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Enabling Multi-touch Gestures with Xcode

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NoIdea!

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Mar 22, 2011
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Hi,

I am considering d/l xcode from the app store on my MacBook Pro in order to enable multi-touch gestures on my iPad 2.

Few questions -

1. Is it safe to do this?
2. Will it screw up my iPad 2, make it freeze or brick it?
3. Will it void any warranty? (I have to take it back to the Apple Store in a week to have it replaced due to bad screen/light bleed)
4. Can I easily remove it off the iPad by simply restoring the device?

Thanks!
 
1. Yes
2. No, switching between apps will feel smoother and faster than every before
3. No
4. Yes

Also you don't have to buy it from the mac store the xcode that came on yr disk of snow leopard should work... or you can sign up to the free developer program and download it for free. Those two options won't give you the latest version of xcode but it will work and is free...
 
also, as it neither voids warranty nor has a negative influence on stability, you don't need to 'restore the device' if you wanna stop using the gestures
you can just turn them off in the settings.
 
Cheers. Good to know it's legit and safe!
I couldn't find it on the apple website so I went ahead and downloaded it from the app store and paid the 2.99. Taking an age to download though!

Cheers.
 
NoIdea! said:
Cheers. Good to know it's legit and safe!
I couldn't find it on the apple website so I went ahead and downloaded it from the app store and paid the 2.99. Taking an age to download though!

Cheers.
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After I synced all my things onto the iPad the first thing I did was enable the gestures :D btw der is also a copy of xcode on yr OS X installation disc
 
Update - Downloaded, installed and enabled the multi-touch. Very quick (after the download) and works a charm!

Nice one!
 
tried to do it on iPhone 4 too, but it wont work

did it on my iPad 2, and works very nice
Tries to do the same steps with iPhone 4, and feature doesnt exist in settings.... :(, maybe they just built it for iPad?
 
vartanarsen said:
did it on my iPad 2, and works very nice
Tries to do the same steps with iPhone 4, and feature doesnt exist in settings.... :(, maybe they just built it for iPad?
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I think it would be hard for people to use gesturing on an iPhone if you have big hands.:p

I don't have a mac, so I used the icopybot method, and modified my plist in my backup file and restored it to enable gesturing on my iPad 2. I really like it a lot. I like not having to use my home button as much anymore.
 
Just recently did this and LOVE it.
Not sure if related but as soon as Xcode was installed, iTunes was fried.. It couldn't backup my iPad or iPhone. Luckily there were some good results via Google-Apple Support and all is well now.

Gestures on iPad rocks.
 
this was the 2nd thing I did after snycing all my pre-downloaded apps to my new iPad. I would never go back. The only thing i need the home button for now is when I move an app to stop them all from shaking.. wish there was a gesture for that.
 
How about my situation...

I have a MacBook Pro (08) but I synch my iPad 2 with my desktop PC.

I guess I would:
Install xcode on my MacBook.
Synch the iPad 2 on the Mac with no apps, music, etc.
Turn on Gestures,
Re-setup on the PC.
Restore from backup.

Would that work?
 
Zimmy68 said:
How about my situation...

I have a MacBook Pro (08) but I synch my iPad 2 with my desktop PC.

I guess I would:
Install xcode on my MacBook.
Synch the iPad 2 on the Mac with no apps, music, etc.
Turn on Gestures,
Re-setup on the PC.
Restore from backup.

Would that work?
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Just download iBackupBot on your PC, and use this method:
http://www.icopybot.com/blog/enable-multitouch-gestures-on-ipad-without-jailbreaking.htm

There is a link for the iBackupBot download on this page. Very simple and easy instructions.
 
Zimmy68 said:
How about my situation...

I have a MacBook Pro (08) but I synch my iPad 2 with my desktop PC.

I guess I would:
Install xcode on my MacBook.
Synch the iPad 2 on the Mac with no apps, music, etc.
Turn on Gestures,
Re-setup on the PC.
Restore from backup.

Would that work?
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yes it does you dont have to sync with that computer to do it just connect it to xcode ->organizer -> use for development. i did this but i have a dev account so i didn't think it mattered. , but what i dont understand is y apple just leaves t up to just buying xcode and not a dev account. i guess it will sort of bump up sales for it but i dont like it.
 
vkuber said:
I've been looking every were on how to enable gestures with a PC and the most simplest solution as well without all the downloading. Thank you for this link!
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No prob. If anyone is wondering, I used this method after updating my firmware to 4.3.2, and it works great. It actually makes the iPad... so called multitask function... more functional when you do the 4 finger swipe up. And minimizing apps is a breeze with the 5 finger pinch. I hardly use my home button anymore. Best way not to get a home button failure is not to press it.:p

I can see future iDevices not having a home button anymore... but not sure how it will affect jailbreaking since we use it to get into DFU mode.
 
frunkis54 said:
what are all the gestures for doing everything if you enable it?
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- 4 finger (or 5 finger) pinch-in to exit app and go to Springboard (ie, same as pressing Home button once while in-app)

- 4 finger (or 5 finger) swipe up to reveal apps in multitasking tray (ie, same as quickly pressing Home button twice)

- 4 finger (or 5 finger) swipe to left or right while in-app to switch between apps currently running in multitasking tray (ie, same as opening multitasking tray and selecting app running in the background)


-C


Sent from my iPad
 
Charadis said:
- 4 finger (or 5 finger) pinch-in to exit app and go to Springboard (ie, same as pressing Home button once while in-app)

- 4 finger (or 5 finger) swipe up to reveal apps in multitasking tray (ie, same as quickly pressing Home button twice)

- 4 finger (or 5 finger) swipe to left or right while in-app to switch between apps currently running in multitasking tray (ie, same as opening multitasking tray and selecting app running in the background)


-C


Sent from my iPad
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Cool thank you
 
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