Simple Improvement to Multitasking

[Darkfox3889]

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share a small simple idea I had for improving multitasking on iOS.
I suspect this would be almost trivial to implement, but would greatly improve the current 'adjacent card' interaction iOS currently uses for multiple apps.

Here's the idea in action:

A more detailed write up of the concept can be found here:
https://medium.com/interface-labs/d541948ac0fa

Please let me know what your reaction to this is!

 

[Z8beema]

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share a small simple idea I had for improving multitasking on iOS.
I suspect this would be almost trivial to implement, but would greatly improve the current 'adjacent card' interaction iOS currently uses for multiple apps.

Here's the idea in action:

http://youtu.be/PkuKFdnKPPA

A more detailed write up of the concept can be found here:
https://medium.com/interface-labs/d541948ac0fa

Please let me know what your reaction to this is!

not trying to hate on this idea but i don't like it

 

[Darkfox3889]

No worries!
What about this don't you think would work?

 

[carjakester]

Using it without the home button would be nice but i dont really see it fitting with where apple is trying to go with multitasking.

 

[Z8beema]

No worries!
What about this don't you think would work?

I just don't get it. So instead of seeing pages of apps you go directly into an app that's running?

 

[dominic252]

This would be cool as an option along side the home button method, similar to how the iPad handles multitasking. Would be convenient if switching back and forth between apps. I like it!

 

[laudern]

Don't think it would work considering many apps have the same motion input for going forward/back eg. Safari

 

[afsnyder]

It would be confusing to the average user. Gesture based multitasking on a small screen it ripe for accidental actions. I already pull up control center too often than I want it to open.

 

[chabig]

I couldn't make sense of it by watching the video. That says something right there, I think.

 

[djtech42]

3 finger gesture on the iPhone seems like it would be very awkward to use all the time.

 

[Armen]

There were a few Jailbreak tweaks I liked that I thought were a more efficient approach to multi-tasking:

- One of them had a "last app" button added in control center at the bottom that would just "alt-tab" between whatever app you are in and the one you used last.

- The second tweak I saw had a scrolling applist running in control center.

Both of these all you had to do to switch tasks was flick the control center open.

 

[djtech42]

I think a redesign of the home button with gesture controls to go between apps would be a better solution.

 

[Armen]

I think a redesign of the home button with gesture controls to go between apps would be a better solution.

like swiping left or right over the home button? that sounds like a great idea.

 

[chekz0414]

I think the iOS Multitasking on iPhone needs the multitasking gestures from iPad...(but optimized for maybe 2 finger swiping between apps, and maybe a 2 finger pinch to close)