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iOS 5 Multitouch gestures available for iPad 1?

Are multitouch gestures in iOS 5 available for the first genertion iPad

iPad, iOS 4.3.3

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 9:20 AM

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Oct 12, 2011 10:30 PM in response to Marv04

I have wasted hours trying to get this going on my iPad 1 -- thanks also to Apple's overloaded servers today. First tried an update to 5 , found no app gestures. Then tried a restore. No go. So, here I am with you guys, feeling like the only gesture we're getting is a slap across the face.


Where the **** is that feedback page...

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Oct 13, 2011 2:26 AM in response to Marv04

Very frustrating. I used to use the 4-fingers-up gesture to access the multitasking bar all the time. I can't see any justification for removing it from iOS5 for iPad 1 users - it worked perfectly well in 4.3, so it can't be due to the lower processing power of the older model.


Please put it back.

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Oct 13, 2011 10:08 AM in response to gregfromsanantonio

No. That's the gesture to pull down the notifications pane. That works for me. We're talking about the four (or five) finger swipe to the left or right to swap between running apps. This is now an additional way along with the exisitng double-click of the Home button where you select the icon of the app you want. If you're typing an email, and you want to switch over to Safari to reference something, the swipe gesture is way WAY faster and more fluid. Home button clicking is clunky.

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iOS 5 Multitouch gestures available for iPad 1?

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