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Can't swipe to open apps or messages, ios 15

I can no longer swipe to open up app notifications or to open up messages. Is this suppose to be happening with iOS 15? Does anyone else have this issue? I try to swipe and it either won't let me, or it swipes to my search screen.

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 6:49 AM

20 replies

Oct 14, 2021 7:50 PM in response to ecfernandes

I miss the swipe right to open notifications very much too! Thanks for the suggestions! Tapping and holding didn’t work for me consistently somehow. Then, I accidentally discovered that I can open a notification just by a quick tap which seems to be a few seconds faster than swipe right (which I thought was already the best way previously)!

Oct 13, 2021 4:20 AM in response to LD150

Hi

I've the same problem with Ipad Pro 11 with new IOS15. I swipe screen with 4 fingers to see resident app's. then I try to swipe upe each app and they don't make ( I can't kill the app). If I hold down a finger on app nothing happens. If a touch an pp to open it , nothing happens.

I did a reset and after that it runs OK, until next time

thanks

edgar fernandes

Oct 16, 2021 9:32 PM in response to jusmickes

I strongly dislike this tap to open feature. I miss the swiping feature as I know everyone else does as well. Let’s please change this or at least give users the option to swipe or tap.


bring the swipe back! It doesn’t make sense how some apps open with swipe, and some do not. Messages is the #1 example, they used to open with a swipe but now I have to tap? But my Uber notifications open with swipe.. and tap?


I like the swipe and/or tap

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