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iPad OS's multi-tasking patterns suck. I can never figure out how to have a juxtaposed safari instance.. Heck I think even now, I have two safari tabs shelved,

iPad OS's multi-tasking patterns suck. I can never figure out how to have a juxtaposed safari instance.. Heck I think even now, I have two safari tabs shelved, from when I somehow triggered multi-task gestures on them.. just give me the normal desktop paradigms for multi-tasking. Don't need some contrived "tablet oriented" pattern developed by some UX person at Apple. I don't want to learn you sht. I just want it to work. Learn it from the team that developed the swipe up for home pattern.. they got it figured out!

handrous 5y ago
I trigger multitasking by accident sometimes. It's a pain. I guess I should learn the gestures just so I know how to make it go away, rather than swiping all over the place fruitlessly. I'm the opposite of the "make it like a desktop!" crowd. I miss iOS 6 and IMO everything since then's been a mixed bag of "OK, that's better" and "no no no you're making it worse". I just want a smart slab of glass that becomes different things. Not another normal computer.
- mikestew 5y ago
  I trigger multitasking by accident sometimes. I got fed up with it enough to just turn it off (Home Screen & Dock/Multitasking/Allow Multiple Apps). The modest advantages didn't even come close to offsetting the annoyance of accidentally triggering it then having to stop the workflow to unfcuk Apple's poor UI.
wilsonnb3 5y ago
Hold tab -> drag to one side of the screen. I don’t know how much closer to “just works” it can get. Or, open app drawer, long press safari, use menu that pops up to launch a new window. Multitasking on iPadOS is not very complicated and the features they announced today are going to make it even easier.
- jordache 5y ago
  then sometimes I'll get a floating safari window. I hate how I can't define the precise dimension I want for those panes. If I drag and flick it too fast, it flies off the screen. A few hours later, I'll find those windows that flew away shelved in some magical space.
  - fomine3 5y ago
    This. Accidentally appeared floating window and closing it is frustrating me.
- criddell 5y ago
  And how easy is it when Safari isn't in the dock?
  - wilsonnb3 5y ago
    Honestly not sure how it works now, I can’t imagine there are many people out there that without safari on their dock. If you actively have safari open it should be in the ‘recent apps’ section of the dock anyways, I don’t think you can turn that off. Now in 15 there is a button at the top of the window you can press that takes you to the Home Screen to open any app you want next to your current app.
minimaxir 5y ago
You can long-tap an app icon to show all the open windows. It appears the new Shelf feature will make this more transparent.

handrous 5y ago

I trigger multitasking by accident sometimes. It's a pain. I guess I should learn the gestures just so I know how to make it go away, rather than swiping all over the place fruitlessly. I'm the opposite of the "make it like a desktop!" crowd. I miss iOS 6 and IMO everything since then's been a mixed bag of "OK, that's better" and "no no no you're making it worse". I just want a smart slab of glass that becomes different things. Not another normal computer.

mikestew 5y ago
I trigger multitasking by accident sometimes. I got fed up with it enough to just turn it off (Home Screen & Dock/Multitasking/Allow Multiple Apps). The modest advantages didn't even come close to offsetting the annoyance of accidentally triggering it then having to stop the workflow to unfcuk Apple's poor UI.

wilsonnb3 5y ago

Hold tab -> drag to one side of the screen. I don’t know how much closer to “just works” it can get. Or, open app drawer, long press safari, use menu that pops up to launch a new window. Multitasking on iPadOS is not very complicated and the features they announced today are going to make it even easier.

jordache 5y ago
then sometimes I'll get a floating safari window. I hate how I can't define the precise dimension I want for those panes. If I drag and flick it too fast, it flies off the screen. A few hours later, I'll find those windows that flew away shelved in some magical space.
- fomine3 5y ago
  This. Accidentally appeared floating window and closing it is frustrating me.
criddell 5y ago
And how easy is it when Safari isn't in the dock?
- wilsonnb3 5y ago
  Honestly not sure how it works now, I can’t imagine there are many people out there that without safari on their dock. If you actively have safari open it should be in the ‘recent apps’ section of the dock anyways, I don’t think you can turn that off. Now in 15 there is a button at the top of the window you can press that takes you to the Home Screen to open any app you want next to your current app.

minimaxir 5y ago

You can long-tap an app icon to show all the open windows. It appears the new Shelf feature will make this more transparent.