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Originally Posted by tomsem
Maybe it is because I’ve been on beta for awhile but I think it is a clear improvement. I would give it more time.
- makes more sense to have separate gestures and views for App Switcher and Control Center (as iPhone always has had). It mirrors Home-less iPhones so those folks will be ‘at home’ with it, and for those of us who upgrade to a Home-less iPhone, it is ‘training’.
- Before the only way to go Home was Home button press, 4 finger pinch (if enabled), or via Home key (or Command+H shortcut) on external keyboard (if one is connected). Home button has several overtones (long press for Siri, double press for app switcher, triple press for accessibility options) and my intention is not always carried out by my finger or thumb press (sometimes I am holding in my lap, sometimes it is propped up on desk or laying on soft furniture so it can be hard to gauge the required pressure). One finger swipe up from bottom is less finicky for me and more ergonomic than 4 finger pinch most of the time. iPad still has a mechanical Home button, so I worry, perhaps without much justification, that it could wear out.
- note that you can also bring up App Switcher with one finger gesture (swipe up and then off right or left side of screen), or swipe up and then right or left to switch apps — again, much easier than having to use 4 fingers (assuming multitouch gestures are enabled) or (for me at least) attempting double press Home to bring it up
This is a good summary of the changes for iPad:
source: https://appleinsider.com/articles/18...phone-and-ipad |
You could also go home by tapping the background in the app switcher.
Also, trackpad functionality has always been possible on the iPad. You just put two fingers on the keyboard.