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The most annoying bit related to getting real work done on iOS is how long it takes to switch apps. Switching from one app to the other should be 1 click if you
by randyrand 11y ago
The most annoying bit related to getting real work done on iOS is how long it takes to switch apps. Switching from one app to the other should be 1 click if you want to get serious work done. This is how windows and the surface work. 1 click. A taskbar at the bottom. It works. The current iOS takes 2 clicks, a swipe, and a tap. Unacceptable for multiasking.
Now that iIOS has multitasking it changes in an important way. I wonder if it can be a productivity device now. But its still not great when it comes to balancing more than 2 apps.
- ronyeh 11y agoIt's a bit of a hidden feature, but for 4 years, iOS has had multitasking gestures. http://www.macworld.com/article/1163019/ios_5_new_gestures.html http://www.macworld.com/article/1163019/ios_5_new_gestures.h... If you swipe with four fingers to the left or right, you can move between your two most recent apps. Hopefully iOS9 will make "multi-tasking" even easier.
- caipre 11y ago*On iPad. This gesture does nothing on my iPhone 5s running iOS 9.
- simonh 11y agoTrue, it is iPad only. To be fair, it's a bit of a struggle for me to even get 4 fingers on 5s at the same time, let alone swipe them, but it would be handy on my 6+. I use swiping to switch apps on my iPad heavily. It revolutionized how I use the device.
- e28eta 11y agoI find the swipe and pinch gestures essential. I think I heard at WWDC that iOS 9 adds support for command-tab, which goes great with a hardware keyboard.
- CardenB 11y agoYou can also alt-tab if you have a keyboard