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You don't need to pause and hold in the app switcher
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Drag left or right on the bottom bar. You don’t have to go left to right exactly. You can Raise your finger up and then lower it like I explained
Here's a graphic I created showing App Switcher access in a much much faster and more intuitive and 100% consistent way. Shhh, even Craig doesn't know about it 
And remember:
1. No pausing
2. No L-shaped gesture
3. No r-shaped gesture
4. No whatever-shaped gesture
5. No gesture at weird angles
Simply up! Boom and you're done!
And remember:
1. No pausing
2. No L-shaped gesture
3. No r-shaped gesture
4. No whatever-shaped gesture
5. No gesture at weird angles
Simply up! Boom and you're done!
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Still not as fast!Guys, you do realize that you don't have to pause, nor make confusing gestures in the shape of some letter or whatever, right? It's much much simpler than you or Craig thinks.
Simply follow this graphic I made specifically for the unaware ones:
I couldn’t bothered reading the two pages so sorry if someone’s already said this.
But you can just swipe diagonally across the bottom edge. Swipe bottom, middle edge, up and to the right in a straight line. It’ll do the same thing without the L shaped flick.
But you can just swipe diagonally across the bottom edge. Swipe bottom, middle edge, up and to the right in a straight line. It’ll do the same thing without the L shaped flick.
I randomly worked this out.
Instead of swiping up then pausing and waiting for the app switcher, you can invoke it by quickly making the shape of an upsidedown "L". So swipe up and flick right, all in one motion.
Have a go and tell me what you think.
Edit: I posted a video of it on to twitter
https://twitter.com/squidsir/status/926793536690798592
Hall of Fame post.
Thanks for the graphic. That totally made the concept click for me! It’s a flick vs a solid slide no need to pause. I’m so excited, ha! I had been getting frustrated with this change and the inconsistency of how long it took to implement the app switcher. If your finger moved at all while paused it was delayed.Guys, you do realize that you don't have to pause, nor make confusing gestures in the shape of some letter or whatever, right? It's much much simpler than you or Craig thinks.
Simply follow this graphic I made specifically for the unaware ones:
