem to have an option to turn on gestures like I did in 4.3.

Anybody? Is this something to turn on or should it be on by default?
 
bufffilm

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kramjam said:
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#more

iOS 5 includes a few new moves and shortcuts to help you get around even quicker on your iPad: Using four or five fingers, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, pinch to return to the Home screen, and swipe left or right to switch between apps.

Hurray!
Click to expand...

those multi-gestures can be enabled on your iOS 4.x tablet now, without jail-breaking or buying xcode.

it looks like they added a few new ones in iOS5.
 
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Coukos34

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xraytech said:
So did they fix the Lock Screen Lock-Up issue?

For those who don't know what that is, try this. Of course you have to have Gestures enabled

1) At the home screen, 4-5 Finger Pinch (I know I know, why would I do that when it does nothing. Just follow along)

2) Now put you iPad to sleep using the Sleep/Wake button.

3) Wake and try to "Slide to Unlock"

That's the Lock Screen Lock-Up

To get out of it you need to ReBoot.
Click to expand...

Wow it's funny I never ran into it, but just tried it and it's true. One thing you have wrong though, reboot not needed, just do the reverse (expand using 4-5 fingers) from the lock screen. That resolves it
 
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xraytech

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Coukos34 said:
Wow it's funny I never ran into it, but just tried it and it's true. One thing you have wrong though, reboot not needed, just do the reverse (expand using 4-5 fingers) from the lock screen. That resolves it
Click to expand...

Really? Doesn't work for me, I have to reboot. What version of iOS are you running?
 
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Cha

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xraytech said:
Really? Doesn't work for me, I have to reboot. What version of iOS are you running?
Click to expand...

I can't seem to get the freeze on iOS 5... but I was able to on 4.3.X...
You do not have to reboot... you just have to wait a min or so and the slider will work again. To pass time I would rotate my ipad, then I was able to move the slider again.
 
Natesac

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Question for someone who used multitasking gestures on 4.x and iOS 5

On my iPad 2 (4.3.3) when I use the 4 finger swipe from app to app I notiice a slight delay before the next app is responsive. Ex- going from mail to safari, there is a 1 or 2 second delay before safari is scrollable.

Does this still exist in iOS 5 or have they been optimized?
 
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Aidoneus

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Maybe it's me being thick, but I can't seem to get the gestures to work. Do they have to be enabled in Settings?

Running iOS 5 on a first gen iPad.
 
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TC25

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I installed the itunes beta and downloaded the iOS 5 beta. What's the process for installing it on an iPad2? Yes, I am a paid iOS developer but this is my first try at doing this.
 
djrod

djrod

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Natesac said:
Question for someone who used multitasking gestures on 4.x and iOS 5

On my iPad 2 (4.3.3) when I use the 4 finger swipe from app to app I notiice a slight delay before the next app is responsive. Ex- going from mail to safari, there is a 1 or 2 second delay before safari is scrollable.

Does this still exist in iOS 5 or have they been optimized?
Click to expand...

There is no lag!
 
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deeddawg

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Gorki247 said:
bufffilm said:
those multi-gestures can be enabled on your iOS 4.x tablet now, without jail-breaking or buying xcode.

it looks like they added a few new ones in iOS5.
Click to expand...

Really? How do you do that?
Click to expand...

Google is a really handy way to answer many questions quickly.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=enable+gestures+ipad+ios+4.3

The only part I'll add is that if the version 3 xcode is still available on the free version of the developer account (developer.apple.com), then no need to spend $5 for xcode v4.
 
Roy Hobbs

Roy Hobbs

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Are the "new" gestures only available on iPad 2 running iOS 5?
I don't see them on my iPad 1 or any settings
 
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Gorki247

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deeddawg said:
Google is a really handy way to answer many questions quickly.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=enable+gestures+ipad+ios+4.3

The only part I'll add is that if the version 3 xcode is still available on the free version of the developer account (developer.apple.com), then no need to spend $5 for xcode v4.
Click to expand...

OK, I misunderstood. I thought he meant without using xcode (and thus a developer account) at all. Should learn to read properly as he did write 'without buying'. My mistake :eek:
 
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yugushen

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I used the Xcode trick to enable it on my iPad 2. Having used it for weeks, absolutely love it.
 
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deeddawg

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Gorki247 said:
OK, I misunderstood. I thought he meant without using xcode (and thus a developer account) at all. Should learn to read properly as he did write 'without buying'. My mistake :eek:
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No problem, happens to all of us sometime.

There's also a way to do it via Windows, but I've not tried it (I used the free xcode3 for my ipad1 then later on my ipad2). Link: http://www.icopybot.com/blog/enable-multitouch-gestures-on-ipad-without-jailbreaking.htm

Glad the gestures are supposed to be in iOS5. Once you get used to them, it'd be difficult to go back.
 
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Dave6195

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deeddawg said:
No problem, happens to all of us sometime.

There's also a way to do it via Windows, but I've not tried it (I used the free xcode3 for my ipad1 then later on my ipad2). Link: http://www.icopybot.com/blog/enable-multitouch-gestures-on-ipad-without-jailbreaking.htm

Glad the gestures are supposed to be in iOS5. Once you get used to them, it'd be difficult to go back.
Click to expand...

Was just about to post the above link. Used it a few weeks ago and works perfectly on iPad 2 (4.3.3).

Could not use my iPad without them now, delighted they are standard for iOS 5.
 
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hoanganh

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another bug of gestures in 4.3.x is when you use facetime! the gestures will go crazy, cannot control anything!
 
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