I feel like this is the right way to do these things. All of these hidden features are non-essential, so it’s hidden and out of the way of people that just want the basic experience.
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iOS 15 Lets You Drag and Drop Images and Text Across Apps
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You can also see EVERTHING that's new by going to Apple's site, and viewing their complete list of what's new at the bottom of the iOS 15 page. I knew about the drag and drop within minutes of WWDC's completion. Check out this full guide below:
New features available with iOS 15. iOS 15 brings amazing new features that help you connect, focus, explore, and do even more with iPhone.
I agree. Ok I agree on two fronts - I’m getting old too, but you almost need an encyclopedia to know what the OS does. It’s lost it’s simplicity. So much is hidden now and you need to read a big guide on where to find it.
If you press for just a little longer the contextual menu will disappear and the icons will begin to jiggle.
People were really disappointed with this keynote (I thickly mainly because they were expecting hardware), but updates like this that have little tweaks, that are SO useful, are features you’ll use daily. iOS 15 might not have 100 new features, with a new look, but these little features (at least for me) makes it seems like one of the best updates so far.
Well I’ve just tried it. It works but I think I’ve given myself arthritis. 😂
That is convoluted and nonintuitive, and it will be difficult to execute with one hand for those with dexterity issues. So it will likely require both hands for some people. However, you can copy and hold your finger down then ask Siri to open the other app. By using Siri you save time and it requires less dexterity.
Note: I tried my Siri method on an iPad, and it works. I don’t have iOS 15 to test it on an iPhone though.
Note: I tried my Siri method on an iPad, and it works. I don’t have iOS 15 to test it on an iPhone though.
That’s what i am thinking. Still annoyed at attachment handling in the native app (which is the only app i am able to use). Can’t “download all” attachments, can’t easily see them in a list (long filenames are cut off, so when there are many attachments i have to guess which one to open), etc.
Yes, you are right... And the most beautiful and the most intuitive iOS ever was iOS 6.
You both mean the WWDC Keynote, right? Because WWDC didn’t end until Friday and I believe the information was available prior to then.
But drag and drop is more savage. If you are angry, drag and drop. If you are in a calm, copy and paste.
How do you calmly copy and paste 15 attachments from an email at once?
I' think this started in iOS 14, but definitely in iOS 15 this "trick" also works with home-screen icons.
Put then into wiggle mode (weirdly, you need to actually start moving the icon so it knows what you're up to) then, using other fingers, tap other icons. They'll all stack and you can move them en-mass to other screens, folders etc.
Put then into wiggle mode (weirdly, you need to actually start moving the icon so it knows what you're up to) then, using other fingers, tap other icons. They'll all stack and you can move them en-mass to other screens, folders etc.
We are talking about iOS on an iPhone. Good luck “cmd-a’ing” in the email app.
Not really, especially when it comes to dragging lots of *different* objects in a single drag & drop session. Hopefully this will help with discoverability for existing apps which have had drag & drop for years.
Not really a “gesture” to just “drag it where you want to put it.” Plus copy/paste only works for one thing at a time, unless the source app has a “select all” or “copy all” option. The drag and drop natively supports multiple items at once.
Memorizing multi-finger gestures isn’t hard at all. There’s a plethora of them on macOS and, once you’ve learned them they’re quite powerful for doing the things you want to do quickly.