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

+1 me too.

Fix this Apple!!!!!

Folks, leave some feedback for Apple and if enough of us complain maybe they will fix this. There is no reason that this shouldn't be available on the iPad 1.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

I just left feedback.

This boneheaded move reminds me of the string of stupid moves made by Netflix.

Now from some herisy - In the Windows world you can drag down your obsolete gear with software it was never intended to run - the user has the choice.

For Apple do actually include usable code on the iPad 1 code but not enable multitouch gestures - which works perfectly well on the iPad 1 under iOS 5 for those that have jailbroken theirs - feels like a giant "screw you" to an early adopter.

This is the iOS feature I was most looking forward to!

well that sounds really interesting. Could you post more details or a link how to change, please?

If your home button is really failing you can enable assisting touch under general Settings>General>Accessibility>AssistiveTouch

It's a poor substitute for proper gestures and a little buggy but it should save your home button a little once you g et used to it.

Sadly we can't without jailbreaking the device.

Personally I may look into going back to 4.3 as I get annoyed every time I sweep my fingers up and the app rubber bands instead of showing the multitasking bar.

Actually you can and it's very easy and very quick.

I eagerly await the "how"...

This is a very sad day! Almost eight month I was using the multitouch gestures on my IPad 1 and they worked great! Now that I have updated to iOS5 they're gone. The old method to activate them does not work anymore.

I don't need most of that stupid stuff, which came with the update. I just want those gestures back! There is no reason to remove them! And no: I won't buy an IPad 2 just because of that reason!

jbritton1875 wrote:

If you want to get really made, it's just a simple switch in the config.xml file to change:

"multi-touch = false" to "multi-touch = true", reload the file, reboot the pad and voila multi-touch on an iOS 5 iPad 1! Just furter proof that's there's really no reason not to have this an Apple have decided to directly turn it off, not remove it, just turn it off!

could you please explain this once again for dummies?

The answer's simple for me. My iPad 1 goes to Gezelle.com tomorrow and I'm getting an Android tablet. No gestures, no iPad. Simple

I hope its a bug...

If not Apple lost a friend - me!

We all feel your pain.

As has been mentioned before - make sure Apple hears it

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

With 20 years of using Apple products behind me, there have been plenty of times I've thought Apple made bad or questionable decisions but it usually was a case of "Well, that's not what I would've done but whatever".

But this has truly annoyed me.

Ok guys, just got off the phone with apple support. after like 30 mins of being on hold, a support tech told me that this was not done on purpose and they were trying to work it out... He said he got this from his "higher up". Just so you guys know... everybody needs to call support to complain until it is fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUTINY!!!!!!!!!!!!!