> Long-touch or some kind of a gesture would be way more convenient. Precisely. And we already have the solution at hand, it just lacks implementation: sw

> Long-touch or some kind of a gesture would be way more convenient. Precisely. And we already have the solution at hand, it just lacks implementation: swipe up from the bottom of the screen This would reveal the task switcher the same way it reveals the Notification Center, smoothly and progressively. It would thus give both instantaneous feedback and trivial cancellability. What's more, once the move is complete your finger will end up being very close to the switcher's row, so going back one step (or up to four steps, really) would be a swift swipe-tap.