One hidden nugget is the ability to
swipe up anywhere on the home screen to access the app drawer but also swipe down anywhere to bring down the notification shade — no more reaching!
I just wish I could
swipe up anywhere on the screen; instead, Apple forces you to do it from the bottom of the display.»
Users can not
swipe up anywhere on the home screen to open the app drawer or swipe down to pull down the notification shade.
I also wish I could
swipe up anywhere on the screen; instead, Apple forces you to do it from the bottom of the display.
To view a user's profile information,
swipe up anywhere on their profile photo.
Not exact matches
To get to all your notifications, just
swipe up from
anywhere on the screen.
Instead of
swiping left and right between the seven customizable panes or screens, you can simply pinch
anywhere on one of the panes to bring
up a set of thumbnails that shows your panes.
Countless studies have demonstrated that people
swiping a card can end
up spending
anywhere from 10 % more to double their original intentions.
To start recording your screen,
swipe up from the bottom of your screen
anywhere on your iPhone or iPad to open the Control Center.
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.
Swipe up or down
anywhere on the camera viewfinder and it switches between the front and back cameras — no more hunting for the insufferably small camera flip button.
New this year is the ability to
swipe up or down
anywhere on the home screen to trigger an internal search box and the full app drawer.
One to file under the «refinement» category: The Pixel launcher will now let you
swipe up from almost
anywhere on your home screen to open the app drawer.
Instantly access the quick settings and notifications pane from your home screen:
Swipe down anywhere on the home screen and the notifications pane will slide down meaning you don't have to stretch up to the top of the page, swipe down again and you'll get quick settings - really useful on the large Galaxy
Swipe down
anywhere on the home screen and the notifications pane will slide down meaning you don't have to stretch
up to the top of the page,
swipe down again and you'll get quick settings - really useful on the large Galaxy
swipe down again and you'll get quick settings - really useful on the large Galaxy S9 +.
Swipe up from the bottom
anywhere on your iPad and you'll see the Control Center.
The biggest difference you'd notice is that you can now open the app drawer by
swiping up from
anywhere, as opposed to having to start your
swipe from the dock at the bottom of the screen.
There are a few other gems as well — including being able to see your notifications by
swiping down
anywhere there's a blank space on your home screen — but, again, you're probably going to need to pony
up for the premium features.
Short of shimmying
up the Phab 2 Pro's body with a dexterous hand, it's pretty much impossible to reach
anywhere on the display's upper third, making
swiping away notifications, replying to texts, and toggling alarms a chore.
For instance, you can
swipe up from
anywhere on the home screen to launch the app drawer, and you can also change the order of the navigation keys, which is great because Samsung's implementation always felt completely backwards when they were using hardware keys.
iOS 11 is redesigned to take full advantage of the Super Retina display and replaces the Home button with fast and fluid gestures, allowing customers to naturally and intuitively navigate iPhone X. Simply
swipe up from the bottom to go home from
anywhere.
Swiping up or down
anywhere switches between the front and rear cameras within a second or two.
As far as new HTC software features go, you get a new HTC Sense launcher with easy access to the app drawer or notification shade with a
swipe up or
swipe down actions
anywhere on the home screen.
That means there's a new launcher which features a
swipe up or down actions
anywhere on the home screen to open the app drawer or pull down the notification shade.
Swipe to open a folder, swipe an icon to open that app to a certain spot (like Russell's Gmail example) or swipe anywhere to do something like fire up Google Se
Swipe to open a folder,
swipe an icon to open that app to a certain spot (like Russell's Gmail example) or swipe anywhere to do something like fire up Google Se
swipe an icon to open that app to a certain spot (like Russell's Gmail example) or
swipe anywhere to do something like fire up Google Se
swipe anywhere to do something like fire
up Google Search.
When enabled, the gestures allow you to
swipe down from
anywhere on the device to bring down the notification shade (and close it with a
swipe up).
The only known benefit is that you can now
swipe up from
anywhere on the screen to bring
up the app drawer.
Naturally, iOS 11 is expressly designed to take «full advantage of the Super Retina display and replaces the Home button with fast and fluid gestures», allowing you to naturally and intuitively navigate iPhone X — simply
swipe up from the bottom to go home from
anywhere.
The outer shell is a touch surface, which allows you to control audio by
swiping up and down, skip tracks by
swiping left and right, and pause by tapping
anywhere.
Starting with the launcher, which has been updated with the latest Android features and designs,
swipe -
up anywhere brings
up the app drawer, and long - pressing icons will display quick actions.
A
swipe down from
anywhere on the home screen summons a system - wide search, while a
swipe up from the lock screen brings with it a shortcut page with quick settings and media control access.
Among them is an enhanced multitasking experience, along with the ability to
swipe up the Dock from
anywhere in the OS from the bottom edge of the device, without returning to the home screen.
Tapping to focus brings
up the exposure meter as well, and a
swipe up or down
anywhere on the screen will then adjust the exposure levels without needing to go into another menu or mode to do so.