Covers make the first app in the folder both the folder icon and the tap action for the folder, hiding the folder until
you swipe on that app icon.
Not exact matches
The «Quickmatch» feature
on the mobile
app allows you to view profiles in a Tinder - like style where you can see who has liked you and turn it into a mutual match by clicking the star
icon or
swiping right.
Once you're
on the home screen, a
swipe up will reveal a screenful of
app icons.
Swipe sideways from left to right or right to left to move between recently open
apps (similar to double - clicking the Home Button to reveal the Fast
App Switcher and tapping on an app icon immediately to righ
App Switcher and tapping
on an
app icon immediately to righ
app icon immediately to right).
You can instantly access widgets by
swiping up
on the
app's
icon and sliding in from the first homescreen gives you quick access to all your
apps.
But there's also a carousel of
apps you can
swipe to, like
on the Kindle Fire, that shows a tiny preview of each
app underneath its
icon.
If you're running an
app,
swiping up from the bottom bezel minimises the
app into a smaller window, where you can
swipe to switch between open
apps, and shows you the dock of
app icons (more
on that later).
In addition to the left - and right - side
swipe - down notifications and settings drop menus there's an optional side -
swipe menu - a bit like getting to settings
on Windows 8.1 - comprised of video, photos, books, Sound & Vision presets and some core
app icons.
To open the settings
on your watch,
swipe left to open the
app drawer, and tap the Settings
icon.
The driving mode, as it is currently being called, offers a simplistic interface
on the Android
app that includes basic
swiping motions to sort through music, a large microphone
icon for using voice commands, and large arrow buttons for skipping songs.
With this latest update, you'll now have the ability to
swipe down anywhere
on your screen to access your notification panel, change system
icon shapes without having to turn
on developer options, and tap
on the date widget by the Search pill to open up your default calendar
app.
Go to an iMessage conversation, tap
on the
App Store
icon, select the Animoji
icon and
swipe up to go full screen.
If you go premium, you can tack
on gesture controls, unread count badges for
apps, and
icon swipe actions.
Aside from that, just open the Camera
app and
swipe over to the AR Emoji tab, then tap the plus
icon on the right.
There's no
app drawer
icon on the home screen by default, as you can simply
swipe up or down to view all of your
apps, but if you prefer having one, you can just turn it
on in the settings.
There's support for adaptive
icons, you
swipe up to access your
app drawer, and there's even a working Google Feed
on the left-most side.
For example, I have set to open the «NetVelocity»
app when I
swipe - up
on «My Jio»
app icon.
Swipe - up Action for Icons on Home Screen - You can swipe up from any app icon on the home screen and set to open other apps or launch a shor
Swipe - up Action for
Icons on Home Screen - You can
swipe up from any app icon on the home screen and set to open other apps or launch a shor
swipe up from any
app icon on the home screen and set to open other
apps or launch a shortcut.
Other improvements and fixes — Adds support for faster wireless charging
on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X with compatible third - party accessories — Introduces three new Live wallpapers for iPhone X — Improves video camera stabilization — Adds support in Podcasts to automatically advance to the next episode from the same show — Adds support in HealthKit for downhill snow sports distance as a data type — Fixes an issue that could cause Mail to appear to be checking for new messages even when a download is complete — Fixes an issue that could cause cleared Mail notifications from Exchange accounts to reappear — Improves stability in Calendar — Resolves an issue where Settings could open to a blank screen — Fixes an issue that could prevent
swiping to Today View or Camera from the Lock Screen — Addresses an issue that could prevent Music controls from displaying
on the Lock Screen — Fixes an issue that could cause
app icons to be arranged incorrectly on the Home Screen — Addresses an issue that could prevent users from deleting recent photos when iCloud storage is exceeded — Addresses an issue where Find My iPhone sometimes wouldn't display a map — Fixes an issue in Messages where the keyboard could overlap the most recent message — Fixes an issue in Calculator where typing numbers rapidly could lead to incorrect results — Addressed an issue where the keyboard could respond slowly — Adds support for real - time text (RTT) phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing — Improves VoiceOver stability in Messages, Settings, App Store, and Music — Resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from announcing incoming Notificati
app icons to be arranged incorrectly
on the Home Screen — Addresses an issue that could prevent users from deleting recent photos when iCloud storage is exceeded — Addresses an issue where Find My iPhone sometimes wouldn't display a map — Fixes an issue in Messages where the keyboard could overlap the most recent message — Fixes an issue in Calculator where typing numbers rapidly could lead to incorrect results — Addressed an issue where the keyboard could respond slowly — Adds support for real - time text (RTT) phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing — Improves VoiceOver stability in Messages, Settings,
App Store, and Music — Resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from announcing incoming Notificati
App Store, and Music — Resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from announcing incoming Notifications
This week, Apple has unleashed new
icons for default
apps, tweaked Night Shift, and returned the vital
swipe - to - dismiss feature for notifications
on the lock screen.
