iPhone: Anyone used SwipeNav?

[TH55]

I believe it's the greatest tweak ever invented, if you are JB and don't have it you will never go back once you do

[BumpyFlatline]

Originally Posted by TH55

I believe it's the greatest tweak ever invented, if you are JB and don't have it you will never go back

I'm familiar with it but I've never used it. I use Zephyr religiously so if the two don't play nicely together then I'd be hard pressed to switch. Do you know if SwipeNav works with Zephyr?

Also, isn't SwipeNav the same thing as Ryan Petrich's SwipeBack?

[TH55]

Originally Posted by BumpyFlatline

I'm familiar with it but I've never used it. I use Zephyr religiously so if the two don't play nicely together then I'd be hard pressed to switch. Do you know if SwipeNav works with Zephyr?

Also, isn't SwipeNav the same thing as Ryan Petrich's SwipeBack?

Yes they work beautifully together along w Sleipnizer. I use those three religiously, I could never use an iPhone without them. Awesome tweaks.

Swipe back is slightly different, you have to swipe all the way from the edge of the screen whereas Swipenav you just simply swipe anywhere on the screen. I like and use Swipenav much more

[BumpyFlatline]

Originally Posted by TH55

Yes they work beautifully together along w Sleipnizer. I use those three religiously, I could never use an iPhone without them. Awesome tweaks.

Swipe back is slightly different, you have to swipe all the way from the edge of the screen whereas Swipenav you just simply swipe anywhere on the screen. I like and use Swipenav much more

Awesome, thanks for the feedback. I went ahead and installed the tweak. So far this seems like a keeper for me! I love Ryan Petrich's work but swiping from the edge to engage SwipeBack directly interferes with Zephyr. SwipeNav works much better for me because I can basically swipe anywhere on the screen and leave the edges for Zephyr. Thanks for suggesting this tweak. I'm surprised I haven't been using this already. I have gone back and forth on SwipeBack for a long time now because I wanted this functionality but kept getting frustrated. I can't believe I never gave SwipeNav a chance. I've come across it several times in Cydia but just skipped right past it.

I have a question for you. In settings under Excluded Apps, what is the difference between Disable and Force-Disable? Do you have any idea? Thanks again!

[TH55]

Originally Posted by BumpyFlatline

Awesome, thanks for the feedback. I went ahead and installed the tweak. So far this seems like a keeper for me! I love Ryan Petrich's work but swiping from the edge to engage SwipeBack directly interferes with Zephyr. SwipeNav works much better for me because I can basically swipe anywhere on the screen and leave the edges for Zephyr. Thanks for suggesting this tweak. I'm surprised I haven't been using this already. I have gone back and forth on SwipeBack for a long time now because I wanted this functionality but kept getting frustrated. I can't believe I never gave SwipeNav a chance. I've come across it several times in Cydia but just skipped right past it.

I have a question for you. In settings under Excluded Apps, what is the difference between Disable and Force-Disable? Do you have any idea? Thanks again!

No problem, I'm glad you like it. Yeah I forgot that swipeback can conflict with Zephyr. As for the force disable question I'm not sure, that's a good question. You should email the author, I'm sure they could explain it. I'd like to know too!

[mi3x]

Thanks guys for pointing to this app, just installed it and it's great. One question though, It seems it doesn't work with safari. It won't go back a page. Is this because I use sleipnizer, or it simply won't work in a browser? Thanks.

[TH55]

Originally Posted by mi3x

Thanks guys for pointing to this app, just installed it and it's great. One question though, It seems it doesn't work with safari. It won't go back a page. Is this because I use sleipnizer, or it simply won't work in a browser? Thanks.

No it only works in iOS apps, not in browsers.

SwipeBack, another similar tweak, will do this

[Grolubao]

I donated to SwipeNav, it's so awesome specially with the iPhone 5 because it's difficult to reach the left corner. Combined with Zephyr I can navigate everything without a click of a button

[robotphood]

Wow, I can't believe I overlooked this tweak until now. Always hated having to hit the upper left button just to go back (android did this right). Thanks!

Ah, sleipnizer is amazing too. Always liked the quick switching tab gesture in chrome but zephyr made it pretty frustrating. Also prefer safari so this worked out great. Other gestures and OpenBG+ is also a welcome addition.

[HickDead]

Tried it and then deleted it because its pretty much useless. Not sure what makes this the "greatest tweak ever" but opinions vary of course. Nothing special about it though.

[robotphood]

Originally Posted by HickDead

Tried it and then deleted it because its pretty much useless. Not sure what makes this the "greatest tweak ever" but opinions vary of course. Nothing special about it though.

Maybe not the greatest tweak ever (that belongs to zephyr) but not useless. Reaching to the upper left to go back is a bit annoying, especially on the iPhone 5 like mentioned above. Maybe it's a bigger deal to me bc I came from smartphones with back buttons at the bottom (winmo, android).

[BumpyFlatline]

Originally Posted by HickDead

Tried it and then deleted it because its pretty much useless. Not sure what makes this the "greatest tweak ever" but opinions vary of course. Nothing special about it though.

Yea I deleted it too. As you can see from my post above I was really excited to learn about this tweak. But in the end I deleted it.

[TH55]

Originally Posted by HickDead

Tried it and then deleted it because its pretty much useless. Not sure what makes this the "greatest tweak ever" but opinions vary of course. Nothing special about it though.

How is it useless?

[robotphood]

Originally Posted by BumpyFlatline

Yea I deleted it too. As you can see from my post above I was really excited to learn about this tweak. But in the end I deleted it.

What changed since you first installed it?

[HickDead]

Originally Posted by TH55

How is it useless?

Useless might have been a bad choice of word - but it wasn't anything special. In all honesty it's quicker just hitting the back button. Besides, I like to keep my apps/tweaks to a minimum - installing only what I really need and not everything that I like.

If others did the same, you wouldn't be seeing multiple "my battery life is terrible since Jailbreaking" threads on the first page so often.

Discipline is a must when it comes to JB'ing. The n00bs will eventually figure this out.

[robotphood]

For one handed use, I personally find it easier to swipe anywhere versus reaching for a button at the upper left. But to each their own.

[TH55]

Originally Posted by HickDead

Useless might have been a bad choice of word - but it wasn't anything special. In all honesty it's quicker just hitting the back button. Besides, I like to keep my apps/tweaks to a minimum - installing only what I really need and not everything that I like.

If others did the same, you wouldn't be seeing multiple "my battery life is terrible since Jailbreaking" threads on the first page so often.

Discipline is a must when it comes to JB'ing. The n00bs will eventually figure this out.

If it wasn't quicker and easier using the tweak I wouldn't. I can't possibly see how you could argue that something further away is quicker.

As far as battery, these little tweaks make very little if any difference in battery life compared to things such as wifi, Bluetooth, location services, data, Internet, camera, image viewing, etc.

[BumpyFlatline]

Originally Posted by robotphood

What changed since you first installed it?

I couldn't get into the habit of using it and on top of that I was triggering it accidentally. It just made my experience worse so I removed it. I'm happy with Zephyr and just using my thumb to tap the button to go back.