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Who has ever used a calculator and hasn't needed a backspace key? This is not an unnecessary feature that can be hidden behind an unguessable UI. I wonder if a
by gnicholas 4y ago
Who has ever used a calculator and hasn't needed a backspace key? This is not an unnecessary feature that can be hidden behind an unguessable UI.
I wonder if anyone knows when this gesture was introduced. Has it been there since the beginning? I've had an iPhone since the day they came out, have watched most iPhone announcements and WWDC keynotes, and I had no idea about this gesture. I wonder how many Apple Geniuses are aware of it.
- massysett 4y agoI have never needed this. If I make a mistake, use the C button, just like old-style pocket calculators. PCalc has a backspace button, along with a bunch of other buttons making it more complicated than the iPhone calculator. It makes sense that Apple kept it simple with just a C/AC button.
- gnicholas 4y agoSo could they just have an AC button, since one could also just start completely fresh? Given how Apple's Calculator works on the Mac, with the delete key erasing digits one at a time, it would be sensible for them to offer this key on iOS. If they offered no delete functionality, that would be insisting that no one needs it. They don't do this — they offer the functionality behind a gesture that is nearly impossible to discover.