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While folks are rightfully bashing macOS’s hidden scroll bars, I would like to advertise an iOS feature that is actually pro-scroll bar. As of iOS 13, you can g

While folks are rightfully bashing macOS’s hidden scroll bars, I would like to advertise an iOS feature that is actually pro-scroll bar. As of iOS 13, you can grab the scroll bar to scroll at hyper speed rather than repeatedly flicking the screen. Not sure if there’s a proper name for this feature but it’s explained here https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/08/05/scroll-faster-iphone-ipad-tutorial/ https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/08/05/scroll-faster-iphon...

plorkyeran 6y ago
We used to call that "using the scroll bar".
- saagarjha 6y ago
  iOS devices were not nearly performant enough to allow that until recently ;)
  - olyjohn 6y ago
    Not sure if you're being serious or not... I mean I thought these iPhones were faster than PCs. I've been able to scroll since I had my first 486.
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      I'm being serious. The first iPhones were years behind comparable desktop hardware of the time. It's only recently that iPhones have caught up and surpassed them.
aendruk 6y ago
> you can grab the scroll bar to scroll at hyper speed I think it's called using a scrollbar. :) That's typically how they work. To spare readers the content marketing piece: tap and hold to grab it.
- snazz 6y ago
  That wasn't how they worked on nearly any modern multi-touch capacitive touchscreen device.
  - mcstafford 6y ago
    I've taken to using a fling motion on my Android devices since grabbing the position indicator in a scrollbar is comparatively inconvenient... but performance is fine.
  - Infinitesimus 6y ago
    Android scrollbars have worked that way for quite a while iirc. Not sure about windows phone but I don't see why MS would change that behavior.
reportgunner 6y ago
Are you saying that you had to repeatedly flick the screen before iOS 13 ? This "feature" has been available on every Windows, Linux and Android device I have ever used.

plorkyeran 6y ago

We used to call that "using the scroll bar".

saagarjha 6y ago
iOS devices were not nearly performant enough to allow that until recently ;)
- olyjohn 6y ago
  Not sure if you're being serious or not... I mean I thought these iPhones were faster than PCs. I've been able to scroll since I had my first 486.
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    I'm being serious. The first iPhones were years behind comparable desktop hardware of the time. It's only recently that iPhones have caught up and surpassed them.

aendruk 6y ago

> you can grab the scroll bar to scroll at hyper speed I think it's called using a scrollbar. :) That's typically how they work. To spare readers the content marketing piece: tap and hold to grab it.

snazz 6y ago
That wasn't how they worked on nearly any modern multi-touch capacitive touchscreen device.
- mcstafford 6y ago
  I've taken to using a fling motion on my Android devices since grabbing the position indicator in a scrollbar is comparatively inconvenient... but performance is fine.
- Infinitesimus 6y ago
  Android scrollbars have worked that way for quite a while iirc. Not sure about windows phone but I don't see why MS would change that behavior.

reportgunner 6y ago

Are you saying that you had to repeatedly flick the screen before iOS 13 ? This "feature" has been available on every Windows, Linux and Android device I have ever used.