The new video call feature is allegedly only accessible in the Instagram Direct section, which can be opened in the
app by
swiping to the left of the feed or by tapping the messages
icon on the top right corner.
You can also set the One to show certain notifications
on the lock screen, and then
swipe the
icon up to launch straight into the proper
app; it's really handy for seeing text messages, and neatly combines the strengths of both iOS and Android's notifications.
A few native
apps feature a quick pop - up view when you
swipe - down
on certain
app icons such as Music or Note.
If you long - press any
app or folder
on your desktop or dock and Edit it, you can add a
swipe gesture, essentially doubling the capacity for every
icon on your home screen.
You can also add a
swipe action to any
app icon on your home screen in Nova Launcher, not just folders.
The ability to
swipe up to quick search is gone, though, and for a very good reason: the
app drawer has been replaced from the traditional
icon to one that's hidden behind a
swipe - up motion, like
on the Pixel Launcher.
In this case, the shortcut menu is triggered by a
swipe down
on the
app's
icon.
Simply
swipe on an
icon and release over the shortcut you want to jump straight to that section of the
app.
If you simply want to open an
app or folder, you tap the corresponding
icon; alternately, you can also
swipe on an
icon or folder to trigger some other type of response.
You can also
swipe down
on an
app icon to make it a «pinned»
app, and this means it will never be archived.
To enable 4K video recording open the default Google Camera
app,
swipe from the left side to open the menu, then tap
on the settings
icon.
According to the report, there will be a toggle that changes up the Nougat interface, letting you pin
apps to the navigation bar, quickly switch between them without needing to hit up the multitasking carousel, and close
apps by long - pressing
on its
icon and
swiping up.
Plus, if you access any of your
apps using a
swipe gesture or an
icon or widget
on your home screen, you can hide it from your drawer since you have another method of opening it anyway.
To activate and use the
Swipe (or what LG calls as Path Input), open the keyboard in any
app, and there in the bottom character line, tap
on the Wrench
icon which takes you to Settings.
If an
app has widgets available, you
swipe up or down
on that
app's
icon on the home screen, and it'll show a widget.
After the Apple Music playlist synced and your headphones paired, you can open the Music
app on Apple Watch and
swipe down to show the menu which lets you choose a music source and tap the
icon for the Apple Watch.
A new feature that I particularly like is that you can now
swipe up or down
on the home screen to access the
app screen, which not only frees up an
icon on the dock but replicates the gesture found
on the Pixel phones, as well as popular Android launchers such as Nova.
Instead of
swiping down to look at the notification shade to view alerts, users can view their notification by pressing and holding
on the
app's
icon with Notification Dots.
Apparently, the phone might come without an
app drawer, with the main home screen having reserved space for up to nine favorite
app icons, with the rest appearing
on other screens that are accessible via
swiping left.
While we find the Galaxy S8
swipe up for the
app tray access feature endearing, many owners may not share the sentiment and may prefer to have direct access to the
app tray with an
icon on the home screen.
In a nutshell, Shutters are widgets launched by
swiping on the corresponding
app icon.
Instead of a widget taking up all or most of a home screen, it stays hidden in the
app icon until you
swipe on it.
The new
app drawer can be accessed by
swiping up or down
on the home screen as the dedicated
app drawer
icon isn't present in the pre-configured layout.
As seen in the video,
swiping down
on an
app icon reveals a dropdown with an extended weather forecast.
Tap
on the G
icon to instantly search, pull the tab to pull out Google Now with a smooth animation,
swipe up to see all your
apps, and tap
on the weather for more details.
Other Pixel Launcher features of note is the
swipe up gesture to open the
app drawer, a new weather widget, and long press
on app icons for quick shortcuts.
Though the appearance remains same, it still has no
app drawer, gives access to the music player
on left
swipe and pretty much have the same
icons for the default
apps.
Others are absent, like the adaptive
icons and the
swipe - up
app drawer
on the Pixel.
Among the standouts are support for gestures (e.g.
swipe up from the dialer
icon to instantly call your favorite contact), the ability to show unread counts
on top of
icons (in conjunction with the TeslaUnread plugin
app), and the ability to hide
apps from the
app launcher.
Also, Asus says that users will notice some important changes to the launcher, such as the ability to
swipe up to view all installed
apps, as well as to change the default «all
app»
icon, after they install the Android 8.0 Oreo software update
on their ZenFone 4 Pro (ZS551KL) smartphone.