How do I enable multitasking gestures in iOS 5.0 on iPad 1?

It seems it's not supported on iPad 1st Gen. I Hope they fix it on the future.😟

No supported for iPad 1, which is quite unreasonable. The multitask gestures feature is really the only reason why I looked forward to the new update ...

VERY DISAPPOINTED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed quite annoying. One of the few things other than notifications I was looking forward to in iOS5.

Here: http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html it says "iOS 5 includes a few new moves and shortcuts to help you get around even quicker on your iPad."

They don't call out "iPad2" specifically like they do for AirPlay Mirroring right next to it.

Oh well. Fail.

I agree. The iOS gesture features does not mention iPad 2 only at all. It's even shown in the video!

Really screwed the iPad 1 owners with this one. Not sure why except to encourage us to break the only moving part we use on the iPad so we will upgrade to iPad 2.

a horrible decision, i'm very disappointed!!

Absolutely agree! It was on the video and NO mention ipad2 only.VERY VERY Poor Apple,come on

incredible decision... i'm stunned... we were fooled... they said ios 5 is fully compatible with ipad 1 but they have never mentioned it's with fewer features... if i would of known this, i've kept ios 4.3.5 ... if they were thinking that they would make people buy ipad 2 for this, i think they got it all wrong... personally i won't upgrade for sure..

i don't know why apple does bad moves these days (like iphone 4s specs, incredibly slow and painful ios 5 upgrade procedure - i think there are at least thousands of people who bricked their devices, and not at last this multitasking feature being removed from ios5 when it was over advertised for such a long time)

i'm speechless really...

I have to agree with all the posters here: it's a cheap move. Since it worked on 4.3, it's not a technical limitation. It can only be to push people towards the iPad2. No thank you.

I WANT MY GESTURES BACK!!!, i was really happy with it on my iPad 1, but when i updated it to ios5 its gone...******* why? who are they to make that choice ??

Why on earth would Apple exclude a feature that worked on an earlier version (granted you had to use xcode), but it's not like the iPad1 isn't capable to handle gestures.

I don't recall any adverts from Apple saying that Gestures would not be supported on the iPad1.

This is terrible. I hope they listen to us, and provide and update.

I have never used it, but felt silly trying to get it to work, then digging threw settings looking for it. I don't care about

App switching, just give me the home screen gesture.

Also what is with the newsstand app you can't put in a folder?

I foresee some updates in the near future.

Could not agree more. This is very disappointing. Not even an explanation. Please tell us it was an unintentional mistake and fix it soon with the 5.0.1 update tomorrow.

Agreed, there is no reason to leave the gestures out and there was no mention that it wouldn't be included for iPad 1. One of the reasons I upgraded was for the app switching. Another was notifications, which have been buggy for me. Freedom from iTunes is exciting, but it's nothing revolutionary. They've finally caught up with the rest of the world.

This is the most advanced iOS ever? This is the best Apple can do? This is the second major upgrade that I've been through. Both times I've been excited about the possibilities only to be let down by the actual roduct. I am officially done with Apple today; my next tablet will be an Android.

I cannot believe apple did this. also the I cannot find the notification center as well.