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E.g. I didn't know the iPad keyboard could be split like that before I saw this video. You'll have to find another example of non-obviousness in iOS. The spli

• chime 15y ago
  I am on iOS5. I knew it was coming too. I even looked through Settings > General to see if there was a way to set the keyboard layout. I didn't think about doing a [press & hold] on the key I use all the time to hide the keyboard. I listed delete tablecell & close application as two initially non-obvious examples. Two more examples for new users: Refresh for new email/events by dragging down the top rows and making folders on home screen by dragging one app over another. I'm not saying these are bad gestures - they're all very clever and once you know about them, they become second nature. I'm just saying I see no difference between having to learn/figure these out the first time and Metro's new gestures. The iOS slide-to-unlock is certainly easier but didn't they patent it?* If the most obvious way of unlocking a screen is patented, others have to find either something even more obvious for everyone (not easy) or rely on something less obvious but not patented. * Found it: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/08/17/ios-slide-to-unlock-is-now-an-apple-patent/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/08/17/ios-slide-to-unlock-i...